Weatherbys Global Stallions App Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:46 | Winning time: 2m 4.91s

(1)

Alcatraz Island^b1⁵³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Fresu| T: M Botti

50/1

€20,000 yearling; 20/1, slowly away when a well beaten last of eight on debut at Windsor (1m, good to firm) in August; longer trip a positive (may need further still).

Form: 8

(5)

Allmankind³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: M L W Bell| OR: 87

4/9

Half-brother to a couple of dual purpose stayers (Beach Break/Wemyss Point), so few worries about this step up in trip; shown a decent level of form so far, including when finishing 2¾L third to Line Of Duty at Goodwood (1m) a month ago.

Form: 623

(3)

Caplin³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston

12/1

Bred to need a trip (dam a 1m4f-1m6f winner), so no surprise that he hasn't shown up prominently in either start so far (7f-1m); safely held by Allmankind on Goodwood form.

Form: 08

(4)

Le Don De Vie³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

11/4

50,000gns yearling; dam a middle-distance winner; promising third on debut at Newmarket in August (1m, good to soft), but finished a couple of places (almost 3L) behind Allmankind at Goodwood latest.

Form: 35

(2)

Natty Night²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: W R Muir

20/1

40,000gns yearling; closely related to the 6f/7f winner Sulaalaat, and a half-brother to three other winners; upped in trip and switched to the AW after a modest debut at Ffos Las (7f, good to firm) last month.

Form: 0

Forecasts

Allmankind (4/9), Le Don De Vie (11/4), Caplin (12/1), Natty Night (20/1), Alcatraz Island (50/1)

With Silvestre De Sousa in the saddle, ALLMANKIND is the logical selection. He has plenty of scope for this longer trip and has shown a decent level of form so far, including when finishing in front of a couple of these rival at Goodwood (1m) exactly a month ago. One of those rivals (Le Don De Vie) could prove capable of making up his deficit (almost 3L), but the other (Caplin) looks safely held.