14:30 Southwell

Thursday 4 April 2019

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sunracing.co.uk Maiden Stakes

Off time: 14:33 | Winning time: 1m 40.90s

(10)

Cryogenics²⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: William Carver⁽⁷⁾| T: Kenny Johnson

100/1

Started at a whopping 500/1 when well beaten on his return from a lengthy absence at Newcastle (1m4f+) 27-days ago; no chance whatsoever on these terms.

Form: 0/5

(1)

Nine Elms²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Tim Clark⁽³⁾| T: S R Bowring

33/1

Didn't fare too badly on debut at Newcastle in early March when finishing 11L fourth of 12 to the exciting Severnaya; not so effective next time when upped in trip to 1m4f; stiff task on these terms.

Form: 46

(11)

Sunbright⁹⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby

100/1

Picked up cheaply (unraced) for 4,000gns in July 2018; now has the benefit of a couple of runs under her belt, albeit needs to find plenty more on her return from a 96-day absence.

Form: 75-

(2)

Warning Light¹⁸³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Josephine Gordon| T: S L Keightley

66/1

0-2 on turf in Ireland for John Joseph Murphy and sold for just 5,000gns in November 2018; watching brief on AW/stable debut.

Form: 58-

(3)

Barossa Red²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 78| BF

6/4

Runner-up on no fewer than three occasions, including when beaten a nose by the much discussed Eve Harrington over 7f here in January; rated 78; rock-solid chance in this company.

Form: 320-242

(5)

Battle Of Yarmouk²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan

3/1

Cost 145,000gns as a juvenile (€66,000 yearling); his pedigree doesn't scream natural Fibresand scorer, although he showed enough on debut over C&D last month when finishing 2½L third to Native Silver to suggest that he can be competitive.

Form: 3

(7)

Beechwood James

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon

18/1

€9,000 yearling; second foal from an unraced dam who was a half-sister to the French Group 3 winner Sorimou (1m); stablemate of Ifreet; market a guide.

Form:

(9)

Ifreet²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

5/1

From a 1m4f AW winning dam (Bella Varenna); has shown ability on both starts so far, improving to finish 3L second to Ragnar at Wolverhampton (1m1f+) 23-days ago; drops back in trip for Fibresand debut; stablemate of Beechwood James.

Form: 32

(8)

Scat King¹⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 76

11/4

Scat Daddy gelding who fetched £110,000 as a juvenile; keen-racer; twice placed on varying AW surfaces previously (7f-1m+) earning an official rating in the mid 70's; merits respect on switch to Fibresand off a 168-day absence.

Form: 533-

Non-Runners

(4)

Desai⁴⁵

Weight: 10-0| Age: 5

T: N Wilson J: G Lee

(6)

Cape Victory¹²⁰

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: J Tate J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Barossa Red (6/4), Scat King (11/4), Battle Of Yarmouk (3/1), Ifreet (5/1), Cape Victory (6/1), Beechwood James (18/1), Nine Elms (33/1), Warning Light (66/1), Desai (66/1), Cryogenics (100/1), Sunbright (100/1)

A maiden which can be confidently left exclusively to the three-year-old's. Cape Victory bumped into a John Gosden-trained newcomer (Almashriq) when making an encouraging debut on Tapeta at Newcastle (7f) in December, and with natural progression to be expected should be on the premises if handling the switch to Fibresand. Furthermore, the likes of Battle of Yarmouk, Ifreet and Scat King have all shown reasonable form of sorts. However, the preferred option is the vastly experienced BAROSSA RED who is unfortunate to remain a maiden after six career starts, and his prowess on this unique racing surface is already proven.