17:00 Newbury

Saturday 13 April 2019

All13:4014:1014:4015:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

Dreweatts Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 2m 29.27s

(9)

Doune Castle

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

16/1

Camelot colt who fetched 82,000 gns as a yearling and is a brother to a winner over 1m. Debutant from in-form yard so he is one to consider.

Form:

(2)

Kiefer²²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

9/1

Pour Moi half-brother to smart 1¼m-1¾m winner Bauer and useful 1¼m-1¾m winner Boz. Well held on debut at Goodwood in September and is probably a long-term prospect.

Form: 7-

(6)

Majestic Dawn³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: P & O Cole

12/1

Well backed and solid efforts to be second in both AW starts. Tougher task on turf debut, but is not entirely dismissed.

Form: 22

(1)

Pianissimo¹¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| BF

8/13

Teofilo colt who is closely related to Strathspey and an AW winner in Germany, Defeated at a shade of odds-on when making his debut on the AW at Chelmsford, but should have learned from the experience.

Form: 2-

(5)

Severance^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: George Downing| T: M R Channon

40/1

Nathaniel colt whose price rose from 32,000 gns as a yearling to 115,000 as a two-year-old. A half-brother to a couple of juvenile winners, he wears a hood on debut and is one to note.

Form:

(4)

Space Walk

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas

10/3

Galileo colt who is a brother to two winners from 7f to 2m. Represents leading trainer/jockey combination who won this last year and needs monitoring in the betting.

Form:

(3)

State Of Affair¹⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Spencer| T: E Walker

20/1

Improved on debut at this track when close third of nine at Wolverhampton in November. Gelded since, he needs to take another step forward.

Form: 03-

(7)

Storting

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan| T: M R Channon

16/1

Iffraaj colt who is a half-brother to 1m2f winner Caravela. Stable companion of Severance so the betting should be a guide to their respective merits.

Form:

Non-Runners

(8)

Fox Vardy¹⁹⁸

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: M Meade J: S De Sousa

Forecasts

Pianissimo (8/13), Space Walk (10/3), Kiefer (9/1), Majestic Dawn (12/1), Storting (16/1), Doune Castle (16/1), Fox Vardy (16/1), State Of Affair (20/1), Severance (40/1)

With not too much to go on, the betting will be significant and it would be no surprise to see support for debutants Doune Castle, Severance, Space Walk and Storting. However, the percentage call is PIANISSIMO, who needed the experience when runner-up on his debut at Chelmsford and can do much better switched to turf. Fox Vardy and Majestic Dawn are also respected.