15:00 Pontefract

Wednesday 1 May 2019

All14:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:1517:50

Trustees Of The Northern Racing College/British EBF Maiden Stakes

Off time: 15:03 | Winning time: 2m 14.29s

(2)

Darwin Dream¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: G Lee| T: D R C Elsworth

6/1

Gelded son of Derby winner Australia finished down the field on last year's Kempton debut but shaped a bit better on Newbury reappearance without getting involved. Improvement needed.

Form: 9-6

(7)

Desert Icon¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: W J Haggas

30/100

Sea The Stars colt, €110,000 yearling; 5th foal; half-brother to winners Gardol City & Vegas Valentine. Raced greenly in Wood Ditton on debut but made some late progress. Only likely to improve for strong connections and extra trip will help.

Form: 4

(3)

Global Express¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Mulrennan| T: E A L Dunlop

5/1

Cost 175,000gns and arguably sets the standard on Salisbury debut third last October, however very disappointing on this year's Ripon reappearance and questions to answer.

Form: 3-4

(8)

Jeweller²²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Louis Steward| T: Sir Michael Stoute

14/1

Well bred colt being by Mastercraftsmen out of Allegretto. Unfancied and too green to do himself justice on sole start last year. Represents leading connections and a potential big improver this term.

Form: 0-

(1)

Selino

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe

14/1

By Champs Elysees and gelded ahead of debut. Bred to need further in time but market likely the best guide.

Form:

(4)

Two For Three¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Sanderson⁽⁵⁾| T: R Fell & S Murray

100/1

Dawn Approach gelding cost just €5,000 and finished tailed-off in both starts this year. Stable struggling for winners and remains best watched.

Form: 07

(6)

Voiceoftheemirates¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan

20/1

Showcasing colt was unraced for Roger Varian before unfancied and never getting involved on last month's debut. Big improvement required to be competitive. Stable won this last year.

Form: 8

(5)

Stone Cougar⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston

14/1

Very well-bred daughter of Kitten's Joy out of a Dubawi mare but never got involved on debut. Plenty of stamina in pedigree and stable's runners can improve significantly for their debut so worth a check in the market.

Form: 5

Forecasts

Desert Icon (30/100), Global Express (5/1), Darwin Dream (6/1), Selino (14/1), Stone Cougar (14/1), Jeweller (14/1), Voiceoftheemirates (20/1), Two For Three (100/1)

Stone Cougar is bred to appreciate this step up in trip and market support would be notable. Jeweller likewise should be heavily noted in the betting and he's likely to leave last year's run well behind. DESERT ICON was set a tough task on debut but was desperately in need of the run and shaped well enough to take a race of this nature early on in his career.