16:35 York

Thursday 16 May 2019

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Stratford Place Stud Breeds Group Winners ebfstallions.com Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:37 | Winning time: 1m 11.68s

(14)

Boma Green

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L Dettori| T: J Noseda

10/1

Iffraaj colt, cost 32,000 gns as a foal and £105,000 as a yearling. Dam a half-sister to 14 winners including a Grade 2 winner. Trainer and jockey teamed up with a newcomer here yesterday and this runner makes some appeal on paper; interesting.

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(11)

Dorcha Knight

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Phil Dennis| T: D C Griffiths

100/1

Make Believe colt, cost 27,000 gns as a foal. Dam a winner over further and both sister to a juvenile winner over this trip and half-sister to a Group performer. Yard's runner can need the experience and others preferred here.

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(8)

Forbidden Land

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R Hannon

25/1

Acclamation colt, cost 130,000 gns as a foal and 70,000 gns as a yearling. Brother to a juvenile winner over this trip who went on to Group 3 success (7f). Yard capable of readying a debutante and one to watch in the market here.

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(5)

Herbert Pocket

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

33/1

Helmet colt, cost 40,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to five winners including a juvenile winner (6f) and some more sprinters. Dam a half-sister to a Listed winner over this trip. Yard's debutantes can need the run but makes appeal on paper

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(7)

Must Dream³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: S Spencer

50/1

Mustajeeb colt, dam a 7f winner as a juvenile and half-sister to three winners. Showed very little on debut and hard to fancy on that evidence.

Form: 8

(3)

My Kinda Day

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey

8/1

Exceed And Excel colt, cost €135,000 as a foal and €95,000 as a yearling. Dam a sister to a Listed winner and Irish Guineas runner-up. Yard capable of readying them for debut and worth noting in the market here.

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(9)

Repartee

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: K A Ryan

9/2

Invincible Spirit colt, cost 310,000 gns as a yearling. Brother to a 7f juvenile winner and half-brother to another juvenile winner. Dam a half-sister to top-miler Kingman. Fascinating debutante here.

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(6)

River of Kings¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish

20/1

Kodiac colt, cost £21,000 as a yearling. Brother to a winner over this trip. Dam won over 1m in Italy. Shaped nicely on debut at Pontefract and may appreciate the step up in trip here. Each-way claims with experience under his belt.

Form: 3

(4)

Story Of Light

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby

11/8

Dark Angel colt, dam a juvenile winner and half-sister to a pair of Group 2 winners and a St Leger runner-up. Yard do particularly well with their juveniles and he's worth considering here, though may do better over a little further.

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(12)

Vardon Flyer³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Sullivan| T: M & D Easterby

100/1

Fountain Of Youth gelding, cost £15,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to two winning sprinters. Dam a half-sister to a Group 2 winner over this trip. Bred for this but showed nothing on debut at Pontefract last month and hard to fancy here.

Form: 5

(2)

When Comes Here¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

3/1

Lawman colt, cost €50,000 as a yearling. Dam a half-sister to a Group 1 winning miler. Only narrowly denied on debut but step up in trip will help here; may do a little better when tried with some cut in the ground.

Form: 2

(15)

Stittenham³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Nathan Evans| T: M & D Easterby

100/1

Helmet filly, cost £8,000 as a yearling. Dam a half-sister to three winners. Tailed off on debut and may do better over further.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(1)

Galactic Glow¹⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: W Jarvis J: Non Runner

(10)

Hong Kong

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

(13)

Today Power

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: S De Sousa

Forecasts

Story Of Light (11/8), Hong Kong (7/4), When Comes Here (3/1), Repartee (9/2), My Kinda Day (8/1), Today Power (8/1), Boma Green (10/1), Galactic Glow (10/1), River of Kings (20/1), Forbidden Land (25/1), Herbert Pocket (33/1), Must Dream (50/1), Vardon Flyer (100/1), Stittenham (100/1), Dorcha Knight (100/1)

A competitive renewal of this race but it's hard to ignore the claims of the expensively bought HONG KONG. While Aidan O'Brien's runners can be in need to their debut, it's unlikely he would send such a well bred sort over if he couldn't do himself justice and he's beautifully bred. Charlie Appleby's record with juveniles is always worth noting and he saddles Story Of Light who makes some appeal. Repartee is another well bred newcomer well worth noting in the market.