17:00 Sandown

Saturday 15 June 2019

All14:0514:3515:1515:5016:2517:0017:35

British EBF Maiden Stakes

Off time: 17:02 | Winning time: 2m 11.73s

(7)

Galileo Silver³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: A King

14/1

Huge disappointment on comeback when finishing last of eight at Salisbury (1m2f; good to firm). Offered a lot of promise last season when runner-up on debut but faces a stiff task now giving weight away all round. Too risky.

Form: 2-8

(2)

Champ Ayr

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K Shoemark| T: D Menuisier

25/1

Gelded son of Champs Elysees, but is a newcomer for yard who are right among the winners at the moment (4-9 in last 14 days). Nothing to shout about on breeding but remains an interesting player.

Form:

(9)

Damon Runyon^p³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 80

9/2

Seven-race maiden who, despite not being open to as much improvement as some of these, has form on soft ground. Needs to put most recent effort behind him which was the most disappointing race he has ran to date. Looks set to run into a place again.

Form: 4252-26

(5)

Juniors Dream

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Gabriele Malune⁽³⁾| T: I Furtado

33/1

Son of Holy Roman Emperor who has been gelded ahead of making his debut. Cost £40,000 as a yearling but unlikely to get involved on debut so remains best watched.

Form:

(3)

Stone Mason¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Watson| T: H & R Charlton

14/1

Promising effort first time out, but not as good next time when sixth on soft ground at Carlisle. Thus, it would be a concern if the rain came. Not a forlorn hope on the basis of that debut run.

Form: 36

(1)

Triple Genius¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: E A L Dunlop

50/1

Ran as his 100-1 odds suggested when taking a backwards step last time on AW debut. Major surprise if he was to feature in this and will be of more serious interest when moving into handicaps.

Form: 60

(6)

Two Bids

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: W J Haggas

3/1

Dalakhani colt who made 375,000gns as a yearling. Related to plenty of winners and makes debut in what looks a fairly ordinary race for team who are going very well. Market check advised.

Form:

(4)

Caen Na Coille¹¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: George Wood| T: E A L Dunlop

22/1

Outran 40-1 odds when third on debut at Wolverhampton (1m1f; standard). That wasn't a fantastic race however, and she has to step up quite a bit if she is to feature in some capacity on turf debut.

Form: 3

(8)

Nette Rousse¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: S De Sousa| T: R M Beckett

10/11

Bettered her debut effort which came on soft when finishing third to the well-regarded Pondus over C&D. If capable of showing a similar chunk of improvement she is likely to go very close.

Form: 63

Forecasts

Nette Rousse (10/11), Two Bids (3/1), Damon Runyon (9/2), Galileo Silver (14/1), Stone Mason (14/1), Caen Na Coille (22/1), Champ Ayr (25/1), Juniors Dream (33/1), Triple Genius (50/1)

This is a maiden in which most of these won't be of strong interest until they move into handicaps. The form on offer isn't overly strong and so perhaps one of the newcomers in the shape of TWO BIDS can win this on debut. He cost a pretty penny as a yearling, is well-related and starts out with his team in red hot form. Of those with experience, Nette Rouse holds the strongest form on offer after an encouraging third behind an impressive winner over C&D and is a big player if she takes this engagement up (due to run Friday). Damon Runyon is not progressing, but is consistently running to a level in the 80's. If he does so again, that will be enough for him to take third.