Epsom & Ewell Phab EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 18:35 | Winning time: 1m 24.64s

(6)

Bermuda Schwartz¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hughes

10/1

£38,000 yearling; half-brother to a couple of winners, including the useful 7f-1m2f scorer Indian Jack; 50-1 when slowly into stride and never involved on Newbury debut (6f, good to firm) a fortnight ago.

Form: 7

(5)

Flashing Approach

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston

7/4

€110,000 yearling; 14th foal; brother to the Listed winner Tha'ir (6f-1m3f) and also Emerald Approach (6f); half-brother to six other winners; one to monitor very closely in the market exchanges with Silvestre De Sousa aboard.

Form:

(3)

Goodwood Rebel³⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: R M Beckett| OR: 77

7/2

30,000gns yearling; took a marked step forward when upped in trip at Salisbury (6f, soft) last month, beaten ¾L by Gold Venture; should be fine over 7f; of those with previous racecourse experience he sets the clear standard in terms of form.

Form: 542

(4)

Alpinista

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott

9/4

Frankel filly; first foal from a 1m-2m3f winning dam (Alwilda) who was a half-sister to the 1m3f German Group 3 scorer Algometer; interesting to see how she fares in the market but looks to be more of a type for middle-distance races with time.

Form:

(1)

Buy Nice Not Twice¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon

11/1

€47,000 foal, 5,000gns yearling; 9-1 when always toiling (seventh of eight) on debut over C&D (good) a fortnight ago; rates as an unlikely candidate on the strength of that evidence alone.

Form: 7

(2)

Pearl Beach²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: W J Knight

16/1

Footstepsinthesand filly from a Listed-placed 1m4f winning dam; 40-1 when seventh of nine to the Saeed Bin Suroor-trained Picture Frame on debut at Newbury (7f, good to soft) 23 days ago; needs to do better in order to play a prominent role.

Form: 7

Forecasts

Flashing Approach (7/4), Alpinista (9/4), Goodwood Rebel (7/2), Bermuda Schwartz (10/1), Buy Nice Not Twice (11/1), Pearl Beach (16/1)

Those with previous racecourse experience don't set the bar overly high, although it's perfectly fair to state that Goodwood Rebel was finishing off well when a much improved second at Salisbury (6f, soft). However, with different ground conditions forecast we'll chance that the Mark Johnston-trained FLASHING APPROACH is sharp enough to make a winning debut. This well-related colt cost €110,000 as a yearling and has the distinct advantage of having the reigning (three-time) champion jockey Silvestre De Sousa aboard.