15:05 Nottingham

Friday 16 August 2019

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MansionBet Best Odds Guaranteed Maiden Stakes

Off time: 15:08 | Winning time: 1m 58.76s

(3)

Court Order

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: J Tate

9/4

Lawman colt. Only newcomer in the field. Half-brother to middle-distance winners Ply and Polish. Not a daunting race to start career off in, but he will need to be streetwise if wanting to take this on debut.

Form:

(4)

Dark Mystique³⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Joey Haynes| T: D K Ivory

20/1

Showed only minor ability in two starts last season, both of which came at Windsor (6f; good to firm). Now steps up in trip on seasonal reappearance, but others make more appeal, as will he when moving into handicaps.

Form: 68-

(1)

Ghaly²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 85

4/6

Returns to turf after being beaten a nose in a photo-finish at Chelmsford (1m; standard). Form of that contest has since been franked by the winner, and he has huge claims if replicating that level of form.

Form: 052

(10)

Olympic Conqueror¹⁹

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

11/1

Showed obvious signs of improvement from first to second run when just failing to make the frame at Pontefract (1m; good) last month. Another chunk of progression required, but does have decent enough place claims.

Form: 64

(5)

Aspiring Diva⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Hart| T: M Moubarak

80/1

Looked inexperienced on debut at Kempton (1m; standard to slow) last week when 12th of 13. Makes turf debut and better is expected, but unlikely to trouble the leading contenders too much.

Form: 0

(8)

Elena Osorio¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Hayley Turner| T: D R C Elsworth

18/1

Shown very little in two starts so far this year with a pair of quite efforts both at Kempton (7f; standard to slow) and Newmarket (1m; good to firm). Does seem to look more of a handicap project.

Form: 78

(2)

Sally Hope¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Ffrench| T: J Gallagher

25/1

Hard to knock her debut effort when fourth over C&D behind the highly-talented Miss O Connor at the start of the month. Should be thereabouts, but must prove that debut run was no fluke.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

(7)

Normal Norman¹⁵⁷

Weight: 9-11| Age: 5

T: J Ryan J: Laura Pearson

(6)

Casanova⁹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: J & T Gosden J: N Mackay

(9)

Urban Scene¹¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: Mrs L C Jewell J: B Doyle

Forecasts

Ghaly (4/6), Casanova (5/4), Court Order (9/4), Olympic Conqueror (11/1), Normal Norman (12/1), Elena Osorio (18/1), Dark Mystique (20/1), Sally Hope (25/1), Urban Scene (66/1), Aspiring Diva (80/1)

A few of these have questions to answer, none more so than Casanova who ran massively below the level of form he showed upon seasonal return when second to the smart Le Don De Vie at Epsom when he was turned over at odds-on at Beverley last time. He remains of interest if the subsequent gelding operation/94-day break has worked. The sole debutante in the field, Court Order, is also worth a mention given that connections know how to ready a newcomer to win first time out, but the selection is GHALY. He must prove he handles turf, but the form of his recent second at Chelmsford is the strongest on offer and a reproduction of that should be enough him to break his duck.