16:15 York

Friday 23 August 2019

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British Stallion Studs EBF Convivial Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 1m 23.04s

(9)

Afro Blue¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Hannon

20/1

Oasis Dream colt, cost 50,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a 6f winner and dam a half sister to a two winners including a 5f Listed winner. Outran big odds when third at Newmarket and yard's debutantes often improve markedly for the run.

Form: 3

(10)

Cabot Cliffs

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P Hanagan| T: C Hills

66/1

Gleneagles colt, cost 55,000 gns as a yearling. Dam a sister to a juvenile winner over this trip and half-sister to a 1m4f Italian Group 1 winner. Yard's debutantes often benefit for the run.

Form:

(7)

Celtic Art²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: P & O Cole

9/1

Mastercraftsman colt who improved from debut to finish runner-up in a Goodwood maiden earlier in the month. May be even better when tried over further but each-way claims if he improves from his last run.

Form: 02

(2)

Cruyff

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Harry Bentley| T: R Spencer

25/1

Dutch Art colt, cost £90,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to a 7f winner and dam placed in Listed company. Market could be the best guide on debut. Entered in the Group 2 Champagne Stakes next month.

Form:

(14)

Dubai Mirage¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S bin Suroor

7/2

Dubawi colt, brother to 1m2f winner. Dam a German Group 3 winner. Only narrowly denied by a well-bred sort who had the benefit of experience on debut at Sandown. Should improve but wide draw not ideal.

Form: 2

(11)

Fox Duty Free³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: A M Balding| BF

3/1

Kingman colt, cost 280,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to two useful sorts over similar trips. Dam a Group 3 winner as a juvenile. Only beaten ½L on debut and the winner franked the form in the nursery here on Wednesday; fascinating contender.

Form: 3

(4)

Gift Of Kings

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Spencer| T: K A Ryan

33/1

Kingman colt, cost 120,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to four winners including Group 2 winner. Dam a half-sister to a French Derby winner. Yard do well with their juveniles here; worth monitoring in the market.

Form:

(15)

Kumasi

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: James Doyle| T: D O'Meara

33/1

New Approach colt, cost 130,000 gns as a foal. Half-brother to a Listed winner at 7f and dam also a winner at this trip and a half-sister to a 5f Listed winner. Fascinating debutante.

Form:

(5)

Molatham²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Varian

2/1

Night Of Thunder colt, cost 160,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a Listed winner (7f). Only narrowly denied on debut and the winner came out and won here on Thursday. Should improve for the step up in trip and makes plenty of appeal here.

Form: 2

(12)

Pot Of Paint

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe

66/1

New Approach colt, cost 50,000 gns as a foal and 65,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a juvenile 1m winner. Dam a 6f dirt winner. Worth a market check.

Form:

(6)

Station To Station³⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox

33/1

Cacique colt, cost 62,000 gns as a foal and 68,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to two winners between 6f and 1m. Dam a 6f winner and half-sister to a Group 3 winner. Looked very green on debut at Newbury; needs to have learnt plenty from that.

Form: 7

(13)

Western Hero

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: K A Ryan

20/1

Excelebration colt, cost €26,000 as a foal and €120,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to three winners, most notably Lady Kaya who finished runner-up in this year's 1,000 Guineas. Yard can have their juvenile ready to go and he warrants respect.

Form:

(8)

Zuckerberg¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: I Furtado| OR: 70| BF

100/1

Minor progress on third start when fourth of 12 in a Catterick maiden but sure to find this a very tough ask.

Form: 444

(16)

African Swift⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| BF

40/1

Distorted Humor filly who ran well on debut at Goodwood earlier this month prior to a narrow defeat at Kempton to a well backed rival; will need more here though.

Form: 42

Non-Runners

(3)

Dulas⁴²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: C Hills J: K Shoemark

(1)

Tulip Fields²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: C & M Johnston J: L Dettori

Forecasts

Molatham (2/1), Fox Duty Free (3/1), Dubai Mirage (7/2), Celtic Art (9/1), Tulip Fields (14/1), Dulas (16/1), Western Hero (20/1), Afro Blue (20/1), Cruyff (25/1), Gift Of Kings (33/1), Station To Station (33/1), Kumasi (33/1), African Swift (40/1), Pot Of Paint (66/1), Cabot Cliffs (66/1), Zuckerberg (100/1)

FOX DUTY FREE looked in need of the experience when running with plenty of promise at Newbury on debut. That form was franked here earlier in the week and he's taken to improve to land this on just his second start. Molatham has to be of interest and he's another who has form tied in with a winner here on Thursday. Afro Blue and Dubai Mirage are two who showed enough on debut to be in the mix here while Western Hero and Gift Of Kings are a pair of Kevin Ryan newcomers who are worth noting.