14:10 Musselburgh

Wednesday 28 August 2019

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French Duncan Bibby Financial Services British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:15 | Winning time: 1m 30.46s

(9)

Cognac²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| BF

5/2

€150,000 yearling; showed early speed on debut at Chester (7f, good to soft) before weakening to finish third to Breathalyze; likely to encounter faster ground on this occasion.

Form: 3

(1)

Embolden²⁰

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

5/1

140,000gns foal; didn't necessarily show improvement from first start to second but still ran to a solid standard when third to the Gimcrack runner-up Lord Of The Lodge at Haydock (6f, good to firm) latest; new trip.

Form: 33

(12)

Get Boosting⁷

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

50/1

Swiss Spirit gelding (£5,000 yearling); 33-1 when a weakening ninth of 11 to Deb's Delight on debut at Carlisle (6f, good to soft) last week.

Form: 9

(6)

Le Chiffre

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

14/1

Second foal from a 5f-6f winning dam (Bondesire); mildly interesting to see how he fares in the market in relation to stablemate Imperial Gloriana.

Form:

(4)

Fluttershy¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Laura Pearson⁽⁷⁾| T: J Ryan

50/1

Behind and soon struggling (33-1) on debut in a 7f newcomers maiden at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) 18 days ago; trainer known to saddle the odd Musselburgh winner for locally based owner Gerry McGladery.

Form: 7

(10)

Garnock Valley³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Jamie Gormley| T: R M Smith

66/1

Second foal from a 1m4f winning dam; massive odds and always on the back foot after a slow start on debut at Ayr (5½f, soft) in July; stablemate of Kiara Spirit.

Form: 6

(5)

Imperial Gloriana¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: D O'Meara| OR: 81

5/6

Improving with racing; caught close home in a Class 2 nursery at Newmarket (7f, good) on her most recent start; sets the standard for the others and could well be off the mark at the fifth time of asking; stablemate of Le Chiffre.

Form: 4232

(2)

Klara Spirit

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: A Mullen| T: R M Smith

66/1

Fourth foal from a moderate dam; half-sister to the 7f juvenile scorer Five Amarones; it's probable that she'll fare better than stablemate Garnock Valley, although she's unlikely to be the solution.

Form:

(8)

Krystal Crown

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: T P O'Shea| T: Andrew Hughes

22/1

Debutante and stablemate of Rominintheglomin; second foal from a 1m+ winning dam (Dancing Cosmos); half-sister to the 5f-6f scorer Zig Zag Zyggy; worth a market check.

Form:

(11)

Rominintheglomin³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Rowan Scott⁽³⁾| T: Andrew Hughes

80/1

€42,000 yearling; disappointing in three starts to date, including over this trip at Gowran Park just over a month ago; stablemate of the newcomer Krystal Crown.

Form: 560

(7)

Summer Heights¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P Mathers| T: J S Goldie

66/1

From a family of winners; sister to both Tommy G (6f-7f) and Primo's Comet (5f); big prices and slowly away on both starts to date; tackles a new trip on a much sounder racing surface.

Form: 74

Non-Runners

(3)

Grandads Best Girl

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: Miss L A Perratt J: Ben Robinson

Forecasts

Imperial Gloriana (5/6), Cognac (5/2), Embolden (5/1), Le Chiffre (14/1), Krystal Crown (22/1), Grandads Best Girl (33/1), Get Boosting (50/1), Fluttershy (50/1), Summer Heights (66/1), Garnock Valley (66/1), Klara Spirit (66/1), Rominintheglomin (80/1)

IMPERIAL GLORIANA has shown improvement from race to race and sets the standard in terms of form. Run down close home in a 7f Class 2 nursery at Newmarket, she should surely appreciate the switch to this less demanding track (and grade). Others who would enter the reckoning on the basis of form include Embolden and Cognac, while the Irish raider Krystal Crown is potentially the most interesting of the newcomers.