16:50 York

Wednesday 19 August 2020

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Sky Bet Nursery

Off time: 16:52 | Winning time: 1m 12.26s

(1)

Mutazawwed¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 89| BF| D

9/1

Off the mark in a small-field AW maiden (6f) at Lingfield in June and solid efforts in defeat since, just touched off in a Hamilton nursery (6f) latest. Possibilities for all he's worth a try at 7f.

Form: 5132

(2)

Perotto¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: M Dwyer| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 85| D

6/1

Landed 3-runner Goodwood maiden (6f) and made it 2 wins from 4 starts when landing a Sandown nursery (5f) last time, well on top at the finish. Likeable type but more on his plate here.

Form: 3121

(5)

Toussarok³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 85| D

17/2

Justified strong market support to score on debut at Newcastle (6f) and stepped up again despite meeting with defeat when runner-up at Ayr (6f) in July. Type to progress further now tackling nurseries

Form: 12

(13)

Churchill Bay²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| OR: 84

9/1

The Last Lion colt who showed benefit of his debut experience when second in an Ascot maiden (6f) last month. Very much the type to progress further and of interest on nursery debut.

Form: 42

(14)

Selected²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: P Hanagan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 81

12/1

Showed a good deal of ability prior to getting off the mark in a 5f Ripon maiden last month. Entitled to make his mark in nurseries but worth noting his best form to date has come at the minimum trip.

Form: 4031

(4)

Cairn Island²²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: K A Ryan| OR: 80| D

9/2

Quickly dispelled a lesser effort at Haydock (6f) when staying on strongly to open his account at Ayr (6f) last month. Beat mostly newcomers on that occasion but that unlikely to prove his limit.

Form: 541

(8)

Cooperation²³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: J Mitchell| T: R A Fahey| OR: 79

16/1

Fair form on 2 of his 3 starts for Richard Hannon and appreciated return to calmer waters when second in a big field novice event t Redcar for new yard last time. This a tough handicap debut, though.

Form: 5202

(11)

Soldier Lions²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: W Buick| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 76| BF

8/1

Equiano colt who has showed fair form in finishing runner-up on each of his 2 starts to date, coming clear with a promising sort at Yarmouth latest. Booking of Buick catches the eye now handicapping.

Form: 22

(7)

Tatsthewaytodoit³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 8-8| J: Shane Gray| T: K Dalgleish| OR: 76

50/1

Showed fair form on second of his 3 starts in maiden/minor company when second at Thirsk (5f) in June but his efforts either side of that have been underwhelming and progress required to figure here.

Form: 825

(6)

The Princes Poet¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 73

28/1

Promise amidst greenness when third on debut in a Goodwood maiden (6f) and better than bare result when midfield in an AW novice event subsequently. Remains with potential tackling nurseries.

Form: 36

(9)

Pure Dreamer¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-4| J: S De Sousa| T: R Hannon| OR: 72

7/2

Oasis Dream colt who matched his debut form without being seen to best effect when third in a Sandown maiden (5f) 12 days ago, keeping on well having been ridden too patiently. Interesting back at 6f.

Form: 63

(12)

Cobweb Corner¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-3| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler| OR: 71

33/1

Fair form when sixth in a C&D minor event on qualifying run and backed that up when third in a 6f Ascot nursery 11 days ago. Easier races than this open to him and mark looks about right.

Form: 5063

Non-Runners

(10)

Line Of Departure¹¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: R Varian J: David Egan

(3)

Running Back²⁰

Weight: 8-12| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Pure Dreamer (7/2), Line Of Departure (7/2), Cairn Island (9/2), Perotto (6/1), Soldier Lions (8/1), Toussarok (17/2), Mutazawwed (9/1), Churchill Bay (9/1), Selected (12/1), Cooperation (16/1), Running Back (16/1), The Princes Poet (28/1), Cobweb Corner (33/1), Tatsthewaytodoit (50/1)

CHURCHILL BAY had clearly derived plenty from his debut experience when just touched off by a Richard Hannon newcomer at Ascot last month and, with potential for better still now tackling nurseries, he's fancied to prove his opening mark a fair one. Line of Departure has made good strides forward himself of late and is feared, along with Pure Dreamer and Mutazawwed.