14:05 Doncaster

Friday 23 October 2020

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British EBF Maiden Stakes

Off time: 14:07 | Winning time: 1m 29.95s

(9)

Cents In The City¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Liam Keniry| T: M Scudamore

125/1

Cityscape gelding who was sent off at long odds (80/1) and ultimately shaped like a long-term project when seventh of 9 in a Kempton minor event (7f) 2 weeks ago.

Form: 7

(2)

Colonel Faulkner

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

4/1

Foaled March 15. €33,000 yearling, £70,000 2-y-o, Wootton Bassett colt. Half-brother to French 1¼m winner Aparat. Dam French 6.5f winner. Yard's newcomers always worth a second look.

Form:

(4)

El Drama

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

10/11

Foaled February 19. 425,000 gns Lope De Vega half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1¼m Volume, smart 1m winner Validus. Appealing newcomer.

Form:

(3)

Kaheall

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: W J Haggas

15/2

Foaled April 8. 100,000 gns yearling, Muhaarar colt. Half-brother to 7f winner So Claire and 2-y-o 6f winner Final Option. Market should provide a useful guide with yard also saddling Pagan.

Form:

(7)

Magic Gem

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: T Eaves| T: D H Brown

100/1

Foaled March 21. 10,000 gns yearling, Garswood colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful 1m-1¼m winner Nicholas T and 1¼m-13f winner Thorntoun Care. Likely best watched on racecourse debut.

Form:

(10)

My Next Guest⁹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Thomas Greatrex⁽³⁾| T: H & R Charlton

22/1

Muhaarar colt who has looked green and offered little in 2 starts during the summer. Still, in excellent hands and feasible to think he can do better in handicaps in due course.

Form: 00

(1)

Nibras Passion^h1²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: I Mohammed

50/1

Iffraaj colt who showed modest form on debut at Ascot (7f) and went backwards from that when ninth of 11 in a Newmarket maiden (7f) last month. Handicaps likely to be more his bag.

Form: 89

(6)

Otyrar

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Dane O'Neill| T: J & T Gosden

13/2

Foaled March 20. New Approach colt. Closely related to 2-y-o 1m winner Oleksander. Dam 2-y-o 6f/7f winner. Represents leading yard and well worth a look debut.

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(8)

Pagan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

17/2

Foaled February 28. £50,000 2-y-o, Sir Prancealot colt. Dam unraced. Betting should provide clues against stablemate Kaheall.

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(5)

Saveatree

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott

28/1

Foaled March 4. Iffraaj gelding. Half-brother to useful 7f winner Amazing News. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to 1½m-1¾m winner Fledged and 7f winner Inhale (both useful).

Form:

Forecasts

El Drama (10/11), Colonel Faulkner (4/1), Otyrar (13/2), Kaheall (15/2), Pagan (17/2), My Next Guest (22/1), Saveatree (28/1), Nibras Passion (50/1), Magic Gem (100/1), Cents In The City (125/1)

Those with previous form don't set a tall standard and this can go to a newcomer. OTYRAR is one of several who make, appeal on paper, representing a leading stable, and gets the nod without the benefit of market clues. Similar comments apply to El Drama who rates a leading threat, along with Colonel Faulkner and Kaheall.