15:00 Goodwood

Wednesday 28 July 2021

All13:5014:2515:0015:3516:1016:4517:20

Markel Molecomb Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 15:00 | Winning time: 59.26s

(2)

Arboy Will²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: K T O'Neill| T: J J Bridger| OR: 90| D

50/1

Made it 2 wins from 4 starts when seeing off 3 rivals in a 5f Lingfield nursery (soft) 21 days ago but he will need a good chunk of improvement to be competitive at this higher level.

Form: 131

(11)

Armor⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: R L Moore| T: R Hannon| OR: 95| D

6/1

Landed a gamble on debut at Doncaster (5f) in April. Stepped up on that when 2½ lengths fifth of 27 to Chipotle in Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot. Likely more to come from him.

Form: 15

(10)

Boonie⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan| OR: 96| D

9/1

Beverley debut winner and better form in defeat since, finishing 2¼ lengths third of 27 to reopposing Chipotle in Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot (5f, firm) 6 weeks ago. Respected.

Form: 123

(1)

Chimgan²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox| D

11/1

Made a winning start in 10-runner novice at Nottingham (5f, good, 9/4) 23 days ago, pushed out. Will need to leave that bare form well behind but stable no stranger to 2-y-o Group race success.

Form: 1

(7)

Chipotle¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 104| BF| D

17/2

Windsor Castle winner at Royal Ascot. Didn't get the chance to show what he could do (met trouble) in Super Sprint at Newbury last time and likely still in form. Soft ground would be a worry, though.

Form: 11619

(4)

Fearby²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: P J McDonald| T: E Bethell| OR: 107| D

13/8

Impressive when pulling 5 lengths clear of the reopposing Mojomaker in 5f Sandown listed (good to soft) 26 days ago. Likely has more to offer and leading claims for rookie trainer in flying form.

Form: 411

(5)

Kaboo²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| BF

12/1

Behind a couple of these in Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot but his sixth place still rates a cracking debut run. Things didn't go his way when 5 lengths third to Fearby at Sandown since. More to come.

Form: 63

(9)

Kingboard Star³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: David Egan| T: E Walker| OR: 87| BF| D

40/1

Bath debut win was quite impressive which makes his subsequent short-priced reversal on AW at Newcastle a shade disappointing. Clearly still very early days, though.

Form: 15

(8)

Mojomaker²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: P Cosgrave| T: D Loughnane| OR: 91| D

16/1

Came good when easy Sandown novice win last month and possibly guilty of going off a bit hard when 5 lengths second to Fearby in listed event there since.

Form: 4212

(6)

Swayze¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-1| J: Tom Marquand| T: M Meade| D

25/1

Well behind the reopposing Chimgan on his Nottingham debut but a different proposition when making all at Yarmouth (5f, firm) 14 days ago. Open to further improvement.

Form: 81

(3)

Nymphadora⁴²

Age: 2| Weight: 8-12| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 90| D

6/1

Stylish winner of 5f York listed event on second start. Not in the same form when only midfield in Queen Mary at Royal Ascot next time but no surprise were she to get back on the up now.

Form: 610

Forecasts

Fearby (13/8), Armor (6/1), Nymphadora (6/1), Chipotle (17/2), Boonie (9/1), Chimgan (11/1), Kaboo (12/1), Mojomaker (16/1), Swayze (25/1), Kingboard Star (40/1), Arboy Will (50/1)

FEARBY sets the bar pretty high and there could be even more to come so he's the one to beat for in-form Ed Bethell. Softish ground would be a slight concern for Chipotle so it could be that the main threat comes from a couple who were behind Eve Johnston Houghton's charge in the Windsor Castle, namely Armor and Boonie.