16:35 Chelmsford City

Thursday 21 April 2022

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Spring Beer Festival 14th May Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:36 | Winning time: 1m 12.55s

(3)

Dashing Rat²⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Hollie Doyle| T: W Stone| OR: 79| BF

8/1

Fair colt. 11/8, modest fourth of 6 in minor event at Yarmouth (7f, firm). Off 9 months and needs to hit the ground running on his polytrack debut.

Form: 322054-

(6)

Kitaab¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: David Egan| T: Ian Williams

12/1

Pulled up on his debut before third of 7 in minor event at Kempton (7f) 6 months ago on his final run for Marcus Tregoning. Should improve further, so he merits serious consideration for his new yard.

Form: P3-

(4)

Open Mind^p1³⁰¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: S bin Suroor| OR: 80| BF

5/4

Thrice-raced gelding. Below-par fifth of 9 in minor event at Newcastle (6f, 6/5). Off 10 months but has form to play a big part if fitting of cheekpieces sparks a resurgence.

Form: 735-

(1)

Phinow³²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J McDonald| T: C Hills

3/1

Went backwards from his debut when fifth of 7 in minor event at Ripon (5f, good, 7/2). Off 10 months with more needed.

Form: 45-

(2)

Zero Carbon

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hughes

7/2

45,000 gns yearling, Acclamation colt. Dam 1m/8.3f winner. Appeals on paper, so a much respected newcomer.

Form:

(7)

Cittone²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: J Mitchell| T: J Tate

40/1

10/1, encouraging fifth of 8 in maiden at Wolverhampton (5.1f) on debut 26 days ago. Likely to improve.

Form: 5

(5)

Irlandais Intrigue¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: George Downing| T: S Kirk

300/1

Twice-raced filly. 66/1, tenth of 12 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f) 12 days ago. Others preferred.

Form: 60

Forecasts

Open Mind (5/4), Phinow (3/1), Zero Carbon (7/2), Dashing Rat (8/1), Kitaab (12/1), Cittone (40/1), Irlandais Intrigue (300/1)

KITAAB shaped well for Marcus Tregoning when third at Kempton and is fancied to build on that and go in at the first time of asking for his new handler. Open Mind has the form to play a major role if back on song now cheekpieces have been added. Newcomer Zero Carbon also needs considering for Richard Hughes in an open maiden.