16:15 Chester

Thursday 5 May 2022

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British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:17 | Winning time: 1m 2.79s

(1)

Blatant¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| BF

11/4

Foaled February 15. 20,000 gns yearling, Brazen Beau colt. Dam unraced out of smart 10.4f-1½m winner Savanne, won French Group 3 event. Twice-raced colt. 11/8, much better effort when second of 4 in minor event at Kempton (5f) 17 days ago.

Form: 72

(4)

Democracy Dilemma^v1¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: George Downing| T: P D Evans

11/2

Foaled April 10. £72,000 yearling, Cotai Glory colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart 5f/6f winner Angel Alexander and 2-y-o 5f winner Mighty Spirit. Twice-raced colt. Second of 5 in minor event (6/1) at Salisbury (5f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Visor on 1st time.

Form: 32

(11)

Estate

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

13/2

Foaled May 11. 22,000 gns yearling, 80,000 gns 2-y-o, Showcasing colt. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner out of smart 5f/6f (including at 2 yrs) winner Rose Blossom. Draw could have been kinder on debut.

Form:

(6)

Explicit¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston

3/1

Foaled February 18. 30,000 gns yearling, Expert Eye colt. Half-brother to winner up to 6.5f Kindred Spirit. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner who should have stayed 1m. Promising type. Second of 6 in minor event at Musselburgh (5f, good to soft, 13/2) on debut 19 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 2

(2)

Mr Postman

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: A West

14/1

Foaled February 19. 10,000 gns yearling, Bated Breath colt. Dam, third at 10.5f in France, half-sister to smart 1¼m-2m winner (stayed 21.7f) Aajel.

Form:

(8)

Self Praise⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: H Palmer

3/1

Foaled February 3. €14,000 foal, 37,000 gns yearling, Twilight Son colt. Half-brother to winner up to 7.4f Foden. Fourth of 6 in maiden (9/2) at Doncaster (5f, good) on debut 5 days ago, slowly away. Should have more to offer.

Form: 4

(7)

Let's Have A Flyer

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: J F Egan| T: P D Evans

33/1

Foaled April 15. 20,000 gns foal, £51,000 yearling, Camacho filly. Closely related to 2-y-o 6f winner Bastogne and half-sister to 5.7f-7.5f winner Kourvoisier.

Form:

(5)

Majil²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Rowan Scott| T: N Tinkler

125/1

Foaled March 1. £48,000 yearling, Mehmas filly. Half-sister to several winners, including smart 6f winner Spycatcher and winner up to 1m Reel Bizzy. Dam maiden. 16/1, last of 5 in minor event at Ripon (5f, heavy) on debut 21 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

(3)

California Gem

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: G Boughey J: Rossa Ryan

(10)

Glorious Angel¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: H Palmer J: Tom Marquand

(9)

Zephina¹

Weight: 8-11| Age: 2

T: P D Evans J: S De Sousa

Forecasts

Blatant (11/4), Self Praise (3/1), Explicit (3/1), California Gem (3/1), Democracy Dilemma (11/2), Estate (13/2), Zephina (8/1), Glorious Angel (10/1), Mr Postman (14/1), Let's Have A Flyer (33/1), Majil (125/1)

A tricky 2-y-o maiden, and it might be worth taking a punt on newcomer CALIFORNIA GEM, who fetched 100,000 gns earlier this year and is well drawn. Explicit and Self Praise (both drawn wider) shaped well on debut and are likely to come to the fore if the market vibes for the selection are negative.