15:20 Leicester

Monday 23 May 2022

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British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:20 | Winning time: 1m 45.52s

(7)

Claddaghduff

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: J A Osborne

125/1

£50,000 yearling, Estidhkaar colt. Closely related to 1m winner Restore and half-brother to smart 7f/1m winner War Glory. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner. Makes his debut late in the day.

Form:

(3)

Chasing Aphrodite

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Hayley Turner| T: Harry Eustace

22/1

60,000 gns yearling, Profitable colt. Dam, maiden (stayed 1½m), closely related to smart 1¼m winner Sultanina out of useful winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 7f winner) Soft Centre.

Form:

(6)

Cyrus Kingofpersia

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Dane O'Neill| T: H Candy

50/1

Holy Roman Emperor gelding. Closely related to useful 1m-1½m winner Persepolis and 11f winner Parisian. Dam 1¼m/10.4f winner.

Form:

(1)

Flag Of Truth

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Egan| T: R Varian

10/1

£170,000 yearling, Starspangledbanner colt. Dam French maiden half-sister to very smart 1½m winner Ziyad from an excellent family. Trainer’s newcomers command respect.

Form:

(8)

Knight Of Honour²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

2/1

Promising sort. 7/4, second of 10 in maiden at Yarmouth (8f, good to firm) 27 days ago. May well do better and has to go on the shortlist.

Form: 3-2

(2)

Positive Impact¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: A Kirby| T: S & E Crisford

7/2

Bred to be useful and promising start when third of 14 in minor event at Thirsk (8f, good to soft) 16 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 3

(5)

Shockwaves²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: H Morrison

13/2

Left debut run as a 2-y-o behind when third of 11 in minor event at Lingfield (8f, AW) 20 days ago. Open to improvement.

Form: 7-3

(10)

Swift Tuttle

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Callum Shepherd| T: B J Meehan

50/1

€15,000 foal, 35,000 gns yearling, Fast Company colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful 13.5f winner Theme Astral and useful 7f-1m winner Feed The Goater.

Form:

(4)

Tathbeet^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

5/2

48,000 gns yearling, £210,000 2-y-o, Lope De Vega colt. Dam, 1¼m winner, closely related to smart 1m winner Sir John Lavery out of smart winner up to 9.5f (2-y-o 7f winner) Race For The Stars. Lot to like on paper.

Form:

Non-Runners

(9)

Thunder Roar²³⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: K A Ryan J: K Stott

Forecasts

Knight Of Honour (2/1), Tathbeet (5/2), Thunder Roar (11/4), Positive Impact (7/2), Shockwaves (13/2), Flag Of Truth (10/1), Chasing Aphrodite (22/1), Swift Tuttle (50/1), Cyrus Kingofpersia (50/1), Claddaghduff (125/1)

THUNDER ROAR bumped into a smart rival on debut at Salisbury on his sole start as a 2-y-o, and given he beat the rest easily enough, he could well end up useful himself. The Kevin Ryan inmate looks the way to go on reappearance, for all Knight of Honour is open to improvement, while Tathbeet and Flag of Truth are interesting newcomers on paper.