Radcliffe & Co British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:47 | Winning time: 2m 10.85s

(5)

American Flag³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: E Walker

10/3

Promising sort. Fourth of 12 in novice (25/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 31 days ago, needing stiffer test. Looks open to improvement over this longer trip, so boasts solid claims.

Form: 04

(2)

Asaassi¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| BFWS

8/11

Promising sort. Third of 10 in maiden (11/8) at Kempton (8f). Off 6 months/had wind op. Up in trip. Should progress.

Form: 23-

(6)

Makfoul^t1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford

8/1

€50,000 yearling, Holy Roman Emperor colt. Dam, 2-y-o 6f winner, half-sister to useful 8.6f-11.5f winner Party Doctor and 5f/6f winner Rosebride. Wears tongue strap. Considered.

Form:

(3)

Sea Stone⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: S M Levey| T: I Mohammed

7/1

Twice-raced gelding. 10/1, fourth of 9 in maiden at Newbury (10f, good) 40 days ago. Others make more appeal.

Form: 74

(4)

Alternativa⁴¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett

20/1

Twice-raced filly. 25/1, fifth of 11 in minor event at this C&D (good) 41 days ago. Looks more of a handicap type.

Form: 5-5

(1)

Miss Bluebelle

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Dane O'Neill| T: M P Tregoning

28/1

Awtaad filly. Half-sister to several winners, including winner up to 1m Miss Buckshot and 1½m winner Quicksand. Interesting newcomer worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Forecasts

Asaassi (8/11), American Flag (10/3), Sea Stone (7/1), Makfoul (8/1), Alternativa (20/1), Miss Bluebelle (28/1)

ASAASSI and American Flag stand out on form and should benefit from the step up in trip, so they're likely to fight this out unless one of the newcomers proves to be above average. The first-named has slightly more potential and is preferred.