13:15 Newmarket

Friday 8 July 2022

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Weatherbys British EBF Maiden Stakes

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 1m 24.28s

(12)

Al Hajaj

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: I Mohammed

80/1

Foaled January 16. £55,000 yearling, €80,000 2-y-o, War Command colt. Brother to useful 6f winner Isaan Queen and half-brother to 1m winner Done Deal. Dam unraced.

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(3)

Bridge

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: B J Meehan

20/1

Foaled March 12. 21,000 gns foal, £50,000 yearling, Golden Horn colt. Dam useful Italian winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 6f winner). Not discounted.

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(11)

Desert Order

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby

9/2

Foaled February 19. Dubawi colt. Dam maiden half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Golden Town out of useful 1½m winner Princesse Dansante. One to take seriously on debut.

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(6)

Epictetus

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: M Harley| T: J & T Gosden

11/1

Foaled May 4. Kingman colt. Half-brother to several winners, including 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Jumbly, winner up to 1m Bullfinch and ¼m/11f winner Barn Owl, all useful. Of obvious interest on debut.

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(9)

Ezaj¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Ray Dawson| T: I Mohammed

40/1

Fair form in a couple of novices at Newbury and Doncaster but he'll need to find more if he's to feature in what looks a hot maiden.

Form: 54

(1)

Flying Honours

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

1/1

Foaled January 23. Sea The Stars colt. Brother to 14.5f winner Snow Tempest. Dam 9f-11.5f winner, including French Group 3 event. Has an excellent middle-distance pedigree and stable should have him ready.

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(2)

Fully Deployed

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: H Spiller

150/1

Foaled March 26. €14,000 yearling, 42,000 gns 2-y-o, Muhaarar colt. Dam 6f winner. Not an obvious sort on paper.

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(13)

Hope You Can Run²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: L Dettori| T: C & M Johnston

9/2

Bred to be at least useful and made a bright start when second in a maiden at Doncaster 26 days ago, looking sure to improve. Sets the standard on what's been achieved so far.

Form: 2

(5)

Leadman

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

14/1

Foaled January 10. Kingman colt. Brother to useful 1m winner Baseman and half-brother to smart 8.4f-1¼m winner Georgeville. Makes plenty of appear on pedigree and is in excellent hands.

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(8)

Manifested

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

33/1

Foaled February 22. £46,000 yearling, Camacho colt. Half-brother to winner abroad up to 9f Reybus. Dam, French 1½m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 21.7f Simenon. Not discounted.

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(10)

Oasis Power¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: N Callan| T: J Tate

50/1

Oasis Dream colt who showed something to work on when third at Leicester 15 days ago. Should benefit from that experience, so he's one to note.

Form: 3

(7)

Ray Vonn

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: Miss Gay Kelleway

150/1

Foaled February 1. £41,000 yearling, £10,000 2-y-o, Galileo Gold gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 2-y-o 6f winners Mutawaffer and Golden Bear.

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(4)

Signcastle City

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Hannon

14/1

Foaled April 15. Dark Angel colt. Dam, 7f/1m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1¾m Pinzolo out of smart 1¼m-1½m winner (stayed 1¾m) Pongee.

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Forecasts

Flying Honours (1/1), Desert Order (9/2), Hope You Can Run (9/2), Epictetus (11/1), Leadman (14/1), Signcastle City (14/1), Bridge (20/1), Manifested (33/1), Ezaj (40/1), Oasis Power (50/1), Al Hajaj (80/1), Ray Vonn (150/1), Fully Deployed (150/1)

This has the makings of a strong maiden and, without the benefit of market clues, FLYING HONOURS gets the tentative vote in his bid to make a successful debut. He might need further in time but ability may well pull him through, so he's preferred to Hope You Can Run, the clear pick of those with experience, while Leadman and Epictetus, both sons of Kingman, are other interesting newcomers.