14:25 York

Wednesday 17 August 2022

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Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 14:29 | Winning time: 1m 25.95s

(9)

Chaldean³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: A M Balding| D

7/2

550,000 gns foal, Frankel half-brother to several winners, including smart 2-y-o 6f winner Alkumait. Much improved from debut when winning 12-runner novice with a bit in hand at Newbury (7f) 33 days ago, beating 3 subsequent winners. Sure to progress and looks a useful 2-y-o in the making.

Form: 51

(4)

Chillhi²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| D

50/1

Left debut well behind when 4-length winner of 10-runner maiden at Newcastle but needs to take another big step forward.

Form: 61

(3)

Feel The Need³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| D

50/1

All the better for Ayr debut when winning 6-runner maiden there last month, impressing with the way he both travelled and knuckled down when pressured. That form has taken a few knocks, however.

Form: 41

(8)

Hectic³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

14/1

10,000 gns foal, £44,000 yearling, Massaat colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 1¼m winner Parawell and 7f winner Sophie B. Dam winner up to 6f (2-y-o 5f winner). Knew what was needed to make a winning start when making all in 10-runner novice at Newbury. More needed here but has potential.

Form: 1

(7)

Indestructible²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Rossa Ryan| T: M O'Callaghan

8/1

€150,000 2-y-o, Kodiac colt. Confirmed debut promise when a wide-margin winner of a Windsor novice 23 days ago, still showing plenty of greenness but powering clear inside the final 1f. Will improve again and well worth his place in a higher grade.

Form: 51

(6)

Local Dynasty¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| D

5/2

Dubawi colt. Brother to French 11f winner Swift Spirit. Dam, 6f-1m winner, half-sister to high-class winner up to 13f Yibir (by Dubawi). 15/8, impressive when winning maiden at Newmarket 12 days ago, very green for the first half of the race but really good once the penny dropped. Could be smart.

Form: 1

(2)

Mill Stream¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: A Kirby| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 95

18/5

Justified market confidence when making a winning start to his career in a 15-runner maiden at Doncaster and useful form when runner-up under a penalty at Newmarket (just caught by one that might prove high class). Up in trip. Not to be underestimated.

Form: 12

(1)

Oviedo²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: E Bethell| D

7/1

€150,000 yearling, Lope De Vega colt. Dam maiden (stayed 12.5f), half-sister to smart winner up to 9f Very Special. 3/1, won 10-runner novice event at Doncaster (7f, firm) on debut 27 days ago, looking a useful prospect given the way he made it to the front. Should improve.

Form: 1

(5)

Shaquille²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: Miss J A Camacho| CD

11/1

Charm Spirit colt. Dam unraced sister to useful 9.5f-11.4f winner Birch Grove out of smart winner up to 6f (2-y-o 5f winner) Danehurst. Was no means a standout on paper but made a winning start in good fashion at this C&D last month. Entitled to improve but that may not be enough in this company.

Form: 1

Forecasts

Local Dynasty (5/2), Chaldean (7/2), Mill Stream (18/5), Oviedo (7/1), Indestructible (8/1), Shaquille (11/1), Hectic (14/1), Feel The Need (50/1), Chillhi (50/1)

LOCAL DYNASTY won on debut in the style of a potentially smart colt in a maiden at Newmarket 12 days ago, overcoming greenness to score with plenty in hand, and shades the vote in a race full of potential. Mill Stream was edged out only by the selection's potentially high-class stablemate at Newmarket and is next best ahead of impressive Windsor winner Indestructible.