14:50 Chepstow

Thursday 18 August 2022

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Willmott Dixon Building Lives Less Ordinary Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:52 | Winning time: 1m 22.37s

(5)

Angus De Bull²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Gina Mangan⁽⁵⁾| T: J G M O'Shea

125/1

Well held over hurdles/Ffos Las maiden on the Flat.

Form: 6

(6)

Flagman

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: T E Whelan| T: D Faulkner

18/1

5,500 gns 3-y-o, Kingman gelding. Brother to 9f winner Luxuriant and half-brother to several winners, including useful winner up to 11f Autun and 7f winner Hachert. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. Juddmonte cast-off, obviously looks the part on paper and unwise to dismiss him completely first time up.

Form:

(3)

Federal Street^b1²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 78

7/2

Thrice-raced gelding. 10/3 and cheekpieces on, fifth of 9 in novice at Lingfield (7f, AW) 26 days ago. That form reads well (Flyawaydream second, third/fourth won next time). Will surely be bang there in first-time blinkers.

Form: 525

(9)

Flyawaydream¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 77

2/5

Thrice-raced gelding. Second of 11 in novice (3/1) at Thirsk (8f, good to soft) 19 days ago, no match for useful winner having been headed final furlong. The one to beat.

Form: 222

(2)

Metabolt¹²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Phil Dennis| T: D Loughnane

5/1

125/1, very green when well held in 8f maiden at Newbury 124 days ago. Gelded and has left Harry and Roger Charlton since. Should do better in time.

Form: 0

(4)

Ellencarne^b1⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tyler Heard⁽³⁾| T: Mark Gillard| OR: 60

66/1

Fair maiden. Starts out for another new yard after 99 days off and work to do.

Form: 5088-5

(1)

Highland Lass⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Keniry| T: R J Price

150/1

Not beaten another rival in 2 novice events (hooded latest).

Form: 98

(8)

Katie K¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Queally| T: J Gallagher

66/1

Sixth of 7 in maiden at Ffos Las (7.4f, heavy, 25/1) on debut 16 days ago, very slowly away.

Form: 6

(7)

Topofthetrifle⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: William Cox| T: Mrs R Ford

150/1

Not beaten another rival in 6f/7f Salisbury novices.

Form: 37

Forecasts

Flyawaydream (2/5), Federal Street (7/2), Metabolt (5/1), Flagman (18/1), Katie K (66/1), Ellencarne (66/1), Angus De Bull (125/1), Topofthetrifle (150/1), Highland Lass (150/1)

This isn't a deep maiden and it will be disappointing if FLYAWAYDREAM can't get the job done after three runner-up efforts. Federal Street was behind him in a Lingfield novice 4 weeks ago that has worked out and is the danger in what could turn out to be a match.