15:50 Haydock

Saturday 24 September 2022

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Zachary Daniels EBF Maiden Stakes

Off time: 15:51 | Winning time: 1m 46.08s

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(1)

Arkendale

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: E Walker

16/1

Foaled February 19. Pivotal colt. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to smart 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Intense Focus out of useful 7f (including at 2 yrs) winner Daneleta. Betting should prove an informative guide on debut.

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(3)

Blue Antares

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: David Egan| T: C & M Johnston

9/1

Foaled February 7. Frankel colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including top-class winner up to 6f (including King's Stand and Diamond Jubilee Stakes) Blue Point and smart 6f winner Formosina. Dam maiden. Makes obvious appeal on paper and he's one to consider on debut.

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(2)

Cofficionado

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: G Lee| T: D McCain Jnr

80/1

Foaled March 14. 20,000 gns yearling, Zoffany gelding. Half-brother to 6f winner Glenn Miller. Dam, 1¼m winner, half-sister to very smart 1¼m-1½m winner Hunting Horn. Yard wouldn't be a regular source of winning debutants in this sphere.

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(5)

Crown Bridges³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: H Palmer| BF

20/1

Kuroshio colt who showed ability when 2 lengths fourth of 8 in a 7f novice on debut here early on last month. Went backwards from that when sixth of 8 in novice event at Lingfield (1m, AW) 5 weeks ago but too soon to be writing him off.

Form: 46

(6)

Going To The Moon¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: I Mohammed

16/1

Bright start when runner-up in a Nottingham maiden (8.3f) in August, keeping on without threatening the winner. Softer ground a plausible excuse when below that level at Goodwood since and expected to get back on track.

Form: 26

(4)

New Tycoon²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: James Horton

10/1

£42,000 yearling, Cotai Glory colt. 12/1, showed a bit when seventh in 10-runner Thirsk novice (7f, soft) 3 weeks ago, keeping on gradually without posing a threat. Rates a likely improver with that under his belt.

Form: 7

(10)

Onslow Gardens²²

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

10/11

Footstepsinthesand colt. Plenty of promise to glean from Newmarket debut second in August and took a step forward when filling same spot in an Ascot maiden (7f) 3 weeks ago, pushing the winner all the way to the line. Big shout.

Form: 22

(8)

Salt Bay

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Hector Crouch| T: R M Beckett

16/5

Foaled February 21. 350,000 gns yearling, Farhh colt. Half-brother to smart winner up to 1½m Palavecino and 1¼m winner Maxine. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 11f winner Sarandia. Appeals on paper and market confidence would need to be viewed positively.

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(9)

Sir Jock Bennett⁵⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston

40/1

115,000 gns yearling. Half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 7f Ride Like The Wind, useful 6.5f-1m winner Qassem. Minor promise on first of 2 starts in novice company to date but likely he can do better longer-term.

Form: 60

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Wamalama¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: I Furtado

22/1

Kodiac gelding. Dam, 8.6f winner who stayed 10.5f, half-sister to useful 6f/7f winner Abolish. Showed ability when fourth of 8 in maiden at Newcastle (7.1f) on debut 19 days ago, weakening final 1f. Should be up to building on that.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Onslow Gardens (10/11), Salt Bay (16/5), Blue Antares (9/1), New Tycoon (10/1), Arkendale (16/1), Going To The Moon (16/1), Crown Bridges (20/1), Wamalama (22/1), Sir Jock Bennett (40/1), Cofficionado (80/1)

Having shown promise when runner-up on debut at Newmarket, ONSLOW GARDENS built on that when filling the same spot at Ascot 3 weeks ago, pushing the winner all the way to the line. The type to do better still, he looks sure to go well in his bid to make it third time lucky. Going To The Moon rates one of the chief threats, along with very appealing newcomer Blue Antares. Crown Bridges completes the shortlist.