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Saturday 8 October 2022

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Coral Committed To Safer Gambling ebfstallions.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:57 | Winning time: 1m 42.41s

(4)

Book Of Tales

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: C & M Johnston

11/1

Foaled February 4. Ribchester colt. Closely related to smart winner up to 16.6f Live Your Dream and half-brother to 1m winner Dream Tale. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(3)

El Montejean¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford

40/1

Mondialiste gelding who shaped as if in need of a stiffer test when fourth in a maiden at Redcar recently. Step up in trip should suit but he has plenty to find.

Form: 4

(11)

Feud²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: R M Beckett

11/4

Nicely-bred colt who showed plenty to work on at Newbury first time up. Should benefit from the step up in trip and merits consideration.

Form: 4

(8)

Have You A Minute¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: T Eaves| T: T P Tate

150/1

Cheap purchase who didn't offer much at Beverley on debut. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 8

(14)

Ithaca's Arrow

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

22/1

Foaled April 16. 35,000 gns yearling, Ulysses colt. Half-brother to 12.5f winner Maloja.

Form:

(13)

Kadovar

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P J McDonald| T: A M Balding

18/1

Foaled March 8. Dark Angel colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 6.3f Snazzy Jazzy, and 5.5f-7f winner Ross Castle. Dam unraced. Makes plenty of appeal.

Form:

(6)

King Sharja

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

9/1

Foaled March 14. Kingman colt. Closely related to 1m winner Master of Combat and half-brother to 9f winner Society Ball. Could make his presence felt if fully clued up.

Form:

(9)

Kintaro

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey

20/1

Foaled February 11. 57,000 gns foal, 42,000 gns yearling, Iffraaj colt. Half-brother to useful 1¾m-16.2f winner Smart Champion and 2m winner Majestic Jewel.

Form:

(2)

Michael's Pledge

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: J & S Quinn

9/1

Foaled February 18. €190,000 yearling, Churchill colt. Half-brother to smart 1½m-2½m winner Coltrane. Dam unraced sister to useful 1¾m-2m winner Tigris River. One to note for all he's bred to want further in time.

Form:

(10)

Modesty

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: M Meade

10/1

Foaled February 14. €125,000 yearling, Dubawi colt. Dam, 2-y-o 6f winner, half-sister to 2-y-o 6f-1m winner Rumplestiltskin and 2-y-o 1m winner (stayed 1¼m) Tower Rock (both smart). Worth monitoring in the betting.

Form:

(1)

Anjo Bonita²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Billy Garritty| T: Micky Hammond| OR: 76

5/1

Fair form when placed on her last 3 outings, second in a Beverley novice last time, but she looks vulnerable in a potentially strong race.

Form: 6322

(5)

Barossa¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Phil Dennis| T: N Tinkler

125/1

Half-sister to several winners, including smart winner up to 1½m Excess Knowledge, but didn't show enough in a Redcar maiden to give him much hope of competing in this.

Form: 7

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Non-Runners

(7)

Big Bad Wolf¹⁸

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: N Tinkler J: A Mullen

(12)

Garden Route¹⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: W J Haggas J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Feud (11/4), Garden Route (10/3), Anjo Bonita (5/1), King Sharja (9/1), Michael's Pledge (9/1), Modesty (10/1), Book Of Tales (11/1), Big Bad Wolf (16/1), Kadovar (18/1), Kintaro (20/1), Ithaca's Arrow (22/1), El Montejean (40/1), Barossa (125/1), Have You A Minute (150/1)

GARDEN ROUTE has an excellent pedigree and shaped well under a considerate introduction at Newmarket, so he could be the answer to this interesting maiden. Kadovar and King Sharja are both well-bred newcomers representing top stables, so they're also worth noting.