13:00 Nottingham

Wednesday 26 October 2022

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EBF Stallions Golden Horn Maiden Stakes

Off time: 13:01 | Winning time: 1m 49.57s

(1)

Balance Play

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett

3/1

Foaled May 6. 260,000 gns foal, 280,000 gns yearling, Lope De Vega gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 11f Khalidi. Dam winner up to 1m (including at 2 yrs). Big player on debut.

Form:

(8)

Damascus Steel⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: P J McDonald| T: E A L Dunlop

28/1

Twice-raced colt. Ninth of 11 in minor event at Newmarket (8f, good to soft, 250/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 79

(3)

Daysofourlives^b,h²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: M Botti

7/2

Once-raced gelding. Blinkered hooded, fourth of 9 in minor event at Leicester (8.2f, good to firm, 8/1) on debut 22 days ago, slowly away. Needs to improve.

Form: 4

(5)

Galilaeus

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D C Costello| T: R M Beckett

9/2

Foaled April 16. 200,000 gns yearling, Galileo colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful winner up to 1½m Oriental Mystique and 2-y-o 1m winner Ching Shih. One to take seriously on debut.

Form:

(4)

Huberts Dream⁸³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: S C Williams

80/1

Twice-raced colt. Sixth of 9 in maiden (50/1) at Sandown (5f, good to firm) 83 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 76

(7)

Kadovar^t1¹⁸

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

12/1

Once-raced colt. Ninth of 12 in maiden at York (7.9f, good to soft, 18/1) on debut 18 days ago, merely passing beaten rivals. Tongue strap on for 1st time.

Form: 9

(2)

Laafi²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas

15/8

Promising sort. 12/1, fifth of 10 in maiden at Newmarket (7f, good) on debut 25 days ago. Likely to improve and should be thereabouts.

Form: 5

(10)

Lancillotto²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: C Hills

40/1

Twice-raced colt. Ninth of 13 in minor event at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 40/1) 29 days ago. Significantly up in trip.

Form: 09

(6)

Think Champagne¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: A W Carroll

50/1

Twice-raced colt. Eighth of 10 in maiden at this C&D (soft, 150/1) 14 days ago. Unlikely to feature.

Form: 08

(9)

Trooper Bisdee¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott

200/1

Once-raced gelding. Last of 9 in minor event at Wolverhampton (8.6f, 80/1) on debut 11 days ago.

Form: 9

Forecasts

Laafi (15/8), Balance Play (3/1), Daysofourlives (7/2), Galilaeus (9/2), Kadovar (12/1), Damascus Steel (28/1), Lancillotto (40/1), Think Champagne (50/1), Huberts Dream (80/1), Trooper Bisdee (200/1)

The bar isn't set all that high by those with experience, so GALILAEUS is fancied to make a winning debut, perhaps at the expense of stablemate Balance Play, who also appeals as an interesting newcomer despite having already been gelded. Laafi is the clear choice of those who have already run.