14:25 Newmarket

Thursday 20 April 2023

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bet365 Wood Ditton Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:25 | Winning time: 1m 42.57s

(1)

Kathab

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: W J Haggas

11/2

180,000 gns foal, Kingman gelding. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, closely related to smart winner up to 1¼m Chrysanthemum. Yard won this in 2016.

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(7)

Mighty Nebula

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: R Varian

9/1

95,000 gns yearling, Saxon Warrior colt. Half-brother to several winners, including useful US 7f/1m winner Miner's Cat. Dam, third at 6.5f/7f in US at 2 yrs, sister to Coronation Stakes winner Sophisticat. Yard won this in 2019.

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(9)

New Business

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

5/4

110,000 gns foal, 240,000 gns yearling, Sea The Stars colt. Brother to 9f winner Cedar's Stars and half-brother to winner up to 7f Betty F and winner up to 1m Sound Angela, both useful. Dam, winner up to 7f, half-sister to British Champions Fillies & Mares winner Seal of Approval. Likely type.

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(8)

Orange N Blue

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Robert Tart| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

28/1

80,000 gns yearling, Saxon Warrior gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 1m Majestic Queen, won Chartwell Fillies/Ballyogan Stakes. Others more likely.

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(4)

Passenger

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute

11/1

Ulysses colt. Brother to winner in Italy. Dam, 1m winner, half-sister to useful 2-y-o 1m winner Liquid Amber out of smart winner up to 1½m (including US Grade 3, and 2-y-o 7f winner) Pachattack. Noteworthy newcomer.

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(5)

Penzance

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: S & E Crisford

7/1

Wootton Bassett colt. Dam, useful French/US 1m-1¼m winner, closely related to useful winner up to 1m Cloudy Dawn. Yard has excellent record with 3-y-o newcomers.

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(6)

Syllabus

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D Tudhope| T: W J Haggas

8/1

180,000 gns foal, Sea The Stars colt. Closely related to 1m winner Cash Refund and half-brother to 1m winner Transition and smart winner up to 13.3f Zechariah. Dam Canadian 7f winner (third in Canadian 2-y-o Grade 2 1m event). Yard won this in 2016.

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(2)

Tribute

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford

12/1

42,000 gns foal, 90,000 gns yearling, Acclamation gelding. Closely related to useful 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Nations Alexander and half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 6f-1m winner Band Width. Dam ran once. Yard has excellent record with 3-y-o newcomers.

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Non-Runners

(3)

Enrico Caruso

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J & T Gosden J: R Havlin

Forecasts

New Business (5/4), Enrico Caruso (3/1), Kathab (11/2), Penzance (7/1), Syllabus (8/1), Mighty Nebula (9/1), Passenger (11/1), Tribute (12/1), Orange N Blue (28/1)

The market should provide plenty of clues with no form to go on, but ENRICO CARUSO hails from a yard that has won the last 2 renewals of this maiden, so is an obvious place to start. The Simon & Ed Crisford stable has an excellent record with 3-y-o newcomers so Penzance and Tribute are other likely types.