13:30 Chester

Wednesday 10 May 2023

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CAA Stellar Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:33 | Winning time: 1m 6.50s

(7)

Myconian¹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: Miss A Murphy

14/1

Magna Grecia colt looked sharp when winning 13-runner newcomers race at Saint-Cloud, responding to pressure when tackled. Failed badly to back that up at Musselburgh 10 days ago.

Form: 13

(11)

Balon D'or³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: H Palmer| D

5/1

Dam, 2-y-o 5f winner, sister to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Broken Stones so he's bred to be sharp and he certainly knew what was required when landing 8-runner novice at Musselburgh last month. That race has worked out well so lots to like, aside from stall 11.

Form: 1

(8)

Dan Dee Prince¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe

28/1

Hails from quite a talented family and offered something to work on when third of 7 in novice event at Pontefract (5f, good to soft) on debut 16 days ago. Open to progress, but he certainly needs to.

Form: 3

(3)

Dandy Fitz²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby

300/1

Dandy Man colt. Brother to 6f winner Theotherside and half-brother to 3 winners, including winner up to 7f Starboy and 7f winner Fat Gladiator. Dam winner up to 8.4f (including at 2 yrs). Little short-term promise starting out at Ripon.

Form: 6

(10)

John Steed⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane

14/1

Fared best of the newcomers when second of 8 in maiden at Bath (5f, soft) on debut 9 days ago, not given overly-hard time once chance of winning had gone. Expected to build on that but stall 10 isn't ideal.

Form: 2

(4)

Parkside Boy²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: John O'Donoghue| D

9/1

Dam was a precocious type and he made the perfect start in 4-runner race at Dundalk last month. Encounters different conditions here but he's open to progress.

Form: 1

(2)

Alfa Moonstone

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: P Hanagan| T: Craig Lidster

25/1

Foaled March 22. 28,000 gns yearling, Havana Grey filly. Sister to 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Girl Magic and half-sister to 1¼m winner Thunor. Dam 5f winner (including at 2 yrs).

Form:

(9)

She's Smart²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Rossa Ryan| T: P D Evans

10/1

Isn't the biggest but left debut form well behind when third at Newmarket 3 weeks ago. Repeat of that will see her involved for a yard with a fair record in this.

Form: 43

(5)

Tierney

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Palmer

11/1

Foaled May 6. €50,000 foal, 115,000 gns yearling, Mehmas filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including Spanish 7f winner El Sokhna. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

(6)

Ziggy's Dream¹¹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes| D

7/2

£24,000 yearling, Inns of Court filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 5.5f winner No More Regrets and 5f winner Seeingisbelieving. Dam 9f/9.4f winner out of useful 2-y-o 6f winner Shifting Place. Heavily backed and justified that support in 5-runner maiden at Doncaster 11 days ago. Will improve.

Form: 1

(1)

Ziggy's Phoenix²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: R L Moore| T: R Hannon| D

9/4

Confirmed promise of her debut when winning 6-runner novice event at Ripon (5f, soft) 20 days ago, pushed out. May well do better and has landed the inside stall.

Form: 41

Forecasts

Ziggy's Phoenix (9/4), Ziggy's Dream (7/2), Balon D'or (5/1), Parkside Boy (9/1), She's Smart (10/1), Tierney (11/1), Myconian (14/1), John Steed (14/1), Alfa Moonstone (25/1), Dan Dee Prince (28/1), Dandy Fitz (300/1)

Backing any horse drawn on the outside here is risky, but BALON D'OR appeals as being the most talented of these with his debut win at Musselburgh proving to be strong form. At the forecast prices, it's well worth siding with him to overcome stall 11, with the Middleham Park duo Ziggy's Phoenix and Ziggy's Dream the main dangers.