16:10 Newmarket

Friday 14 July 2023

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Weatherbys British EBF Maiden Stakes

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 1m 30.51s

(3)

Arabic Legend

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding

17/2

Foaled March 9. Dubawi colt. Brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Youngest. Dam, 7f-1¼m (Canadian Grade 1) winner, sister to smart winner up to 1m Lumiere. Interesting newcomer.

Form:

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(10)

Dallas Star²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K Stott| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

9/2

Shaped with plenty of encouragement when chasing home very impressive €2,000,000 Godolphin newcomer at Haydock (7f) on debut and built on that when finishing mid-field in Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot. Open to further improvement.

Form: 38

(11)

Emperor's Star

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

1/1

Foaled March 18. €300,000 yearling, Sea The Stars colt. Dam twice-raced, half-sister to top-class winner up to 10.5f Cloth of Stars. One to note on debut for top yard.

Form:

(9)

Khisah Bu Thaila

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight

66/1

Foaled April 12. Cracksman colt. Half-brother to winner abroad by Lope de Vega. Dam 1½m winner out of half-sister to Breeders' Cup Filly And Mare Turf winner Lahudood. Likely best watched.

Form:

(7)

Krysdanjord

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Liam Wright⁽⁷⁾| T: Darryll Holland

150/1

Foaled February 13. 20,000 gns yearling, 14,000 gns 2-y-o, Inns of Court gelding. Dam thrice-raced half-sister to smart winner up to 1½m Eziyra out of useful 9.5f-1½m winner Eytarna. Makes debut in a warm-looking event.

Form:

(4)

Matnookh^p1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Gary Halpin| T: R A Fahey

8/1

A fairly expensive buy at the Breeze-ups who was still green but built on his debut promise when eleventh of 16 in Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot (7f) 20 days ago. Cheekpieces on for 1st time. Open to further progress.

Form: 30

(1)

Mnawekh¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Alice Haynes

8/1

Mehmas colt who shaped nicely when second in 7-runner maiden at Chester (7f, good) on debut 14 days ago. This looks tougher but he's open to improvement.

Form: 2

(12)

Swift Victory

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: J Tate

10/1

Foaled February 6. Saxon Warrior colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Yorkshire Gold. Dam, 7f winner, sister to useful 1¼m-11f winner Expense Claim. Noteworthy newcomer. Makes appeal on paper and another to keep an eye on in the betting.

Form:

(8)

The Ice Phoenix

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: C Hills

40/1

Foaled April 19. €48,000 foal, €65,000 yearling, Phoenix of Spain colt. Closely related to 2-y-o 9f winner Trnava and half-brother to numerous winners, including smart 6f winner Katla and useful 7f winner Eaglefield.

Form:

(5)

User Amistoso

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: N Callan| T: M L W Bell

20/1

Foaled March 21. €60,000 yearling, 100,000 gns 2-y-o, Wootton Bassett colt. Dam, runner-up at 1¼m in France, sister to smart 1¼m-1½m winner Al Wathna.

Form:

Non-Runners

(2)

Capulet

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: A P O'Brien J: R L Moore

(6)

Warm Spell³³

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: R Varian J: David Egan

Forecasts

Emperor's Star (1/1), Warm Spell (4/1), Dallas Star (9/2), Capulet (9/2), Mnawekh (8/1), Matnookh (8/1), Arabic Legend (17/2), Swift Victory (10/1), User Amistoso (20/1), The Ice Phoenix (40/1), Khisah Bu Thaila (66/1), Krysdanjord (150/1)

As ever an interesting maiden with plenty of well-bred sorts from good stables represented. WARM SPELL produced a promising first effort behind a useful and experienced rival at Goodwood (6f) last month and any sort of improvement over this longer trip ought to see him go close. The market will likely offer valuable clues in regard to the newcomers, but the three that stand out at this stage are Emperor's Star, Arabic Legend and Capulet.