15:30 Nottingham

Tuesday 15 August 2023

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Weatherbys Bloodstock Pro Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:32 | Winning time: 1m 45.19s

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Connected^p²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: K P De Foy

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, eighth of 11 in minor event at Newmarket (8f, good, 150/1) 25 days ago. Needs this run for a handicap mark.

Form: 78

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For Real

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: M Murphy & M Keady

150/1

€90,000 yearling, 8,000 gns 3-y-o, Shalaa gelding. Brother to French 7.5f-9.5f winner Divertissement.

Form:

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Glowing Flame

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: E Bethell

22/1

£18,000 3-y-o, Farhh gelding. Half-brother to 7f-1m winner Elegant Light. Watch betting for clues.

Form:

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King Lear²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: G Boughey

11/10

Bred in the purple and shaped promisingly amidst greenness when fourth in 11-runner novice at Newmarket (1m) on debut 25 days ago, keeping on well from rear. Will improve and has leading claims.

Form: 4

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Motriff²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: W J Haggas

5/2

Sea The Stars gelding. Half-brother to useful 1m-1¼m winner Evident Beauty. Dam unraced half-sister to high-class winner up to 1½m The Fugue. Shaped promisingly when fourth in 13-runner maiden at Chelmsford (1m) on debut 3 weeks ago, left poorly placed. Sure to improve.

Form: 4

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Ayyab⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: S Woods| OR: 75

9/2

Progressed again when third of 10 in minor event (12/1) at Newmarket (8f, good) 46 days ago. May do better still.

Form: 743

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Dance Time³⁰⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Laura Pearson| T: D Loughnane

50/1

Offered a bit to work on when fourth of 11 in maiden (25/1) at this C&D (soft) on debut. Off 10 months.

Form: 4-

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Lady Saxon¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: R Fell & S Murray

300/1

No show in a pair of minor events 8 months apart (left Andrew Balding after debut).

Form: 0-7

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Liberty²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

11/2

Left debut form well behind after 9 months off when second of 8 in maiden at Yarmouth (7f, good to soft) 27 days ago, clear of rest. Has useful pedigree so may do better still.

Form: 7-2

Forecasts

King Lear (11/10), Motriff (5/2), Ayyab (9/2), Liberty (11/2), Glowing Flame (22/1), Dance Time (50/1), For Real (150/1), Connected (150/1), Lady Saxon (300/1)

KING LEAR is bred to be the part and shaped with plenty of promise amidst inexperience in what looked a hot novice at Newmarket on last month's debut, so he's the percentage call to build on that and get off the mark at the second attempt. Motriff is another well-bred sort who seems sure to improve on his opening effort at Chelmsford, while Liberty and Ayyab are others capable of getting involved.