16:05 Newbury

Saturday 19 August 2023

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Chapel Down British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:09 | Winning time: 1m 26.32s

(3)

Brindley

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Channon

25/1

Foaled April 30. €50,000 foal, 75,000 gns yearling, Calyx colt. Dam unraced out of useful winner up to 1m (2-y-o 6f winner) Amazonas.

Form:

(15)

Brunel Nation²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes

28/1

£95,000 yearling, 130,000 gns 2-y-o, Sioux Nation. Dam maiden, half-sister to very smart 1½m winner Ziyad. 11/1, eighth of 12 in novice at this course (6f, good) on debut 28 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 8

(2)

Chequers Court

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

10/1

Foaled February 28. 13,000 gns foal, Belardo colt. Half-brother to winner abroad by Footstepsinthesand. Dam 1¼m winner out of winning half-sister to very smart 7f-8.5f winner Fanunalter.

Form:

(8)

Dancing Gemini²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: R A Teal

11/2

Offered plenty to work on when second of 9 in maiden at Salisbury (7f, good to firm, 7/2) on debut. Not disgraced in listed race at Ascot since and big shout back down in class.

Form: 25

(5)

Fire Demon²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

15/2

Dark Angel colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 7f winner Old Flame and useful winner up to 1m Chaleur and 1m-2m winner Dalvey. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. 7/1, tenth of 11 in maiden at Ascot (6f, good to soft) on debut 21 days ago.

Form: 0

(6)

Fox Legacy

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute

14/1

Foaled February 8. Lope De Vega colt. Half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1¼m Possible Man and 6f/7f winner Bernardo O'Reilly, both useful. Dam maiden (stayed 1m).

Form:

(10)

Highland Spring²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

10/3

Dubawi colt. Dam winner up to 10.5f (2-y-o 1m/9f winner). 20/1, fourth of 10 in maiden at Sandown (7f, soft) on debut 23 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 4

(14)

Homme De Fer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: A W Carroll

100/1

Foaled February 22. Oasis Dream colt. Closely related to useful 7f-1m winner Sir Titan. Dam maiden.

Form:

(1)

Houstonn

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

33/1

Foaled January 27. 90,000 gns yearling, Expert Eye colt. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Eltham Palace and 9f-1½m winner Stour. Dam, 1m-1½m winner.

Form:

(4)

Navy Jack²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: C G Cox

2/1

Bettered debut run when second of 10 in maiden at Sandown (7f, soft) 23 days ago, suited by the increased emphasis on stamina. Likely to improve again and form pick.

Form: 52

(12)

Olympic Candle

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: S bin Suroor

20/1

Foaled February 23. Profitable colt. Dam French maiden half-sister to very smart winner up to 1m Territories out of smart 2-y-o 1m/9f winner (stayed 1½m) Taranto.

Form:

(7)

Trefor

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: C Hills

40/1

Foaled February 17. 100,000 gns yearling, Invincible Army colt. Half-brother to 5f winner Wings of A Dove. Dam, 2-y-o 5f winner, half-sister to several at least useful winners, notably smart winner up to 1m (2-y-o 6f winner) Flaming Spear.

Form:

(11)

Cards On The Table

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: H Main

50/1

Foaled March 4. €25,000 yearling, Advertise filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 1m-9.5f winner Makito and 1m-1½m winner Kalaos, both in France. Dam French maiden half-sister to smart 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Topaze Blanche.

Form:

Non-Runners

(13)

Cut To The Chase⁴⁴

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: A W Carroll J: Molly Gunn

(9)

Farizio

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: R M Beckett J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

Navy Jack (2/1), Highland Spring (10/3), Dancing Gemini (11/2), Farizio (6/1), Fire Demon (15/2), Chequers Court (10/1), Fox Legacy (14/1), Olympic Candle (20/1), Brindley (25/1), Brunel Nation (28/1), Houstonn (33/1), Trefor (40/1), Cards On The Table (50/1), Homme De Fer (100/1), Cut To The Chase (100/1)

NAVY JACK stepped up on debut when beaten only by a smart prospect at Sandown and makes the most appeal with further progress likely. Dancing Gemini is worth another chance to build on debut back in calmer waters so is next best ahead of Highland Spring, who was just under 2 lengths behind the selection at Sandown on debut.