17:55 Chelmsford City

Thursday 24 August 2023

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Book Your Christmas Party Here Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:57 | Winning time: 2m 4.81s

(12)

Manny Boy

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Christian Howarth⁽⁵⁾| T: Mrs C A Dunnett

200/1

Outstrip gelding. Half-brother to 6f winner Brazen Arrow. Dam unraced. Not an obvious sort on paper.

Form:

(7)

Smart Deal^h⁸²

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: Alice Haynes

50/1

Making GB/IRE Flat debut. Last of 7 in handicap hurdle (18/1) at Stratford (16.3f, good) 82 days ago, pulling hard. First run for yard after leaving James Owen. Hood on for 1st time in this code.

Form:

(14)

Wonderwall¹⁹

Age: 7| Weight: 10-0| J: Darragh Keenan| T: R Spencer

11/2

Useful jumps winner. Twice-raced gelding on Flat. Useful winner at 21f over hurdles. 5/2, second of 9 in minor event at Doncaster (10.2f, heavy) 19 days ago, barely adequate test. Should go well.

Form: 22

(2)

Arctic Mountain¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Stott| T: S bin Suroor

5/4

Twice-raced gelding. Second of 7 in minor event at Nottingham (10.2f, good to soft, 6/1) 14 days ago.

Form: 32

(13)

Baltic⁷³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Millie Wonnacott⁽⁵⁾| T: H & R Charlton

40/1

Twice-raced colt. 40/1, sixth of 10 in minor event at Windsor (10f, good to soft) 73 days ago. Needs to do more.

Form: 06

(10)

Delta Legend

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: W J Haggas

7/1

140,000 gns foal, 200,000 gns yearling, Camelot gelding. Dam, ran once at 2 yrs, half-sister to smart winner up to 9f Juliet Foxtrot out of useful winner up to 1m (including at 2 yrs) Kilo Alpha. Worth chancing first time out.

Form:

(9)

Highland Song²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: D M Simcock

33/1

Once-raced colt. 16/1, fifth of 7 in minor event at Newmarket (12f, good) on debut 27 days ago.

Form: 5

(3)

Lope De Light^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: William Carver⁽³⁾| T: A M BaldingWS

22/1

Lope De Vega colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart winner up to 1¼m Lauderdale and useful 2-y-o 6f winner Firelight. Wears hood.

Form:

(11)

Marzocco

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

14/1

€82,000 foal, 85,000 gns yearling, Roaring Lion gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to 1m-1¼m winner Thistle Bird and winner up to 1¼m Mccreery (both smart) out of smart winner up to 7f (including at 2 yrs) Dolma.

Form:

(5)

Al Anoud

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett

9/4

Kingman filly. Closely related to 2-y-o 6f winner Dahiya and half-sister to high-class winner up to 1¼m Al Hakeem. Dam 2-y-o 1m-9.5f winner.

Form:

(6)

Cracking Filly^h1³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jefferson Smith| T: D K Ivory

100/1

Twice-raced filly. 125/1, seventh of 14 in maiden at Windsor (10f, good) 31 days ago. Hood on 1st time. Hard to fancy.

Form: 67

Non-Runners

(8)

Enrico Caruso

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J & T Gosden J: Non Runner

(1)

Fictional⁴⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: George Rooke

(4)

Deep Dive¹⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J & T Gosden J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Arctic Mountain (5/4), Al Anoud (9/4), Wonderwall (11/2), Enrico Caruso (6/1), Delta Legend (7/1), Marzocco (14/1), Deep Dive (16/1), Fictional (16/1), Lope De Light (22/1), Highland Song (33/1), Baltic (40/1), Smart Deal (50/1), Cracking Filly (100/1), Manny Boy (200/1)

DELTA LEGEND cost plenty as a yearling and comes from a good family, so he's worth a chance to make a successful start for all that he'll need the experience to some extent. Wonderwall is an obvious player if he doesn't find the trip on the sharp side.