15:05 York

Saturday 14 October 2023

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Coral Racing Club EBF Maiden Stakes (Qipco British Champions Series 2YO Race) (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:06 | Winning time: 1m 44.69s

(4)

Assailant

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden

9/4

Dubawi half-brother to several winners, including 1m winner Chartreuse and 1¼m winner Gloria Mundi, both useful. Makes obvious paper appeal and a market move could prove significant.

Form:

(7)

Colorada Dancer²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D Nolan| T: R A Fahey| OR: 78

11/4

Finished runner-up on first 2 starts and ran to a fairly useful level again when fourth of 11 over 7f at Ayr (good to soft) 23 days ago. Sets the standard now stepping up to 1m.

Form: 224

(8)

Financer

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

11/1

20,000 gns Cracksman colt. Brother to 11f winner Whatacracker. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 1½m (stayed 2m) Haafaguinea. Most from the yard are better for a run.

Form:

(1)

Love Warrior

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: C Johnston

6/1

80,000 gns Saxon Warrior half-brother to several winners, including winner up to 1m Cloudy Dawn and 1m-1¼m winner Iromea, both useful. Dam 1m/9f winner. Makes paper appeal but Align The Stars has to be considered the yard first string unless the betting hints otherwise.

Form:

(2)

Made All¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Cam Hardie| T: A Brittain

66/1

Twice-raced colt. 40/1, modest form when fourth of 5 in maiden at Haydock (1m, heavy) 14 days ago. Best to look elsewhere.

Form: 84

(9)

Something

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J Garritty| T: Jedd O'Keeffe

14/1

57,000 gns Golden Horn colt. Closely related to useful winner up to 9f Calistoga and half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 1m winner Dubai Mirage and 1¼m winner Calliandra. Bred to have a future but possibly best watched this time.

Form:

(6)

Wonder Kid

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: H Palmer

7/2

125,000 gns Belardo colt. Half-brother to winner up to 1¼m Bavardages. Another debutant who needs monitoring in the betting.

Form:

Non-Runners

(3)

Align The Stars¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: C Johnston J: Jason Hart

(10)

Nabilov²⁶

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: K R Burke J: S H James

(5)

Winston's Tipple

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: A M Balding J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Assailant (9/4), Colorada Dancer (11/4), Align The Stars (11/4), Wonder Kid (7/2), Love Warrior (6/1), Winston's Tipple (7/1), Financer (11/1), Something (14/1), Nabilov (14/1), Made All (66/1)

COLORADA DANCER and Align The Stars have both achieved enough to think a maiden is within their grasp, with the former narrowly preferred this time. Assailant is a newcomer who makes paper appeal.