18:00 Kempton

Monday 20 November 2023

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Juddmonte EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:03 | Winning time: 1m 26.40s

(11)

Bravo Zulu⁵⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler

13/2

11/2, third of 9 in novice at Wolverhampton (7f) on debut 58 days ago, nearest finish. May well do better.

Form: 3

(7)

Character Testing⁸²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: Tom Clover| BF

5/1

Fair form when runner-up in 2 outings in August (C&D first occasion). Ought to be thereabouts again.

Form: 22

(4)

Cherry King^t1³⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams

50/1

33/1, ninth of 13 in novice at Chelmsford (7f) on debut 39 days ago, not knocked about. Tongue strap added. Open to improvement.

Form: 9

(3)

Ezra Cee³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| BF

5/4

Promising type. 7/4, second of 11 in novice at this course (6f) 33 days ago. Should progress. Big player under Murphy.

Form: 32

(13)

Fram Castle

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J F Egan| T: Ollie Sangster

16/1

32,000 gns 2-y-o. Decorated Knight colt. Half-brother to 6f-1m winner Feel The Beat and 9f winner Clifton Down. Newcomer to keep an eye on in the betting.

Form:

(9)

Le Geyt⁸⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Davies| T: A M Balding

28/1

25/1, ninth of 11 in novice at Salisbury (6f, soft) on debut 80 days ago.

Form: 9

(10)

Running Deal

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman

200/1

Due Diligence gelding. Dam ran once in France. Watching brief advised on debut unless the betting strongly hints otherwise.

Form:

(2)

Ten Club³⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J A Osborne

16/1

17/2, fifth of 13 in novice at Chelmsford (7f) on debut 39 days ago. Should have more to offer.

Form: 5

(5)

Clancy³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Brian O'Rourke

125/1

80/1, last of 11 in novice at this course (6f) on debut 33 days ago.

Form: 0

(12)

Electrified⁵⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: K P De Foy

100/1

11/1, sixth of 9 in novice at Wolverhampton (7f) on debut 58 days ago, left poorly placed. Open to progress.

Form: 6

(6)

Harrier Man

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

16/1

Harry Angel half-brother to winner abroad by Aclaim. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to high-class sprinter (also winner up to 1¼m) Librisa Breeze. One to note in the betting.

Form:

(1)

Wadacre Icarus⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: F Norton| T: C Johnston

10/1

8/1, third of 11 in novice at Newcastle (7f) on debut 6 days ago. Likely to improve for his leading stable.

Form: 3

(8)

State Flag¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: T E Whelan| T: T Ward

13/2

Promising sort. 100/1, second of 10 in C&D novice on debut 19 days ago, keeping on well after missing break. Should improve and leading claims.

Form: 2

Forecasts

Ezra Cee (5/4), Character Testing (5/1), Bravo Zulu (13/2), State Flag (13/2), Wadacre Icarus (10/1), Harrier Man (16/1), Fram Castle (16/1), Ten Club (16/1), Le Geyt (28/1), Cherry King (50/1), Electrified (100/1), Clancy (125/1), Running Deal (200/1)

There was a lot to like about STATE FLAG's C&D debut second so she's narrowly preferred to Peter Chapple-Hyam's Ezra Cee. Wadacre Icarus ought to build on his Newcastle debut and is also on the shortlist along with Tom Clover's Character Testing.