15:55 Goodwood

Saturday 4 May 2024

All13:3514:0514:4515:2015:5516:3017:05

William Hill Epic Value Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:55 | Winning time: 1m 45.53s

(7)

Berkshire Nugget²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Jason Watson| T: A M Balding| OR: 73| BF

13/8

Showed much improved form making handicap/all-weather debut after 6 months off (also gelded) when second of 5 in handicap (2/1) at Kempton (7f) 24 days ago, beaten only by another progressive type. Respected back in maiden company.

Form: 444-2

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(4)

Galactic Charm¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Ben Coen| T: M L W Bell| OR: 77

9/2

Proved a let-down upped further in trip when fifth of 12 in maiden at Ripon (12f, heavy, 11/4) 16 days ago, failing to keep straight once again. Still, not discounted significantly back down in trip.

Form: 322-25

(2)

Poles Apart⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: H Morrison

14/1

Twice-raced gelding. 22/1, eighth of 12 in maiden at Chelmsford City (7f) 9 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip. Handicaps likely to be more his bag on the back of this run.

Form: 78

(8)

Desert Footsteps

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Hollie Doyle| T: M P Tregoning

9/1

Footstepsinthesand filly. Half-sister to useful winner up to 12.4f Sweet P and 1½m winner Mrs Twig. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 1m (stayed 1¼m) Purr Along.

Form:

(5)

Love You Darling²⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Jack Gilligan| T: B Brookhouse| OR: 71

13/2

Land Force filly. Bumped into a useful sort when second in minor event at Leicester (7f) on debut last summer but couldn't match that level in 2 starts thereafter last summer. Blinkers discarded for return.

Form: 245-

(6)

Worrals⁵⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett

11/2

Raven's Pass filly who stepped up plenty on debut form when 4 lengths third off 11 in a Wolverhampton novice (9.5f) in March, keeping on to be nearest at the finish. Represents an excellent stable and highly likely she can progress further this term.

Form: 63

(3)

Darysina Gold¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Georgia Dobie⁽³⁾| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

10/1

Golden Horn filly who shaped with a fair degree of encouragement on debut at Kempton in November and shaped better than bare result only start since when midfield in 17-runner Newbury maiden (1m) 2 weeks ago, meeting some trouble. Remains capable of better.

Form: 5-0

Non-Runners

(1)

Golden Arc²⁴

Weight: 8-10| Age: 3

T: Mrs A J Perrett J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Berkshire Nugget (13/8), Galactic Charm (9/2), Worrals (11/2), Love You Darling (13/2), Desert Footsteps (9/1), Darysina Gold (10/1), Poles Apart (14/1), Golden Arc (50/1)

BERKSHIRE NUGGET ran well making handicap debut/after 6 months off (also gelded) when beaten only by another progressive sort at Kempton 24 days ago and he looks to hold solid claims in a maiden lacking a great deal of depth. Worrals promises to do better as a 3-y-o, and along with Galactic Charm, heads up the dangers.