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Sunday 12 May 2024

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Tips For Every Race At raceday-ready.com Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:45 | Winning time: 1m 12.35s

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Fiona's Ridge

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: P Mulrennan| T: J S Wainwright

125/1

Kodiac gelding. Closely related to useful 6f-1m winner Honiara and 11.5f-2m winner Summer Eve. Dam 5f-6f winner.

Form:

(6)

Jungle Land¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: K R Burke| BF

16/5

€180,000 yearling, Kodiac gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including smart 6f/7f winner Fresh and 5.7f/6f winner Temple Bruer. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner. 11/8, second of 5 in maiden at Ayr (6f, good) on debut 10 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 2

(2)

Moon Man^p1¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Mark Winn⁽³⁾| T: D O'Meara| OR: 75

16/1

Thrice-raced gelding. 9/4, third of 5 in maiden at Ayr (6f, good) 10 days ago. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 223

(1)

Naepoint²⁰²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Connor Beasley| T: E Bethell

7/2

€28,000 yearling, 50,000 gns 2-y-o, Blue Point colt. Dam unraced half-sister to very smart 6f winner Lightning Moon. Third of 11 in maiden at Wolverhampton (6.1f, 18/1) on debut, nearest finish. Off 6 months. Should progress.

Form: 3-

(9)

Nazionale¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Joe Leavy⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon

13/2

€90,000 yearling, Ten Sovereigns colt. Half-brother to very smart 9f-10.5f winner Via Sistina, from the family of Kingsgate Native. 10/1, showed plenty of ability despite looking very green early when third in 7f Kempton novice. Only fifth faced with very different conditions at Doncaster since.

Form: 35

(3)

Novation^p1¹²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: Miss Gay Kelleway| OR: 72| BF

25/1

Lightly-raced gelding. Sixth of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (7f, AW, 5/2). Off 129 days. Makes tapeta debut. Sold from George Boughey 3,500 gns in February. Cheekpieces on 1st time.

Form: 443-6

(4)

Storm Star

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

10/3

Night of Thunder colt. Dam winner up to 7f (Sceptre Stakes and 2-y-o 6f winner). Interesting newcomer.

Form:

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Treasure Time²¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas

4/1

Better for debut when close second of 8 in novice event at Kempton (7f, 15/2), keeping on well. Third has since boosted form so he's a player. Off 7 months.

Form: 92-

(11)

Port And Starburd⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S H James| T: Craig Lidster

100/1

Twice-raced filly. Sixth of 7 in novice event at Hamilton (5f, good to soft, 33/1) 7 days ago.

Form: 4-6

Non-Runners

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Formby

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: Miss J A Camacho J: Ryan Sexton

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Midnight's Dream¹⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 3

T: R Varian J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Jungle Land (16/5), Storm Star (10/3), Naepoint (7/2), Treasure Time (4/1), Nazionale (13/2), Midnight's Dream (10/1), Moon Man (16/1), Novation (25/1), Formby (66/1), Port And Starburd (100/1), Fiona's Ridge (125/1)

JUNGLE LAND couldn't justify favouritism at Ayr on debut but he still showed plenty to finish a clear second and is fancied to go one better. Naepoint caught the eye when third at Wolverhampton in October and is a potential threat along with well-bred newcomer Storm Star.