14:15 Nottingham

Friday 19 July 2024

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Charge Up Your Summer With Rhino.Bet EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:16 | Winning time: 1m 14.00s

(10)

Focus On Zaam

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Connor Murtagh| T: I Furtado

125/1

Foaled March 25. €1,000 yearling, Elzaam colt. Dam maiden (stayed 1m) out of smart 1¼m-1½m winner Toi Et Moi. Limited appeal on paper.

Form:

(8)

Hallasan¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: C Appleby| OR: 84| BF

5/6

Thrice-raced gelding. Second of 10 in novice (3/1) at this course (5f, good) 13 days ago. Likely to make a bold bid to go one better now upped to 6f.

Form: 332

(2)

Marrakesh Express^h1³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: George Downing| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

22/1

Once-raced colt. Last of 8 in novice at Salisbury (6f, good, 18/1) on debut 33 days ago. Hooded for 1st time and he needs to take a sizeable step forward.

Form: 8

(6)

Montbeliarde¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: G Boughey

33/1

Once-raced gelding. Thirteenth of 14 in maiden (5/1) at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) on debut 18 days ago, very slowly away. This one probably needs more time and distance.

Form: 0

(7)

Mukaber⁴³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S Hitchcott| T: R Hannon

10/1

Once-raced gelding. Twelfth of 15 in novice (11/1) at Haydock (6f, good) on debut 43 days ago. Will need to leave that well behind if he's to make an impact here.

Form: 0

(3)

Orlando Magic⁹⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby

66/1

Once-raced colt. 9/1, last of 6 in maiden at this course (5f, heavy) on debut 90 days ago. Will be of greater interest in nurseries further down the line.

Form: 6

(5)

Pietro²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Ross Coakley| T: J R Fanshawe

6/1

Twice-raced colt. Fifth of 10 in maiden at Kempton (6f, 8/1) 23 days ago. Another who will be more appealing when trying his hand in nurseries.

Form: 65

(1)

Veydari²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: R A Fahey| BF

9/4

Twice-raced colt. Fourth of 12 in novice (7/4) at Newcastle (6f) 22 days ago, slowly away. That was disappointing but he's certainly not one to write off just yet.

Form: 64

(9)

Zadkiel⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Gianluca Sanna⁽⁵⁾| T: J & S Quinn

66/1

Once-raced colt. 22/1, tenth of 11 in maiden at Doncaster (6f, good to soft) on debut 8 days ago, slowly away. Opposable on the back of that low-key introduction.

Form: 0

Non-Runners

(4)

Dapper Guest¹⁵

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: G G Margarson J: T P Queally

Forecasts

Hallasan (5/6), Veydari (9/4), Pietro (6/1), Mukaber (10/1), Dapper Guest (14/1), Marrakesh Express (22/1), Montbeliarde (33/1), Zadkiel (66/1), Orlando Magic (66/1), Focus On Zaam (125/1)

This is best left to HALLASAN, who has finished in the money on each of his three starts and this represents a golden opportunity for the son of Pinatubo to get his head in front. Veydari is presumably thought capable of better than what he has shown so far and he is second choice ahead of Pietro.