18:45 Sandown

Thursday 8 August 2024

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British EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:48 | Winning time: 1m 47.08s

(3)

Beechdale¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: Tom Clover

8/1

£68,000 2-y-o, Too Darn Hot colt. Half-brother to 1¼m winner Popcorn Magic. Dam unraced half-sister to King's Stand Stakes/Qatar Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp winner Goldream. Learning on job when sixth of 13 in maiden at this course (7f, good to soft, 40/1) on debut 14 days ago. Will do better.

Form: 6

(7)

Berkshire Smudge³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding

20/1

Kodiac colt who was only seventh of 8 in novice (10/1) at Newmarket (6f, good to firm) on debut in May. That form worked out well but he went backwards at Haydock next time. Up in trip again.

Form: 78

(5)

Betelgeuse

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: S Woods

12/1

Foaled February 11. €22,000 foal, 165,000 gns yearling, Almanzor colt. Brother to 2-y-o 9f/1¼m winner Zorlo Fal and closely related to useful winner up to 1m Atomic Jones. Dam French 1¼m winner.

Form:

(9)

Dunamase

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: J & T Gosden

10/3

Foaled April 4. 500,000 gns yearling, Kingman colt. Brother to smart winner up to 7f Age of Kings. Dam, winner up to 1¼m (May Hill Stakes at 2 yrs) who stayed 1½m (also second in Prix Marcel Boussac and fourth in Irish Oaks). Interesting newcomer.

Form:

(4)

Pride Of Arras

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett

11/5

Foaled February 25. New Bay colt. Closely related to useful winner up to 1¼m Patient Dream and 1½m winner Latin Verse and half-brother to useful 1½m winner Sweet Fantasy. Dam, 1½m winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1½m Kissable.

Form:

(1)

Spardakos¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: R Hannon

33/1

62,000 gns yearling, Acclamation colt. Brother to 6f winner Raven's Applause and 2-y-o 7f winner Jolt. Well held in Ascot novice and C&D maiden.

Form: 88

(6)

Stormy Monday

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker

11/1

Foaled February 18. Too Darn Hot colt. Dam, winner up to 1½m (2-y-o 1m winner), sister to high-class winner up to 14.5f Hurricane Lane.

Form:

(2)

Wild Nature

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: C Appleby

3/1

Foaled February 13. Kingman gelding. Closely related to useful winner up to 7f Whispering Dream and half-brother to 2-y-o 7f winner Wild Goddess. Dam, 2-y-o 7f winner, closely related to useful 2-y-o 7f-8.2f winner Shady Lady. One to note on debut.

Form:

Non-Runners

(8)

Bondi

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: S M Levey

Forecasts

Pride Of Arras (11/5), Wild Nature (3/1), Dunamase (10/3), Beechdale (8/1), Bondi (10/1), Stormy Monday (11/1), Betelgeuse (12/1), Berkshire Smudge (20/1), Spardakos (33/1)

Kingman-colt DUNAMASE makes plenty of appeal on paper and hails from a yard that has an excellent record in this maiden, with subsequent pattern winners Too Darn Hot and Arrest taking this in recent seasons, so he shades the vote over another likely newcomer Wild Nature, who is also by Kingman but has already been gelded.