18:35 Newmarket

Friday 9 August 2024

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Maritime Cargo Services On Time Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 18:37 | Winning time: 1m 13.19s

(2)

Asuka

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: G Boughey

11/2

Foaled March 27. Night of Thunder colt. Closely related to 2-y-o 7f winner Resolute Man and useful 7f winner Boiling Point. dam lightly-raced half-sister to 1¼m-11.6f winner (stayed 1¾m) Fairmile and 1½m/12.5f winner Stellar Mass (both smart). Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

(15)

Beccali⁷³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| BF

13/8

€310,000 foal, €580,000 yearling, Lope De Vega colt who failed to meet market expectations when seventh of 9 in maiden at Leicester (6f, soft, 8/11) on debut in May. Will surely have derived plenty from that and should take a significant step forward.

Form: 7

(3)

Beneath The Sea

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: D Egan| T: R Hannon

11/1

Foaled February 2. £44,000 yearling, Shaman colt. Dam once-raced half-sister to useful 2-y-o 7f winner Star of Emaraaty. Ticks plenty of boxes.

Form:

(14)

Blue Anthem

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: G Boughey

14/1

Foaled March 19. 55,000 gns yearling, 170,000 gns 2-y-o, Starspangledbanner gelding. Half-brother to 5f winner Bluebird and smart 6f winner Kind of Blue. Dam unraced sister to sprinters Deacon Blues and The Tin Man, top-class and high-class respectively. Makes appeal.

Form:

(5)

Bueno Nacho

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan| T: D J S Ffrench Davis

28/1

Foaled March 28. £95,000 yearling, Profitable colt. Closely related to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Schroders Mistake and 7f winner Olivia Valere. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner who stayed 7f.

Form:

(11)

Cosmic Force⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Fred Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boughey

80/1

Promise when sixth of 8 in maiden at Windsor on debut but went backwards from that effort having left Richard Hannon (for 17,000 gns) when finishing well held over C&D (good) last week. Remains capable of better.

Form: 69

(8)

Macedonian

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Harry Davies| T: S & E Crisford

12/1

Foaled February 26. 105,000 gns yearling, Kodiac colt. Brother to 7f winner Light Blush and half-brother to 6f winner Al Saariyah and 2-y-o 6f winner Happy Hadeda. Dam, 1¼m winner who stayed 12.5f, half-sister to smart 11.7f winner Yankee Doodle (also runner-up in 2m Queen's Vase).

Form:

(12)

Midnight City

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Havlin| T: R Spencer

16/1

Foaled March 22. £60,000 yearling, Acclamation colt. Brother to useful 5f winner Online Alexander, closely related to 7f winner Kahrab and half-brother to 3 winners, including winner up to 10.4f Bnedel (2-y-o 1m winner, by Teofilo): Dam 7f winner.

Form:

(13)

Night Storm

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

9/1

Foaled March 30. Night of Thunder colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 5f winner Reassure and 2-y-o 6f winner El Hadeeyah. Dam 6f winner. Market support should be noted.

Form:

(10)

Qetaifan

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Watson| T: A M Balding

22/1

Foaled March 8. €42,000 foal, 50,000 gns yearling, €55,000 2-y-o, Starspangledbanner colt. Half-brother to 11f winner Golden Echo. Dam 6f winner. Plenty to like on paper.

Form:

(1)

Quick Point²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: George Wood| T: Harry Eustace

33/1

Blue Point colt who finished well held when last of 11 in novice at Newbury (6f, good to firm) on debut just under 3 weeks ago. Surely capable of better.

Form: 0

(6)

Reddeef

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: C Fellowes

17/2

Foaled April 1. €120,000 yearling, Blue Point colt. Closely related to 1m winner Liberal and half-brother to several winners, including useful 7f winner Socialite and winner up to 11f Suffrajet. Dam 2-y-o 5f winner who stayed 7f.

Form:

(7)

Spirit Lead Me³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes

14/1

Calyx colt who was in need of the experience when last of 5 in maiden (16/1) at Lingfield (7f, good to firm) last month. Big step forward needed.

Form: 5

(9)

Wiesaam²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

25/1

Kodiac gelding who was fitted in a tongue tie and went with little promise when tenth of 12 in novice at Ascot (7f, good) on debut just under 4 weeks ago. Looks one for further down the line.

Form: 0

(16)

Comedy Star

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: Darryll Holland

125/1

Foaled April 4. Zoustar filly. Half-sister to 1m winner Star of Screen and 6f-1¼m winner Naughty Monty. Dam unraced sister to smart middle-distance performer Star of Bengal and half-sister to very smart/ungenuine winner up to 1m (stayed 10.5f) King of Comedy.

Form:

Non-Runners

(4)

Dubai Lightning

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: P S McEntee J: Raul Da Silva

Forecasts

Beccali (13/8), Asuka (11/2), Reddeef (17/2), Night Storm (9/1), Beneath The Sea (11/1), Macedonian (12/1), Spirit Lead Me (14/1), Blue Anthem (14/1), Midnight City (16/1), Qetaifan (22/1), Wiesaam (25/1), Bueno Nacho (28/1), Quick Point (33/1), Dubai Lightning (66/1), Cosmic Force (80/1), Comedy Star (125/1)

Those with experience don't set a tall standard to aim at but BECCALI, a €580,000 yearling representing powerful connections, will surely have derived plenty from his disappointing debut effort so he gets the tentative vote at the expense of Asuka, who is 1 of 3 for George Boughey. Night Storm, Qetaifan and Reddeef all have plenty going for them on paper and they're considered in a race where the market will no doubt prove informative.