19:30 Southwell

Wednesday 19 March 2025

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Best Odds Guaranteed At BetMGM Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 1m 26.23s

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Wyld Bill¹³

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Laura Pearson| T: D P Quinn

200/1

Well held in 3 Flat races and juvenile hurdle. Last of 5 in maiden (50/1) at Newcastle (7.1f) starting out for this trainer 13 days ago.

Form: 7P-5

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(8)

Free Pic

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: P Mulrennan| T: J Parkinson & S Smith

125/1

Free Eagle filly. Half-sister to useful winner up to 7f Trumble. Dam 5f-6f winner (including at 2 yrs). Makes some appeal on paper but is a rare Flat maiden runner for stable.

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(3)

Aye Up Tom

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Cam Hardie| T: S England

100/1

Dragon Dancer gelding. Dam 1¼m winner.

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(2)

Bowen Island¹⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 81

2/1

Fair maiden at 2 yrs, making the frame 4 times but not looking straightforward. Has a race in him if getting his head down and first time up might be the time to catch him for in-form yard (went close on AW on debut).

Form: 24435-

(9)

Dubai Gold^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes

11/1

€48,000 foal, Persian King gelding. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. Wears hood. Watch the betting.

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Festive Time

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S D Bowen| T: James Owen

10/1

Oasis Dream colt. Brother to smart 2-y-o 6f winner Pretty Pollyanna and 7f winner Usuario Amigo. From a good family for connections and well worth a look on debut.

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Gloriously Sassy

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke

14/1

32,000 gns foal, 70,000 gns yearling, Cotai Glory gelding. Dam, 1½m-16.2f winner, half-sister to useful/ungenuine winner up to 1¼m Percy Street. Stable get plenty of first-time-out winners.

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Nutmeg

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Egan| T: George Scott

9/1

150,000 gns yearling, Kodiac colt. Brother to smart winner up to 7.6f Devilwala and closely related to winner abroad by Exceed And Excel. Worth a look on debut.

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Spirit Of Summer¹⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 90

6/5

Fairly useful maiden. Struggled in the Criterium International at Saint-Cloud (8f, soft) when last seen 143 days ago but his close call at Newmarket (7f) prior to that looks a strong piece of form. The one to beat on AW debut/return.

Form: 29325-

Forecasts

Spirit Of Summer (6/5), Bowen Island (2/1), Nutmeg (9/1), Festive Time (10/1), Dubai Gold (11/1), Gloriously Sassy (14/1), Aye Up Tom (100/1), Free Pic (125/1), Wyld Bill (200/1)

SPIRIT OF SUMMER enjoyed a good 2-y-o campaign despite not getting his head in front and boasts some useful form so he could be hard to beat on his return if taking to the new surface. First time up could be the time to catch the quirky Bowen Island, while Festive Time heads up some interesting newcomers.