14:50 Bath

Wednesday 16 July 2025

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Your Donations Save Lives EBF Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:50 | Winning time: 1m 11.88s

(8)

Dark Alley³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: W Greatrex

4/6

Twice-raced gelding. 11/1, second of 14 in maiden at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) 30 days ago, clear of rest. Solid claims.

Form: 02

(10)

Faraway Tree

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Dylan Hogan| T: Sir Mark Prescott

12/1

Foaled March 8. Wooded gelding. Dam ran twice out of smart 9f/1¼m winner (stayed 1½m) Changing Skies. Lots to like on paper but, like many from this yard, it's likely that he'll be seen in a better light over middle distances as a 3-y-o.

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(4)

Tafah

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Fahy| T: D Loughnane

13/2

Foaled March 6. €6,500 2-y-o, Dark Angel colt. Brother to 2-y-o 6f winner Monomyth and closely related to useful winner up to 6f Tashaaboh and 2-y-o 5f winner Sardinia Sunset. Dam third at 6f. Well worth a second look in the betting.

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(3)

Well Read

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman

9/1

Foaled March 14. 4,000 gns yearling, Dream Ahead gelding. Half-brother to winner up to 7f Fletchers Dream. Entitled to come on for the run.

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(7)

Will He Shine³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jack Doughty| T: A W Carroll

50/1

Twice-raced colt. 125/1, eighth of 14 in maiden at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) 30 days ago, not knocked about. Readily passed over.

Form: 78

(1)

Zipwire

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Taylor Fisher⁽³⁾| T: J S Moore

40/1

Foaled March 1. €4,000 yearling, Bungle Inthejungle gelding. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 1½m (stayed 16.5f) Aussie Reigns. Yard rarely strikes with newcomers.

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(2)

Dawn Melody³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Joe Leavy| T: R Cook & J Bridger

125/1

Twice-raced filly. Last of 9 in maiden (125/1) at Lingfield (5f, good) 35 days ago and she looks set for another struggle.

Form: 99

(6)

Loleeta³⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco Ghiani| T: S C Williams

7/2

Once-raced filly. Fourth of 14 in maiden (33/1) at Windsor (5.1f, good to firm) on debut 30 days ago, slowly away. That effort was not devoid of encouragement, but she'll probably come into her own in nurseries further down the line.

Form: 4

Non-Runners

(5)

U S S Charleston²⁰

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: Lemos Souza J: S De Sousa

(9)

My Sarah Bear⁵⁰

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: Dr R Newland & J Insole J: Elizabeth Gale

(11)

Twist Or Stick⁴⁹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: Alice Haynes J: Christian Howarth

Forecasts

Dark Alley (4/6), U S S Charleston (6/4), Loleeta (7/2), Tafah (13/2), Well Read (9/1), Faraway Tree (12/1), Twist Or Stick (16/1), My Sarah Bear (25/1), Zipwire (40/1), Will He Shine (50/1), Dawn Melody (125/1)

U S S CHARLESTON left his debut effort a long way behind when a strong-finishing second in a 5f Leicester maiden last month and, with the promise of better to come, he is confidently expected to go one better this time. Similarly, Dark Alley showed the benefit of his first outing when also finding just one too good at Windsor and he rates the clear main danger ahead of newcomer Tafah. Fellow debutant Faraway Tree is probably more of a long-term prospect.