13:15 Newmarket

Tuesday 14 April 2026

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Alex Scott Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)

3YO only | Class 4 | 7f | 8 Runners | Turf

(2)

Alpine Culture¹²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: James Owen

20/1

10/1, fourth of 8 in maiden at Southwell (7f) on debut in December. That form is little better than modest but he's in the right hands to progress.

Form: 4-

(1)

Big Snoopy

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker

7/1

300,000 gns Siyouni colt. Dam won the French 1000 Guineas. A likely type on breeding and would enter calculations if the betting speaks in his favour.

(5)

Cerro Blanco

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

8/13

Wootton Bassett colt. Half-brother to 11f winner Secret Force. Dam smart winner up to 1m (2-y-o 7f winner). Makes plenty of appeal on paper for a top stable which won this last year.

(8)

Galba¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

10/1

11/4, promise when third of 7 in maiden at Newbury (6.5f, heavy) on debut last October. Looks a sure-fire improver.

Form: 3-

(6)

Kimbara³⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Wood| T: R Spencer

20/1

13/2, green when fourth of 5 in novice at Newcastle (6f) on debut 39 days ago. Open to improvement now stepping up to 7f.

Form: 4

(4)

Makerstoun

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

6/1

€500,000 Night of Thunder colt. Dam useful French 2-y-o 1m winner who stayed 10.5f from a very good French family. Another newcomer in this line-up who is bred to be useful.

(3)

Powder Monkey¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jack Callan⁽⁵⁾| T: G Boughey

14/1

Fair form when 6 lengths second on 7f Wolverhampton debut. Faded when a well-held third over 1m at Southwell 17 days and connections are quick to drop him back in trip now switching to the grass.

Form: 23

(7)

Wield³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding

9/2

Well-related sort who stepped up on his turf debut last summer when third of 4 in a 7f Chelmsford novice 38 days ago. Will almost certainly need to improve again to go close here, though.

Form: 4-3

Forecasts

Cerro Blanco (11/10), Big Snoopy (11/2), Wield (7/1), Makerstoun (8/1), Galba (8/1), Powder Monkey (12/1), Alpine Culture (16/1), Kimbara (20/1)

Those with experience don't set the bar that high so perhaps CERRO BLANCO can strike on debut and provide Charlie Appleby with a second successive win in this maiden. Galba may prove best of those who have seen the track, while the other newcomers, Big Snoopy and Makerstoun, have pedigrees/price tags which suggest they could be well above average.