15:18 Newbury

Friday 15 May 2026

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ARC Proud To Support Starlight Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:19 | Winning time: 1m 14.77s

(9)

Asgar

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: C G Cox

12/1

Foaled January 30. 65,000 gns yearling, Supremacy colt. Half-brother to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Sacred Angel and 1¼m winner Anotherfortheroad. Dam 2-y-o 5f/6f winner.

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(3)

Down To You Kid

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

7/2

Foaled April 3. €48,000 foal, £82,000 yearling, Starman colt. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to smart winner up to 1½m Arctic Sound out of 2-y-o 5f/6f winner Polar Circle. Yard has good record in this.

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(1)

God Given Talent

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

28/1

Foaled February 19. 95,000 gns yearling, No Nay Never colt. Closely related to 2-y-o 6f winner Must Be Ten and 1m/8.3f winner Vincent Rocks. Dam, runner-up at 1¼m, out of useful 2-y-o 6f winner (stayed 1m) Nijoom Dubai.

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(8)

Kamaal

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: Jack Jones

10/1

Foaled April 8. 100,000 gns yearling, 90,000 gns 2-y-o, Minzaal colt. Half-brother to useful 2-y-o 7f/7.3f winner North Coast and 11f winner Super Goldendragon. Dam useful US 7.5f-9f winner.

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Menhaal

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Owen Burrows

10/11

Foaled April 4. 260,000 gns yearling, Minzaal colt. Half-brother to several winners, including smart winner up to 7f Pretty Baby and useful 6f winner Queen of Mougins. Dam unraced. One to note.

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(10)

Oceans Six

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joe Leavy| T: B J Meehan

50/1

Foaled March 9. £55,000 yearling, Cotai Glory colt. Half-brother to 2-y-o 8.3f winner Assaranca. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 11.5f/1½m winner (stayed 2¼m) Hamsiyann. Yard's newcomers often better for run.

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(2)

Pure Grit

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

8/1

Foaled February 12. 90,000 gns foal, €230,000 yearling, Pinatubo colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful winner up to 1¼m American Sonja and 7f-10.5f winner Kodi Dream. Dam maiden (stayed 1m). Likely type.

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(5)

Sakowin

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

33/1

Foaled April 5. €30,000 foal, €70,000 yearling, Sioux Nation colt. Half-brother to 3 winners, including useful winner up to 7f Ventura Ocean and winner abroad by Jeremy. Dam unraced out of half-sister to US Grade 1 9f/1¼m winner Manndar.

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State Of War

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

22/1

Foaled March 13. 35,000 gns foal, 82,000 gns yearling, Too Darn Hot colt. Dam twice-raced half-sister to smart winner up to 1¼m (stays 13f) Walk of Stars out of useful winner up to 1½m (2-y-o 7f winner) Sound Reflection. Likely type.

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Wilbur

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: Harry Eustace

16/1

Foaled March 10. €125,000 foal, €160,000 yearling, Kingman colt. Dam, 2-y-o 1m winner, half-sister to smart 1½m-1¾m winner (stayed 2¼m) Biographer.

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Forecasts

Menhaal (10/11), Down To You Kid (7/2), Pure Grit (8/1), Kamaal (10/1), Asgar (12/1), Wilbur (16/1), State Of War (22/1), God Given Talent (28/1), Sakowin (33/1), Oceans Six (50/1)

MENHAAL is bred to be smart and hails from a yard that can ready one, so gets the vote before market clues. The Hannon stable has a very good record in this so Down To You Kid is on the shortlist, while Andrew Balding won this last year with a subsequent Royal Ascot winner and Pure Grit may prove to be the pick of his 2 runners.