sunbets.co.uk Maiden Stakes

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Dibloam¹⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 10-0| J: Philip Prince⁽³⁾| T: P D Evans

40/1

£800 purchase at Doncaster in August 2016 who finished best of the older horses when sixth of 12 to Mystique Moon on debut at Wolverhampton. Ran to a similar level last time at Newcastle and will need more in this.

Form: 665

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Elegantly Bound^b¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: A Mullen| T: J G Given| OR: 74

9/4

Still a maiden after nine starts and has a worrying habit of finishing second. This looks weaker than some of the races he's contested but he's not one to take too shorter price about.

Form: 572342

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Native Prospect²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 76

10/11

Getting better with each run and if he reproduces the level he reached when last seen at York and he's ready to go after a break, he will be hard to beat here.

Form: 3722-18

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Tewafeedj¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan

8/1

Some promise when fourth of eight at Redcar when he got tired late on and drop back in trip ought to help. Likely to do better and go well on this surface so not one to rule out, particularly if there's any market support.

Form: 4-447

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Touch Of Faith⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: B A Curtis| T: M Appleby

66/1

Already gelded and finished tailed off on debut at Chelmsford. Doesn't have an obvious AW pedigree and hard to fancy.

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Finale²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-4| J: F Norton| T: H Morrison

13/2

Like many from the Hughie Morrison yard, very green on debut but showed promise when staying on into midfield behind Almoner on debut. Took a big step forward on last start when just 2L behind a rival already rated 77 here in January and he's a player if he takes another step forward.

Form: 6

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Billys Connoisseur³³

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: T D Easterby J: Rachel Richardson

Forecasts

Native Prospect (10/11), Elegantly Bound (9/4), Finale (13/2), Tewafeedj (8/1), Dibloam (40/1), Billys Connoisseur (50/1), Touch Of Faith (66/1)

TEWAFEEDJ is likely to enjoy this surface more and he could prove some value if ready to go after an absence. Finale took a big step forward last time out and if he improves again he'll be thereabouts while a reproduction of Native Prospect's York run would usually be enough to take a maiden of this quality and ought to be feared. 1. Tewafeedj 2. Native Prospect 3. Finale