16:40 Newmarket

Wednesday 25 October 2017

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Discover Newmarket Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:44 | Winning time: 2m 5.04s

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(6)

Brundtland

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

6/1

Dubawi colt out of a Group 3 winning miler. Stable have a strong team of youngsters and the market has generally been a reliable guide. Holds a Derby entry.

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(2)

Candidate¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: A Kirby| T: H Morrison

16/1

Boasts a nice pedigree and took a giant step forward last time. Has experience and, having shaped as though he will get this far, looks a real contender under a rider who does well for the yard.

Form: 74

(10)

Courtside¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: J P Spencer| T: D M Simcock

7/2

Siyouni colt who cost €155,000 as a two-year-old. Related to smart middle-distance performer Ming Dynasty and showed some promise on debut here over a mile. The way he finished suggested he was getting the hang of things and would stay this far.

Form: 5

(12)

Diocletian¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding

5/1

Camelot colt, half-brother to Group-placed Room Key. Dam a half-sister to Listed winner Splashdown and two more winners. Holds a Derby entry which looks unrealistic unless he threatens to show more than he has done so far.

Form: 96

(7)

Highcastle²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: E A L Dunlop

100/1

High Chaparral colt, cost 27,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to Listed winner and dam out of an Irish Oaks third. Tailed-off on debut and hard to see him progressing as much as he needs to during the intervening period.

Form: 0

(3)

Jeremiah²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S Donohoe| T: C Fellowes

8/1

Can't match the pedigree of the majority of these but has vital experience gained at Chelmsford. Looked backward that day and should improve considerably for the experience and this more galloping track. Yard in form.

Form: 3

(4)

Making Miracles¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: C & M Johnston

10/1

Much better over this trip last time at Pontefract on soft ground when chasing home is better fancied stablemate. Has more on his plate here and needs to improve further.

Form: 062

(8)

Mythological¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: J & T Gosden

16/1

Galileo colt who is out of a half-sister to two Group 3 winners including Johnny Barnes. Cocked his jaw rounding the bend at Windsor on debut. Easy to back that day and interesting to see how the market reacts to the booking of Ryan Moore.

Form: 9

(5)

Neeraan²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Varian

4/1

Half-brother to four winners at up to a mile. Has performed to a similar level on both starts and needs to pull out a bit extra over this longer trip in order to land this.

Form: 45

(9)

Seinesational

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M Harley| T: W J Knight

50/1

27,000 gns son of Champsy Elysees and half-brother to five winners. Stamina in the pedigree but yard would not have had many ready to win at this level on debut.

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(11)

Strongarm Chaser⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Hannon

10/1

Son of Foostepsinthesand who fetched €200,000 as a yearling and is a half-brother to St Leger runner-up Ventura Storm. Made little impact on debut but many of their youngsters have improved for a run. Rider 3-11 for the yard in 2017.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

(1)

M C Muldoon

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: R Brisland J: George Wood

Forecasts

Courtside (7/2), Neeraan (4/1), Diocletian (5/1), Brundtland (6/1), Jeremiah (8/1), Making Miracles (10/1), Strongarm Chaser (10/1), Mythological (16/1), Candidate (16/1), Seinesational (50/1), M C Muldoon (66/1), Highcastle (100/1)

Brundtland is an interesting newcomer , but experience can count for a lot at this stage of the season and this stamina test may make that even more of an advantage. CANDIDATE and Jeremiah are the two interesting ones from those to have raced. Candidate made an inauspicious debut but really caught the eye when staying on well last time. Charlie Fellowes has his team in good order and Jeremiah shaped better than most newcomers do from this yard and would appear to have a bright future. Courtside is another who was noted staying on well on his debut and represents another yard whose horses improve for a run.