13:50 Newbury

Friday 20 April 2018

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Dreweatts Newcomers' EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 1m 4.15s

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(9)

Azor Ahai

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: George Downing| T: M R Channon

12/1

Sixties Icon colt, half-sister to two winners including one over sprint trips. Yard have started the season in fair form, particularly with their younger horses. Market may reveal expectations.

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(8)

Dave Dexter

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: R Kingscote| T: R M Beckett

5/1

Stimulation colt, cost 32,000 gns as a yearling. Brother to a juvenile sprint winner and dam a French AW winner, a half-sister to Listed placed Private Dancer. Yard could hardly be in better form and were amongst the winners at Newmarket this week.

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(1)

Glory Fighter

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: G Mosse| T: C Hills

7/2

Kyllachy colt, cost 95,000 gns as a yearling. Dam a sprint winner and a half-sister to Mazzini, a winner over 6f. Plenty of speed in her pedigree and yard can ready one and are running at around a 50% win-rate at present.

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(5)

Greenback Boogie

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B J Meehan

14/1

Helmet colt, cost €18,000 as a foal and £42,000 as a yearling. Dam a winner over 1m4f and half-sister to two Listed winners. Sire can produce sprinters but plenty of stamina on dam's side and he may prove better over further.

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(7)

Pinaclouddown

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: J S Moore

66/1

Battle Of Marengo gelding, half-brother to four winners including two sprinters and dam a half-sister to a useful sprinter. Makes appeal on paper but hardly encouraging he's already been gelded.

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Power Seeker

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: William Carson| T: B R Millman

16/1

Power colt, dam a half-sister to AW winner. Yard's debutantes usually need the run and this ones pedigree suggests he will do better over longer trips than this.

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Prince Llyr

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: David Egan⁽³⁾| T: H Main

16/1

Zoffany colt, cost €22,000 as a yearling. Half-brother to Group 3 winner Master The World and dam a sprint winner and half-sister to a Listed winner. Nice blend of speed and stamina in his pedigree but yard do better with their older horses.

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(10)

Thegreatestshowman

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D C Costello| T: Miss A Murphy

25/1

Equiano colt, cost 30,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a Listed-placed juvenile sprinter. Dam a winner and half-sister to a Listed winner. Speed in his pedigree but yard not synonymous with first-time out winners.

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(2)

Well Done Fox

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

5/4

Acclamation colt, cost 255,000 gns as a yearling. Half-brother to a winner over this trip. Dam a Listed winner over this trip and a half-sister to two more sprinters. Yard can ready one and all speed in his pedigree; may go well.

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(6)

Wolstonbury

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: M Dwyer| T: S Kirk

20/1

Kodiac colt, cost €40,000 as a yearling but resold just two months later for 8,000 gns. Half-brother to juvenile winner over this trip and dam a half-sister to two Listed winners. Worth checking in the market.

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Forecasts

Well Done Fox (5/4), Glory Fighter (7/2), Dave Dexter (5/1), Azor Ahai (12/1), Greenback Boogie (14/1), Prince Llyr (16/1), Power Seeker (16/1), Wolstonbury (20/1), Thegreatestshowman (25/1), Pinaclouddown (66/1)

WELL DONE FOX cost plenty as a yearling and given he's bred for this test, he's the tentative selection in a race in which all 10 declared make their debut. Charlie Hills and Ralph Beckett on trainer's in flying form and their representatives Glory Fighter and Dave Dexter are worthy of respect.