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Friday 17 July 2020

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Watch Race Replays At racingtv.com Maiden Stakes (Div 1)

Off time: 19:27 | Winning time: 1m 30.98s

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(9)

Cruyff Turn¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

16/1

Better effort to date when when 4L fourth of 8 to Amber Storm in a 7f maiden at Musselburgh last time. Raced freely there, and will do better if he can settle.

Form: 74

(1)

Frozen Waters

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Hannon

6/1

No Nay Never half-brother to useful 2-y-o 7½f winner Dark Jedi out of a half-sister to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Man of Vision. Cost 320,000 gns as a yearling, but slight worry it's taken him so long to get to the track.

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(5)

Murat Asset^h1¹⁵⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: T Hamilton| T: M Wigham

125/1

Colt by Mount Nelson out of a Lord Shanakill mare. Gelded since finishing down the field at Chelmsford in February, and tried in a hood now. Others more appealing.

Form: 8

(10)

Noble Masquerade¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

11/2

Kept on well after a slow start when 1¼L second of 10 to Hot Summer in a 1m novice at Windsor last month. Sure to progress, but drop back in trip not an obvious move.

Form: 2

(3)

Salsa Dip¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Jason Watson| T: D & C Kubler

200/1

Well beaten on debut, and while he showed more when eighth of 11 in a 1m novice at Windsor last time, he has plenty to find at this level.

Form: 08

(8)

Starter For Ten²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Callum Rodriguez| T: Mrs Stella Barclay

150/1

Improved on poor debut form when 22¾L fourth of 14 to Tilsit at Newcastle (winner scored by 19L), but he will be seen to better effect when competing in low-grade handicaps after another run.

Form: 04

(7)

Taameen

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Dane O'Neill| T: C Hills

9/1

Showcasing half-brother to useful 1¼m-1½m winner Puzzle Time and 1m5f winner Kuraka. Cost 125,000 gns as a yearling, but chances are he will need a stiffer test.

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(2)

Diamond Jill²²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: Sarah Hollinshead

100/1

Full-sister to recent Queen Anne Stakes third Marie's Diamond, and smart 7f/1m winner Sikandarabad. Sent off a big price and well held on debut at Wolverhampton, and while she will improve, this looks too tough.

Form: 9-

(4)

Lawahed¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas| OR: 83

4/11

Runner-up on both starts in maidens at Newmarket over 7f/1m, and latest second to Eastern World sets the form standard here. Bred to be smart, and will be hard to beat if coping with softer ground.

Form: 22

(6)

Sacred Belief¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: George Wood| T: E A L Dunlop

40/1

From a very good German family, and has shown signs of ability on both starts to date, Type to improve markedly when handicapping, but opposable again in this company.

Form: 05

Forecasts

Lawahed (4/11), Noble Masquerade (11/2), Frozen Waters (6/1), Taameen (9/1), Cruyff Turn (16/1), Sacred Belief (40/1), Diamond Jill (100/1), Murat Asset (125/1), Starter For Ten (150/1), Salsa Dip (200/1)

LAWAHED has shown her form on faster ground, but she sets the bar pretty high for a race like this, and if she copes with softer conditions, she will take the world of beating. Cruyff Turn needs to settle better, but is preferred to Noble Masquerade for minor honours, with the latter likely to need further in time.