18:15 Newmarket

Friday 12 August 2022

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Al Wasl Dream

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Louis Steward| T: S bin Suroor

8/1

Foaled April 3. Invincible Spirit colt. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 2-y-o 7f/1m winner Outstrip out of very smart 9f/1¼m winner Asi Siempre. Part of a strong hand for Godolphin and worth a look in the betting.

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(9)

Castle Way

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: James Doyle| T: C Appleby

3/1

Foaled April 1. 425,000 gns yearling, Almanzor colt. Half-brother to winners, notably the top-class Palace Pier. Newcomers from yard prolific again at this venue this summer. Got to be respected.

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(4)

Lenormand²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

10/11

600,000 gns half-brother to smart winner up to 1¼m Best of Days and 1¼m winner Birdcage Walk. Promising sort. Sixth of 14 in novice at Newbury (7f, good, 7/1) on debut 28 days ago, considerately handled. That form is working out and he will improve.

Form: 6

(7)

Midnight Lion

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Jason Hart| T: C & M Johnston

15/2

Foaled April 3. 32,000 gns foal, 60,000 gns yearling, Nathaniel colt. Closely related to useful 1m winner Oh Goodness Me and half-brother to several winners, including 1¼m-1½m winner Eradicate. Dam 1m winner. One to note on debut.

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(1)

Mister X^t1⁶⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Lorenzo Atzori⁽⁷⁾| T: S C Williams

80/1

Green and well held in Windsor sprint novices. Significantly up in trip. Tongue strap on for 1st time. Looks one for handicaps.

Form: 07

(3)

Mysterious Maestro²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: S & E Crisford

33/1

Sales price rocketed to 140,000 gns at the Breeze-Ups but he made little impact when ninth of 10 in maiden at Sandown (7f, good, 18/1) on debut 22 days ago.

Form: 9

(2)

Ndaawi

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Joshua Bryan| T: A M Balding

16/1

Foaled May 9. Cracksman colt. Half-brother to numerous winners, including winner up to 1½m Morning Wonder and 1¼m-11f winner Lava Flow, both useful. Dam 1¼m-13f winner. Might need time judged on his pedigree but the betting could guide.

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(6)

Steven Seagull

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: J Ryan

50/1

Foaled April 9. War Command colt. Dam, 1¼m-1½m winner, half-sister to useful 5f-6f winner Compas Scoobie. Will do well to trouble the principals first time up.

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Night Life⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Dane O'Neill| T: R Hannon

18/1

Nathaniel filly. Half-sister to 1¼m-1½m winner Saracen Star. 25/1, fourth of 9 in maiden at Sandown (8f, good) on debut 8 days ago. Should do better in time.

Form: 4

Forecasts

Lenormand (10/11), Castle Way (3/1), Midnight Lion (15/2), Al Wasl Dream (8/1), Ndaawi (16/1), Night Life (18/1), Mysterious Maestro (33/1), Steven Seagull (50/1), Mister X (80/1)

Godolphin have a very strong hand here and LENORMAND can put his experience to use and make it second time lucky. He was fairly easy to back on debut at Newbury and showed a fair bit without being given a hard time. A couple in front of him there have won since and he promises to improve for this extra furlong. Stablemate Castle Way is an obvious contender first time up and the betting could be revealing. Saeed bin Suroor's Al Wasl Dream and Midnight Lion are also interesting newcomers.