15:15 York

Friday 7 October 2022

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British EBF 100,000 2YO Series Final (Colts And Geldings)

Off time: 15:17 | Winning time: 1m 27.64s

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Shouldvebeenaring²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 100| C

9/2

Course winner. 3 wins from 5 runs this year. 4/1, 4½ lengths fourth of 7 to Sakheer in Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury (6f, good) 20 days ago. Needs to be taken seriously back down in class here.

Form: 41114

(10)

Chillhi³⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Ben Robinson| T: B Ellison| OR: 89| D

25/1

Two wins from 4 runs this year. Career best when winning 6-runner nursery (5/2) at Newcastle (8f) 35 days ago, cosily. Likely to win more races but probably biting off more than he can chew in this company.

Form: 6181

(8)

Knebworth²⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| OR: 85

66/1

Fairly useful colt. 3 wins from 7 runs this year, the latest at Chelmsford City in August. However, only tenth of 15 in minor event at Doncaster (6.5f, good, 66/1) 29 days ago and looks set for another struggle.

Form: 100170

(13)

Streets Of Gold²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 101| C

11/10

Promising sort. Unbeaten in 4 starts, most recently winning a similarly valuable event at the Curragh (6.3f, heavy) 26 days ago. Landed a nursery here on penultimate start and, with further progress likely, he's the one to beat.

Form: 1111

(7)

Coco Jack¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: George Scott| OR: 96| D

5/1

Useful gelding. 4 wins from 9 runs this year. Good short-head second of 9 to Tyrone's Poppy in nursery at Chester (7f, good to soft, 15/2) 13 days ago, finishing well. Meets that rival on 8 lb better terms here and another bold show is anticipated.

Form: 113412

(3)

Hougoumont^h²²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P Mulrennan| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 81

18/1

Two wins from 3 runs this year. 11/4 and hooded for 1st time, won 8-runner minor event at Pontefract (6f, good) 22 days ago, despite a tardy start. This is much tougher but step up to 7f will be in his favour and he remains open to improvement.

Form: 211

(5)

Legend Of Xanadu⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Beasley| T: M R Channon| OR: 91

25/1

Fairly useful colt. 18/1 and visored for 1st time, fourth of 5 in minor event at Salisbury (6f, good) 8 days ago. Looks vulnerable.

Form: 037004

(9)

Tyrone's Poppy¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby| OR: 89| D

10/1

Three wins from 4 runs this year. 9/2, career best when winning 9-runner nursery at Chester (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago by short head from Coco Jack, just holding on. Likely to continue to pay his way but will do well to confirm those placings with the second who he meets on 8 lb worse terms.

Form: 3111

(11)

Spirit Of Applause¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 8-13| J: D Fentiman| T: T D Easterby| OR: 78

28/1

Lightly-raced winner. Won 7-runner minor event (8/15) at Ripon (6f, good) 13 days ago. This is a significantly tougher assignment and Tyrone's Poppy appears to be the stable first-string.

Form: 2221

(6)

Mahalik⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| OR: 76| D

100/1

Lightly-raced winner. 9/1, career best when winning 4-runner minor event at Catterick (7f, good to soft) 9 days ago, having benefit of enterprising ride. Looks up against it here in what is a far stronger race. Yard also saddles Wan'Em.

Form: 93851

(4)

Wan'em⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 8-11| J: S H James| T: K R Burke| OR: 79| BF| D

12/1

Winner at Catterick in July. 4/9, second of 4 in minor event at Newcastle (8f) 7 days ago, slowly away. Middling pace may have counted against him on that occasion but, in any case, this demands a sizeable step forward.

Form: 132

(1)

Corsican Caper²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 8-10| J: J Mitchell| T: K P De Foy| BF

50/1

Twice-raced maiden. Third of 8 in maiden at Yarmouth (9.1f, good, 15/8) 24 days ago. Ought to pick up a race before long but it'll be something of a shock if he manages to open his account in this valuable contest.

Form: 43

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(2)

Defence Of Fort⁴⁸

Weight: 8-13| Age: 2

T: P W Chapple-Hyam J: N Callan

Forecasts

Streets Of Gold (11/10), Shouldvebeenaring (9/2), Coco Jack (5/1), Defence Of Fort (8/1), Tyrone's Poppy (10/1), Wan'em (12/1), Hougoumont (18/1), Legend Of Xanadu (25/1), Chillhi (25/1), Spirit Of Applause (28/1), Corsican Caper (50/1), Knebworth (66/1), Mahalik (100/1)

It's hard to find fault with STREETS OF GOLD, who made it 4-4 when landing a big pot at the Curragh and he is taken to add another valuable prize to his haul. The Havana Gold colt is probably capable of better still and a step up to Group company will surely be on the agenda before long. Coco Jack has barely put a foot wrong in his nine-race career and is next on the list ahead of Shouldvebeenaring and Defence of Fort. Another worthy of mention is Hougoumont, who is clearly going the right way.