15:50 Newbury

Saturday 22 April 2023

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Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Str)

Off time: 15:54 | Winning time: 1m 48.01s

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(1)

Ascari¹⁸³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: W Buick| T: H Morrison

8/1

Showed plenty of ability when sixth of 13 in minor event over C&D (heavy) on debut in October. Likely to improve this term.

Form: 6-

(12)

Eagle Eyed Tom²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Owen Lewis⁽⁷⁾| T: C Hills

50/1

Once-raced gelding. Fourth of 10 in minor event (6/1) at Wolverhampton (7.2f) on debut 26 days ago, not knocked about. Should improve but this represents a much stiffer test.

Form: 4

(6)

Escarpment¹⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Oisin Murphy| T: M Meade

4/1

Offered plenty when fourth of 10 in maiden (28/1) at Newmarket (7f, good) on debut in September. Not in quite same form at Leicester the following month but it's still early days.

Form: 44-

(8)

Golspie

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton

12/1

50,000 gns yearling, Ribchester colt. Brother to 9.5f/1¼m winner Long Ridge Road and half-brother to several winners, including useful 7f/1m winner Jalaad and 7f-1m winner Furqaan. Likely a longer-term prospect.

Form:

(9)

Greatest Time²¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon

3/1

Encouraging second of 10 in maiden at Newmarket (7f, good, 20/1) on debut in September. Should be more to come this season and looks a likely contender here.

Form: 2-

(10)

Salamancan^h1¹⁶⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Egan| T: D Menuisier

66/1

Modest gelding who has yet to trouble the judge in either start. Hard to recommend.

Form: 97-

(3)

Sugar Hill²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills

13/2

Fair fourth of 9 in maiden at Lingfield (7f, AW, 5/1) on debut 22 days ago. Should have learnt plenty from that and enters calculations.

Form: 4

(7)

The Jackler

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: J P Spencer| T: B J Meehan

16/1

35,000 gns yearling, Zoustar gelding. Half-brother to smart winner up to 1m Mangoustine. Worth a second look in the market on debut.

Form:

(5)

To Catch A Thief

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

5/2

Cracksman colt. Half-brother to useful 1¼m winner Queen of The Skies. Noteworthy newcomer.

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(2)

Yesisaidyes¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

33/1

May have been unsuited by conditions when fifth of 7 in maiden at Pontefract (10f, heavy, 12/1) on debut 11 days ago. Should do better but finds himself in a much deeper contest here.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

(4)

Cracksking¹⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: J R Fanshawe J: Daniel Muscutt

(11)

Elraaed²⁶³

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: Owen Burrows J: Jim Crowley

Forecasts

To Catch A Thief (5/2), Greatest Time (3/1), Escarpment (4/1), Cracksking (9/2), Elraaed (6/1), Sugar Hill (13/2), Ascari (8/1), Golspie (12/1), The Jackler (16/1), Yesisaidyes (33/1), Eagle Eyed Tom (50/1), Salamancan (66/1)

GREATEST TIME posted fairly-useful form when runner-up on his Newmarket debut last September and appeals as the type to do better this season. He gets the nod. Cracksking should also progress from his encouraging Kempton bow and is much respected, whilst To Catch A Thief looks the pick of the newcomers.