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Thursday 11 May 2023

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Read Richard Hannon's Chester Blogs At UnibetRacing Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 2)

Off time: 15:01 | Winning time: 1m 14.4s

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Crazy Crackers¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Elle-May Croot⁽⁷⁾| T: I Furtado

20/1

Once-raced gelding. Fifth of 15 in maiden at Doncaster (7f, heavy, 125/1) on debut 13 days ago. Open to progress.

Form: 5

(10)

Exorbitant⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J P Fahy| T: C G Cox

10/1

Once-raced colt. 14/1, sixth of 10 in minor event at Kempton (6f) on debut 43 days ago. Should progress.

Form: 6

(3)

Little Man

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Cam Hardie| T: K Frost

50/1

5,000 gns 2-y-o, Invincible Spirit gelding. Half-brother to 11.5f winner Franco Grasso. Dam, useful 8.6f-1¼m winner, half-sister to useful winner up to 1m Good Old Boy Lukey.

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(6)

Master Dandy

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J R Fanshawe

11/1

30,000 gns yearling, Dandy Man gelding. Half-brother to winner up to 5.3f Broadhaven Honey and 7f winner High Accolade. Dam, 2-y-o 5f-7f winner, half-sister to useful 6f winner Zaraee. Notable newcomer.

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(9)

Moulin Booj

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: George Scott

22/1

5,000 gns foal, 26,000 gns yearling, Sioux Nation gelding. Half-brother to 3 winners, including 6f/7f winner Flirty Rascal and 2-y-o 5f winner Iva Go. Dam 7f winner.

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(2)

Optiva Star⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽⁵⁾| T: R Hannon| OR: 71

15/2

Fair gelding. Remains a maiden after 7 Flat runs. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Salisbury (6f, good to soft, 40/1) 7 days ago, unsuited by drop in trip.

Form: 6465-75

(7)

Rogue Soldier²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: L Morris| T: Tom Clover

7/1

Once-raced gelding. 13/2, fifth of 7 in maiden at Chelmsford City (7f) on debut 21 days ago, slowly away. Should do better and can't be discounted.

Form: 5

(5)

Cruise³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: Ollie Sangster| OR: 77| BF

1/2

Lightly-raced filly. 4/5, good second of 8 in handicap at Wolverhampton (6.1f) 30 days ago. Sets the standard and looks to have found a good opportunity to open her account.

Form: 468-22

(1)

Haulfronhobbs^p1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: C A Dwyer

200/1

Thrice-raced filly. Eighth of 10 in maiden at Chelmsford City (6f, 125/1) 14 days ago, not knocked about. Cheekpieces on for 1st time.

Form: 908

(8)

Kynsa²⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Saffie Osborne| T: J A Osborne

50/1

Once-raced filly. 80/1, twelfth of 13 in minor event at Ascot (6f, good) on debut. Off 8 months.

Form: 0-

Forecasts

Cruise (1/2), Rogue Soldier (7/1), Optiva Star (15/2), Exorbitant (10/1), Master Dandy (11/1), Crazy Crackers (20/1), Moulin Booj (22/1), Little Man (50/1), Kynsa (50/1), Haulfronhobbs (200/1)

CRUISE has made a positive start for her new stable and may do better still, so she looks well capable of opening her account against some opposition that hasn't achieved as much as she has. Master Dandy makes plenty of appeal on paper and is feared on debut, while Rogue Soldier could get involved if improving from first to second run.