16:20 Newbury

Friday 19 May 2023

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Coolmore Stud EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:26 | Winning time: 2m 9.78s

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Baltic

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: A Kirby| T: H & R Charlton

16/1

Frankel half-brother to 7f/1m winner Victoria Grove. Dam, German 9f winner, half-sister to very smart winner up to 1½m Baltic Baroness. Worth a betting check on debut.

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(13)

Billabong^b1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T E Whelan| T: H & R Charlton

80/1

42,000 gns Oasis Dream gelding. Closely related to 2-y-o 6f winner Muthmira and half-brother to several winners, including useful 9f-1½m winner Supernova and 1½m-2m winner Silver Silk. Blinkers on debut a little off-putting.

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(15)

Bloodhound

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

28/1

€85,000 Wootton Bassett colt. Dam useful French 1½m winner. This newcomer needs checking out in the betting.

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Gordon Grey²¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: D C Costello| T: Ian Williams

40/1

50/1, fourth of 13 in novice at this course (1m, heavy) on debut last autumn. Open to progress.

Form: 4-

(14)

Inkaman

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: A King

50/1

42,000 gns Cracksman colt. Dam 1½m winner. Starts out in a decent race and probably best watched.

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(10)

Naqeeb^t1²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Dane O'Neill| T: W J Haggas| BF

8/1

Very well bred. 5/4, third of 11 in maiden at Leicester (1¼m, heavy) on debut 20 days ago. The fact he went off so short in the betting suggests he's thought capable of better by his top yard. Tongue strap added now.

Form: 3

(5)

Nothing To Sea¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Hector Crouch| T: R M Beckett| BF

7/1

Shaped well when second on 7f Sandown debut last September. 6/5, below that level when only third on his Windsor reappearance 11 days ago but it's still early days and he could be sharper with that behind him. Respected.

Form: 2-3

(9)

Reflex^p1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: C Lee| T: C Fellowes

66/1

£40,000 El Kabeir gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including 2-y-o 6f/6.3f winner Vallado and 2-y-o 6f winner Pitlochry. Dam 7f winner (stayed 1m). Wears cheekpieces on debut.

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Sea Of Tranquility

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe

25/1

Sea The Moon gelding. Half-brother to useful 9.2f-11f winner Percy Shelley. Dam 1m winner who stayed 1¼m. Betting should help guide to expectations.

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Seendid

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: W J Haggas

5/1

Dubawi brother to very smart 1m-1¼m winner Nezwaah and useful 7f/1m winner Bashosh. Dam very smart 1¼m-1½m winner who stayed 1¾m. Very interesting newcomer.

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Smart Charger¹⁷⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: T P Queally| T: A W Carroll

250/1

80/1, eighth of 14 in novice at Kempton (1m) on debut in November. Up in trip on return. Outsider.

Form: 8-

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Story Horse¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Marco Ghiani| T: W J Knight

50/1

80/1, seventh of 13 in maiden at Yarmouth (1m, good) on debut 17 days ago, slowly away. Up in trip. Likely more one for the longer term.

Form: 7

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Swift Hawk

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: W J Knight

100/1

Changed hands for only 5,000 gns earlier in the year but he does have a good pedigree, being a half-brother to several winners, including very smart winner up to 9f Ransom Note and useful 1m-1¼m winner Shargiah. Betting should guide.

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Tony Montana²³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽³⁾| T: J & T Gosden| BF

8/11

425,000 gns Kingman colt who made a very promising start to his career when second in a strong 1m Salisbury novice last September. Sure to improve and the one to beat.

Form: 2-

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Talisman²⁷

Weight: 9-7| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Tony Montana (8/11), Seendid (5/1), Nothing To Sea (7/1), Talisman (15/2), Naqeeb (8/1), Baltic (16/1), Sea Of Tranquility (25/1), Bloodhound (28/1), Gordon Grey (40/1), Story Horse (50/1), Inkaman (50/1), Reflex (66/1), Billabong (80/1), Swift Hawk (100/1), Smart Charger (250/1)

A maiden with some very good recent winners. The Gosden stable took this with St Leger hero Logician in 2019 and is taken to repeat the feat with TONY MONTANA, who shaped very well on his only 2-y-o start. Naqeeb didn't make quite the impact the betting suggested he might do on debut but could prove a different proposition now. Nothing To Sea still looked green at Windsor so he also makes the shortlist. Seendid is one of a few interesting newcomers.