14:45 Pontefract

Tuesday 11 July 2023

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Music Night & Beer Festival 21st July Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: 2m 13.35s

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(2)

Lite And Airy²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Darragh Keenan| T: S Woods

125/1

25/1, ninth of 10 in minor event at Newcastle (10.2f) on debut 20 days ago. Needs a lot more.

Form: 9

(8)

Mr Cuddihy⁷⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: David Egan| T: M Appleby

40/1

Off 16 months before below-par fourth of 5 in minor event (12/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft) 75 days ago. Could still do better with that run under his belt.

Form: 5/4

(4)

Renoir⁵¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: Ian Williams

125/1

Debut third in Bangor bumper but only eighth of 10 in bumper at Stratford (16.3f, good) 51 days ago. Plenty more is required in this sphere.

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(6)

Wonderwall¹¹⁶

Age: 7| Weight: 10-2| J: G Lee| T: R Spencer

9/1

Useful 20f chase winner in 2022. Cheekpieces on for 1st time when fair thirteenth of 24 in County Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft) in March. Not without interest starting out on the Flat.

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(9)

Zain Farhh²⁸¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-2| J: P J McDonald| T: P R Webber

33/1

Running-on second of 7 in maiden here (12f, good, 25/1) on his debut 9 months ago on sole run for Richard Fahey. Needs to hit the ground running for his new stable after an absence.

Form: 2-

(11)

Break Point²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: R Havlin| T: S Woods

16/1

Twice-raced colt and fair form shown, fourth of 9 in minor event at Newcastle (10.2f) 20 days ago. May still do better. Shortlisted.

Form: 34

(1)

Cuttlestone Bridge^h1²⁹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Allan| T: Steph Hollinshead

250/1

125/1, last of 8 in minor event at this course (6f, good) on debut, very slowly away. Off 9 months with lots more to do stepping up significantly up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

Form: 8-

(3)

Iron Lion¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 78

3/1

Placed on all his three runs to date, good third of 6 in minor event at Redcar (10f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Can go well again.

Form: 323

(7)

Jumeirah King⁸²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 80

15/2

Fairly useful ex-French maiden who came in a good second of 6 in maiden at Longchamp (9f, good to soft) 82 days ago. Has since been gelded and is very much one to consider for his new yard.

Form: 23-42

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My Boy Benji²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Billy Garritty| T: S England

300/1

66/1, last of 11 in minor event at Wetherby (7f, good to firm) on debut 28 days ago, missing break. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

Form: 0

(5)

Star Ahoy⁵³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 80

8/13

Well-bred son of Sea The Stars who has shaped with promise over 1m this term when in the frame in Yarmouth maiden and Newmarket novice. Has more to offer, especially now upped in trip. Big shout.

Form: 7-43

Forecasts

Star Ahoy (8/13), Iron Lion (3/1), Jumeirah King (15/2), Wonderwall (9/1), Break Point (16/1), Zain Farhh (33/1), Mr Cuddihy (40/1), Renoir (125/1), Lite And Airy (125/1), Cuttlestone Bridge (250/1), My Boy Benji (300/1)

STAR AHOY has shaped up well on all his three runs to date and with this longer distance sure to see him in an even better light he looks the way to go. Kevin Ryan's new recruit Jumeirah King showed some fairly useful form in France so rates the chief threat, with the consistent Iron Lion rating a solid place prospect once more.