15:35 Yarmouth

Wednesday 16 August 2023

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British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:38 | Winning time: 1m 25.38s

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(1)

Anonymous Guest¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Mikkel Mortensen⁽⁷⁾| T: G G Margarson

18/1

Twice-raced gelding. 150/1, fourth of 12 in minor event at this C&D (good) 15 days ago, slowly away. More is needed.

Form: 04

(8)

Arabic Art

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Frederick Larson⁽³⁾| T: S bin Suroor

4/1

Foaled February 6. Dark Angel colt. Dam, French 10.5f winner, closely related to useful 2-y-o 7f winner (stays 1¼m) Aeonian. Much-respected newcomer.

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(6)

Etretat⁵⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: A Mullen| T: C Johnston

50/1

16/5, ran green when last of 7 in maiden at Doncaster (7f, firm) on debut 59 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 7

(3)

Invictus Spiritus

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: R Coakley| T: Tom Clover

7/1

Foaled February 20. 150,000 gns yearling, Invincible Spirit gelding. Half-brother to several winners, including 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Cristal Fizz and 7f winner Persuasion, both useful. Dam 10.3f winner. Appeals on paper so is worth a market check.

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(2)

Jimmy Speaking⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Stefano Cherchi| T: C A Dwyer

22/1

Twice-raced gelding. Hooded for 1st time, sixth of 13 in maiden at this course (6f, good, 6/1) 41 days ago. Needs another step forward.

Form: 56

(5)

Khisah Bu Thaila³³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Callum Shepherd| T: W J Knight

16/1

66/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Newmarket (7f, good to soft) on debut 33 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 6

(4)

Knight Templar⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Darragh Keenan| T: Sir Mark Prescott

125/1

Twice-raced colt. 66/1, tenth of 11 in minor event at Kempton (7f) 7 days ago. Sort to do better in the long term.

Form: 80

(7)

Lord Danielson^h1

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J Mitchell| T: P Charalambous & J Clutterbuck

25/1

Foaled February 8. Iffraaj colt. Dam 7f-1m winner. Wears hood. Others appeal more.

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(9)

Pursuit Of Truth⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: Owen Burrows

20/1

15/2, seventh of 8 in minor event at Kempton (7f) on debut 41 days ago. More is required.

Form: 7

(10)

Skukuza²⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: N Callan| T: E A L Dunlop

8/11

Promising second of 10 in minor event at Newbury (7f, good, 66/1) on debut 26 days ago. This Blue Point colt is very much the one to beat.

Form: 2

Forecasts

Skukuza (8/11), Arabic Art (4/1), Invictus Spiritus (7/1), Khisah Bu Thaila (16/1), Anonymous Guest (18/1), Pursuit Of Truth (20/1), Jimmy Speaking (22/1), Lord Danielson (25/1), Etretat (50/1), Knight Templar (125/1)

SKUKUZA made a highly encouraging start when runner-up at Newbury and Ed Dunlop's Blue Point colt is strongly fancied to go one better now. Tom Clover's newcomer Invictus Spiritus appeals as the one to chase home the selection ahead of Newmarket sixth Khisah Bu Thaila.