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Wednesday 4 October 2023

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Bet With The World On Saturday EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 14:43 | Winning time: 1m 54.83s

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Godsend⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott

28/1

Once-raced colt. Fifth of 8 in maiden (22/1) at Leicester (7f, good) on debut 9 days ago. Lots more needed.

Form: 5

(3)

Peter Piper¹¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K T O'Neill| T: D K Ivory

22/1

Once-raced colt. 50/1, eighth of 10 in maiden at Newbury (6.5f, firm) on debut. Off 119 days. Up in trip.

Form: 8

(1)

Poniros

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett

7/4

Foaled February 17. 20,000 gns foal, €95,000 yearling, Golden Horn colt. Half-brother to 7f winner Ideal Guest. Dam, third at 6f at 2 yrs, half-sister to US Grade 3 1m winner Chattahoochee War. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

(5)

Risk On¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: David Probert| T: R Brisland

12/1

Once-raced colt. 9/2, fourth of 7 in maiden at Yarmouth (8f, soft) on debut 13 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 4

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Salamanca

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: K Shoemark| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

9/4

Foaled February 12. 335,000 gns yearling, Sea The Stars colt. Dam 7f-1m winner (including at 2 yrs), also runner-up in US Grade 1 9.5f event, from family of Irish St Leger winner Flag of Honor. Interesting debutant.

Form:

(7)

Victoria Legend

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

5/1

Foaled May 7. €30,000 yearling, resold €60,000 yearling, Australia gelding. Dam, 1m-9.4f winner, half-sister to useful 2-y-o 6f/7f winner Stonemason. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

(6)

War Director²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: Billy Loughnane| T: D Menuisier

8/1

Once-raced colt. 66/1, eighth of 12 in minor event at Salisbury (8f, good to firm) on debut 27 days ago. Needs to build on it.

Form: 8

Forecasts

Poniros (7/4), Salamanca (9/4), Victoria Legend (5/1), War Director (8/1), Risk On (12/1), Peter Piper (22/1), Godsend (28/1)

The market should reveal plenty here but SALAMANCA makes lots of appeal on paper and fetched 335,000 gns as a yearling so is taken to make a winning start for Jane Chapple-Hyam. Fellow newcomers Victoria Legend (second choice) and Poniros are both in very good hands and warrant plenty of respect too.