16:30 Thirsk
Saturday 12 April 2025
All15:5516:3017:0517:4018:1018:4019:1019:40
George Sewell 70th Birthday Celebration Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
- 3YO plus | Class 5 | 7f | Good (Good to Firm in places) | 15 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 16:33 | Winning time: 1m 25.49s
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Twice-raced gelding. 150/1, eighth of 13 in maiden at Galway (7f, heavy). Off 166 days. First run for yard after leaving J. F. Levins.
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Promising debut fourth at Wolverhampton. Fourth of 8 in maiden at Newcastle (7.1f, 4/1) 71 days ago, seeing unsuited by the drop in trip. Hood on first time.
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Fourth foal, half-brother to 5f winner Popular Dream (by Oasis Dream). Dam unraced half-sister to smart performers around 1½m Policy Maker and Place Rouge and smart French stayer Pushkin. Newcomer for respected connections.
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Twice-raced colt. 25/1, last of 8 in novice at Leicester (7f, good) 8 days ago. Cheekpieces on for first time.
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Seventh of 9 in novice (80/1) at Southwell (7.1f) on debut 8 days ago.
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€23,000 foal, Earthlight gelding. Half-brother to winner up to 1¼m Livia The Empress and 1m winner Eastern Charm. Dam 2-y-o 1m winner who stayed 1¼m. Highly respected on debut.
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€72,000 yearling, €110,000 2-y-o, Too Darn Hot gelding. Dam, 7f winner, half-sister to useful 1m winner Irish Territory. Makes plenty of appeal on paper.
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Wootton Bassett gelding. Dam multiple 5f winner, including Prix de l'Abbaye. Didn't race at 2 yrs but bred to be sharp.
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Twice-raced gelding who showed a little more than on debut when third of 9 in novice at Newcastle (6f, 25/1). Off 127 days.
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Twice-raced gelding. Eighth of 9 in novice at Southwell (7.1f, 125/1) 8 days ago.
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Fourth of 5 in maiden at Pontefract (5f, soft, 9/1) on debut, slowly away. Off 11 months. Significantly up in trip.
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Held back by inexperience when seventh of 9 in maiden (25/1) at Southwell (7.1f) on debut. Off 6 months. Should improve.
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Nathaniel filly. Half-sister to 5f winner Zoom Star and 6f winner Beale Street. Dam unraced.
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Last of 9 in novice at Southwell (7.1f, 100/1) on debut 8 days ago, not knocked about.
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Eighth of 11 in novice at Doncaster (7f, good, 200/1) on debut 13 days ago, slowly away and always behind.
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Forecasts
A War Eagle (5/2), Mao Shang Wong (7/2), Montpellier (18/5), City Of Poets (9/2), Illuminator (8/1), Desert Of The Sea (11/1), Renewable Dream (25/1), Pink Azalea (25/1), Morning Angel (28/1), Some Boy Me (40/1), Reenie's Dream (50/1), Havachoc (66/1), Rosemary May (100/1), Festive Time (100/1), She's A Goldigger (125/1)
Those with form don't set the bar too high so newcomers may dominate. Mao Shang Wong, Illuminator, Montpellier and City of Poets all represent successful yards and are preferred in that order before market clues.
- Illuminator8/1
- Montpellier18/5
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £4,320.002nd: £2,028.003rd: £1,014.004th: £507.00
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