19:30 Chelmsford City

Thursday 12 June 2025

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bet365 'Confined' Maiden Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)

Off time: 19:31 | Winning time: 2m 2.93s

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(9)

Alfred Spero

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: S D Bowen| T: S & E Crisford

50/1

Golden Horn gelding. Dam 7f/1m winner. Considered newcomer.

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(3)

Arjwan

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: J & T Gosden

12/1

€470,000 yearling, No Nay Never colt. Brother to 2-y-o 5f winner No Kay Never and half-brother to smart 5.5f-1m winner True Valour, both in North America. Dam multiple 6f winner. Interesting debutant from top yard.

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(11)

Caughtredhanded^b1¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Tyler Heard| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 79

14/1

Thrice-raced colt. Visored for 1st time, good third of 5 in novice at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft, 28/1) 14 days ago. Blinkers on 1st time and in the mix.

Form: 503

(6)

Dor's Dream²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Darragh Keenan| T: D K Ivory

200/1

Once-raced gelding. Seventh of 16 in maiden (200/1) at this course (8f) on debut 21 days ago. Up in trip.

Form: 7

(5)

El Ghaawy⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: P Cosgrave| T: K P De Foy

150/1

Twice-raced gelding. 33/1, sixth of 7 in novice at Yarmouth (10.1f, good to firm) 68 days ago.

Form: 46

(12)

Explode²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: J Ferguson

4/6

Promising type. 5/2, excellent second of 16 in maiden at this course (8f) 21 days ago. Up in trip. The one to beat.

Form: 32

(1)

Falmouth Lad¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Callum Hutchinson| T: A M Balding

80/1

Twice-raced gelding, good third of 6 in novice at Leicester (10f, good to firm, 50/1) 17 days ago. Not ruled out.

Form: 53

(2)

Minnesota²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Joe Leavy| T: R Hannon

150/1

Once-raced gelding. Ninth of 10 in maiden at Newbury (10f, firm, 28/1) on debut 27 days ago.

Form: 9

(4)

Tenability²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: A J Farragher| T: W J Haggas

10/1

Once-raced gelding. 22/1, fifth of 8 in novice at Nottingham (10.2f, good) on debut 23 days ago, finishing well. Open to a fair bit of progress.

Form: 5

(8)

The Pouncing Lion³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: R Kingscote| T: M L W Bell| BF

3/1

Promising type. Last of 6 in maiden at Chester (12.3f, good, 11/10) 34 days ago. Should still progress so needs considering.

Form: 3-6

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Typhoon Dancer³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: William Cox| T: A Watson

40/1

Twice-raced colt. 28/1, solid fourth of 12 in novice at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 34 days ago. Possibilities.

Form: 44

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Zaaeem

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Dylan Hogan| T: S bin Suroor

10/1

67,000 gns foal, Zoustar colt. Dam, maiden (stayed 12.5f), sister to smart 2-y-o 5f/6f winner (stayed 1m) Alhebayeb and half-sister to smart 5f/6f winner Humidor. Trainer’s newcomers command respect.

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Forecasts

Explode (4/6), The Pouncing Lion (3/1), Zaaeem (10/1), Tenability (10/1), Arjwan (12/1), Caughtredhanded (14/1), Typhoon Dancer (40/1), Alfred Spero (50/1), Falmouth Lad (80/1), El Ghaawy (150/1), Minnesota (150/1), Dor's Dream (200/1)

A few of these offer potential but James Ferguson's EXPLODE possesses much the best form on offer so is taken to go one better than when an excellent recent second here. The Gosdens' No Nay Never newcomer Arjwan could emerge as the chief threat ahead of The Pouncing Lion, Tenability and Caughtredhanded.