Horse Racing
Season
S4-6 2yo Maiden - Form Comments

21/08/2025 14:42

1400m – Turf

1 Beny Nahar Good efforts but narrow defeats on both starts – at Newcastle and at Haydock – latterly finishing well clear of the third horse.
2 Bond An expensive purchase who hinted at ability when fifth in a maiden over a longer trip than this at Killarney last month.
3 Ephron First start for this colt who is probably best watched this time unless the market speaks in his favour.
4 Explosive Finnish Looking inexperienced and never making an impact on his only start. An outsider.
5 Frescobaldi From the Aidan O’Brien/Ryan Moore team is likely to attract plenty of interest, and clear of the third when a close second in a 1400m Fairyhouse maiden in June.
6 Ice Cube A 50,000 gns yearling purchase and the first foal of a mare who was a winner over this trip.
7 Inishbeg An interesting and well-bred newcomer – changing hands for a hefty 500,000 gns – and from a stable traditionally strong in the 2yo division.
8 King Of Thunder Quite a promising start when prominent until just tiring late on in a 1200m maiden at Ascot last month. Likely to benefit from this longer trip.
9 Naval Light Positive performances on all three outings, though couldn’t justify favouritism in a 1200m Goodwood maiden last time. His stable have won this before.
10 New Monarch Trainer Andrew Balding says that his colt – who has finished second at Newbury and Ascot on his two starts – is crying out for the move up to this 1400m trip. Chance.
11 Night Wolf Soared upwards in purchase price from a foal (42,000 gns) to a yearling (160,000 gns). Well related, he kicks off his career at this race.
12 Red Spells Danger An inexpensive purchase who showed inexperience but still shaped with promise when third of 16 in a novices’ event over this C&D last month.
13 Sea The Power Raced much too freely on his debut when third of five at Beverley last month. Very hard to fancy for the winners’ money.
14 Spyce A 280,000 gns 2yo purchase, he is bred to eventually thrive over longer trips than this.
15 Isle Of Fernandez Some promise on both starts latterly when second of 13 on very testing ground in a 1400m Goodwood maiden last month.