Second Race 2.45

THE MUSIC NIGHT & BEER FESTIVAL 21ST JULY MAIDEN STAKES (CLASS 5) (GBB RACE)

for maiden three yrs old and upwards x Total prize fund £8000

Owners Prize Money. 1st £3414, 2nd £1706, 3rd £854, 4th £426.

(Penalty Value £4320)

For conditions of this race, see page 31

2f 5y

LEADING COURSE TRAINER (17-22): D O’Meara (25 wins from 153 runners, 16%) runs IRON LION TRAINER-IN-FORM (LAST 14 DAYS): W Haggas (14 wins from 45 runners, 31%) runs STAR AHOY LONGEST TRAVELLERS: STAR AHOY trained by W Haggas, LITE AND AIRY & BREAK POINT trained by S P C Woods & WONDERWALL trained by R Spencer, Newmarket, 147 miles.

colours no horse age st-lb

1 LITE AND AIRY (GB) (20) 0

Br B g Twilight Son - Spin Doctor Darragh Keenan J

O Mr N. O’Keeffe S. P. C. Woods, Newmarket T

B Cheveley Park Stud Limited Brook Stud Bloodstock Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEW 25/1, ninth of 10 in minor event at Newcastle (10.2f) on debut 20 days ago. Needs a lot more.

2 MR CUDDIHY (IRE) (75) 5/-4 4 10-2 (8)

Br Ch g Gleneagles (IRE) - Magic Art (IRE)

O ValueRacingClub.co.uk

B C. McHale & The Rat Pack Partnership

TIMEFORM VIEW Off 16 months before below-par fourth of 5 in minor event (12/1) at Beverley (9.9f, good to soft) 75 days ago. Could still do better with that run under his belt.

HHHII BHA-

3 RENOIR (GB) (51) 4 10-2 (4)

Br B g Nathaniel (IRE) - Feis Ceoil (IRE)

O Robert Allcock

B Robert Allcock

Beasley J

TIMEFORM VIEW Debut third in Bangor bumper but only eighth of 10 in bumper at Stratford (16.3f, good) 51 days ago. Plenty more is required in this sphere. TFRHHIII BHA-

4 WONDERWALL (IRE) (116)

Br B g Yeats (IRE) - Rock Me Gently

7 10-2 (6)

O REBEL JUMPING II Richard Spencer, Newmarket T

B Barbara Kirby Rebel Racing Ltd, Direct Commercial Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEW Useful 20f chase winner in 2022. Cheekpieces on for 1st time when fair thirteenth of 24 in County Hurdle at Cheltenham (16.8f, good to soft) in March. Not without interest starting out on the Flat

5 ZAIN FARHH (GB) (281) 2-

Br Ch g Farhh - Local Spirit (USA)

O Mr Martin Hughes

B Elusive Bloodstock

TFRHHHII BHA-

4 10-2 (9)

P. J. McDonald J

Paul Webber, Banbury T

Old Oak Holdings Ltd S

TIMEFORM VIEW Running-on second of 7 in maiden here (12f, good, 25/1) on his debut 9 months ago on sole run for Richard Fahey. Needs to hit the ground running for his new stable after an absence.

6 BREAK POINT (GB) (20) 34

Br B c Iffraaj - Final Set (IRE)

O Mr Saeed Suhail

B Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

TFRHHIII BHA-

3 9-6 (11)

Robert Havlin J

S. P. C. Woods, Newmarket T

TIMEFORM VIEW Twice-raced colt and fair form shown, fourth of 9 in minor event at Newcastle (10.2f) 20 days ago. May still do better. Shortlisted.

7 CUTTLESTONE BRIDGE (GB) (299) 0-

Br B g Camacho - Compton Bird

O CUTTLESTONE RACING

B Plantation Stud

TFRHHHII BHA-

3 9-6 (1)

David Allan J

Steph Hollinshead, Rugeley T

TIMEFORM VIEW 125/1, last of 8 in minor event at this course (6f, good) on debut, very slowly away Off 9 months with lots more to do stepping up significantly up in trip. Hooded for 1st time.

TFRHHIII BHA-

8 IRON LION (GB) (18) 323

Br Gr c Roaring Lion (USA) - Stream Song

O Geoff & Sandra Turnbull

B Elwick Stud

3 9-6 (3)

TIMEFORM VIEW Placed on all his three runs to date, good third of 6 in minor event at Redcar (10f, good to firm) 18 days ago. Can go well again.

9 JUMEIRAH KING (GB) (82) 23-42 3

Br B g Sea The Moon (GER) - Tickle Me Blue (GER)

O Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum

B Gestut Gorlsdorf

TIMEFORM VIEW Fairly useful ex-French maiden who came in a good second of 6 in maiden at Longchamp (9f, good to soft) 82 days ago. Has since been gelded and is very much one to consider for his new yard

10 MY BOY BENJI (GB) (28) 0 3

Br B g Mondialiste (IRE) - Lady Chaparral

O The Marina Partnership

TIMEFORM VIEW 66/1, last of 11 in minor event at Wetherby (7f, good to firm) on debut 28 days ago, missing break. Significantly up in trip with work to do.

11 STAR AHOY (GB) (53) 0-43

Br B c Sea The Stars (IRE) - Infallible

B

Stud

Park Stud Limited Cheveley Park Stud S

TIMEFORM VIEW Well-bred son of SeaThe Stars who has shaped with promise over 1m this term when in the frame inYarmouth maiden and Newmarket novice. Has more to offer, especially now upped in trip Big shout. TFRHHHHH BHA80

DECLARED RUNNERS 11 2022: CHILLINGHAM (IRE) 3 9 6 Kevin Stott 5-1 (Edward Bethell) 11 ran Hood worn first time by No 7. Running for the first time since Gelding No 9.

Record Time: 2mins 8.2secs; Median Time: 2mins 13.70secs

Stewards Note:

IRON LION: Following its run on 23/6/2023 it was reported that the horse lost a shoe.

Probable S.P.’s: 6-4 Star Ahoy (GB), 5-1 Jumeirah King (GB), 13-2 Wonderwall (IRE), 7-1 Iron Lion (GB), 14-1 Break Point (GB), 20-1 Zain Farhh (GB), 28-1 Mr Cuddihy (IRE), 33-1 Renoir (GB), 66-1 Lite And Airy (GB), 150-1 My Boy Benji (GB), 300-1 Cuttlestone Bridge (GB)

PLAY SMARTER

STAR AHOY has shaped up well on all his three runs to date and with this longer distance sure to see him in an even better light he looks the way to go Kevin Ryan’s new recruit Jumeirah King showed some fairly useful form in France so rates the chief threat, with the consistent Iron Lion rating a solid place prospect once more.

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