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THIRD RACE 3.10

ABOUT SIX FURLONGS (6F ABT 2YDS)

FOR MAIDEN TWO YRS OLD

THE AALBERTS IPS PEGLER XPRESS EBF

MAIDEN STAKES (CLASS 5) (DIV I) (GBB RACE)

Total prize fund £6800 x Owners Prize Money. 1st £2902, 2nd £1450, 3rd £726, 4th £362. (Penalty Value £3672) SS

RACE STATS

LEADING COURSE TRAINER (17-22): R Hannon (36 wins from 285 runners, 13%) runs SPEEDING BULLET

TRAINER-IN-FORM (LAST 14 DAYS): R Hannon (10 wins from 61 runners, 16%) runs SPEEDING BULLET

LONGEST TRAVELLER: SLEVEN trained by R Beckett, Kimpton Down, 212 miles.

RACE SUMMARY

FREE NATION shaped with tons of promise when well backed and second on debut at Windsor recently and makes plenty of appeal with improvement on the cards A number of interesting newcomers gives this a look of an intriguing maiden, Point Given, Speeding Bullet and Welcome Dream all debutants from top yards to keep an eye on.

1-2-3: 1.FREE NATION 2.POINT GIVEN (IRE) 3.SPEEDING BULLET (IRE) colours no horse st lb Draw

1 BANDELLO (GB) (15) 4

B c Twilight Son - Juliet Capulet (IRE) Jason Hart

We Do Racing & John Barker John Quinn, Malton

Br Cheveley Park Stud Limited JJ Quinn Racing Ltd, Evolve Business Finance Limited

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2-y-o 7f winner, sister to useful 6f winner Strike Red. 9/1, fourth of 9 in minor event at Carlisle (5.8f, good to soft) on debut 15 days ago, not knocked about. May well do better TFRHHHII BHA-

TIMEFORM VIEW 18,000 gns foal, £80,000

2 BLUE PRINCE (IRE) (22) 53

9-7 (12)

B c Blue Point (IRE) - Zip Along (IRE) David Nolan

Mr Sultan Ali Richard Fahey, Malton

Br Rabbah Bloodstock Limited

TIMEFORMVIEW Promising sort 10/1, third of 5 in minor event at Newcastle (5f) 22 days ago. Up in trip Big eye-catcher on debut when well backed and has more to offer.

3 FACTORFORFURNITURE (GB) (-)

TFRHHHII BHA-

9-7 (13)

B g Too Darn Hot - Kelly Nicole (IRE) Andrew Elliott

B. Bruce & R. Thompson Ronald Thompson, Doncaster

Br Watership Down Stud

TIMEFORM VIEW Foaled January 30 70,000 gns foal, £42,000 yearling, £23,000 2-y-o, Too Darn Hot gelding Closely related to 3 winners, including very smart winner up to 1m Aljamaaheer and 1 1/4m winner Athers Dam 8.4f-1 1/4m winner TFRHHIII BHA-

4 FAUNTLEROY (IRE) (17) 0

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B c Mehmas (IRE) - Fanciful Miss

Br Tally-Ho Stud

TIMEFORM VIEW