Coral Racing Club EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

York

15:55

Date 2024-10-12

Distance 7f192y

Class Class 2

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £15,462

Winning Time 1m 45.73s (slow by 10.23s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Almeric (GB) P J McDonald · Andrew Balding	2/1	Won
2nd	Ride The Thunder (IRE) Ray Dawson · Roger Varian	11/8F	1
3rd	Magellan Cloud (GB) Jason Hart · John & Sean Quinn	9/1	4
4th	Bryant (IRE) David Egan · George Scott	9/1	0.3
5th	Raulin (IRE) David Nolan · David O'Meara	40/1	4.25
6th	Distant Memory (IRE) Daniel Tudhope · Richard Hannon	13/2	0.3
7th	Seed Investor (IRE) Tom Eaves · Craig Lidster	80/1	3.25

Runners (8)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
7 (1)	Ride The Thunder Bay J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	J:Ray Dawson T:Roger Varian	133	—	22	-	92	92	28d	—	—	-18	21	0.31/1	5/4 44%
Failed by only a nose to get off the mark at Doncaster; looks a winner waiting to happen
1 (8)	Almeric Grey J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	J:P J McDonald T:Andrew Balding	133	—	4	-	87	81	24d	—	—	-17	7.3	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Encouraging fourth at Sandown, finishing with purpose after slow start; leading contender
3 (6)	Distant Memory Bay J:Daniel Tudhope T:Richard Hannon	J:Daniel Tudhope T:Richard Hannon	133	—	3	-	78	66	11d	—	—	-6	6.6	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Pleasing debut when 6l third of 12 at Bath; likely to progress and has to be considered
4 (5)	Magellan Cloud Bay J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	J:Jason Hart T:John & Sean Quinn	133	—	4	-	79	55	23d	—	—	-6	2.1	2.75/1	11/1 8%
Didn't get rub of the green when fourth of nine at Ayr; improvement required but possible
2 (3)	Bryant Bay J:David Egan T:George Scott	J:David Egan T:George Scott	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
220,000gns yearling; stable's 2yos operating at 19% this season; well worth a market check
6 (2)	Raulin Bay J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	J:David Nolan T:David O'Meara	133	—	3	-	72	38	50d	—	—	+1	3.9	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Showed something to build on when third at Hamilton; should do better
8 (4)	Seed Investor Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Craig Lidster	J:Tom Eaves T:Craig Lidster	133	—	7	-	60	39	78d	—	—	-1	0.5	12.50/1	50/1 2%
Made only a short-lived forward move when seventh of 18 here on debut; has been gelded
NR (7)	Nordic Norm Bay J:Sam James T:K R Burke	J:Sam James T:K R Burke	133	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Bred to be suited by middle distances but market support would be significant on debut

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Ride The Thunder	5/4	11/10	5/4
Almeric	9/4	9/4	9/4
Distant Memory	13/2	13/2	6/1
Magellan Cloud	11/1	10/1	10/1
Bryant	12/1	12/1	12/1
Raulin	28/1	25/1	25/1
Seed Investor	50/1	40/1	40/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Ride The Thunder

OR: 0 Form: 8.5 Odds: 12.5

5/4

2nd

Almeric

7.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 7.3

9/4

3rd

Distant Memory

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Raulin

3.9

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Magellan Cloud

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Bryant

2.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Seed Investor

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

50/1

Nordic Norm

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Ride The Thunder	—	92	92
Almeric	—	87	81
Distant Memory	—	78	66
Magellan Cloud	—	79	55
Bryant	—	—	—
Raulin	—	72	38
Seed Investor	—	60	39
Nordic Norm	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Distant Memory	11d ago	Quick return
Magellan Cloud	23d ago	Fit
Almeric	24d ago	Fit
Ride The Thunder	28d ago	Fit
Raulin	50d ago	Fresh
Seed Investor	78d ago	Fresh
Bryant	—	—
Nordic Norm	—	—