Unibet More Extra Place Races EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) (Div I)

In the rear on Newbury debut (about 6f) but, as his pedigree suggested, he looked more at home over 1m at Yarmouth recently, when keeping on into a remote seventh of nine; has plenty to prove with this lesser test and handicaps are likely to be the object.

May foal; 40,000gns yearling; fourth foal; Zoustar half-brother to UAE Group-placed 1m dirt winner Heart Of Honor (including 2yo; RPR 111) who ran well at 22-1 on AW debut for this yard; dam was a Group 1 winner in Chile; interesting contender.

Eighth foal; Nando Parrado half-brother to four winners including multiple 5f scorer Rebel At Dawn (including as 2yo/Bahrain; RPR 101), Cargin Bhui (5f AW; 86) and Ermin Street (1m AW; 83); dam 7f AW 2yo winner (64); trainer's 2yo winners on AW are thin on the ground.

135,000gns yearling, 420,000euros breeze-up 2yo; fifth foal; Too Darn Hot half-brother to French 1m winner Peace Offering (RPR 75); dam Group-placed 8.5f/9.4f winner (including US; 104), half-sister to useful 5f-6f winner Battle Of Jericho; trainer 2-25 with 2yos here; worth a market check.

Yard has a handy strike-rate with 2yos but this one was 25-1 for his debut in a four-runner 1m race here last month and ran accordingly.