Matthew Ireland Memorial EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

ASTRAL CALLING and HAPPY LOVE are the two significant newcomers in this maiden, and market support on the day looks the clearest guide to her prospects on debut. Among the experienced runners, UNDER ARREST, trained by William Haggas, showed enough in trailing home last of five on his Newmarket bow to suggest the experience alone will bring improvement now under Cieren Fallon, while HIGH HAZARD built on a promising first start when denied a clear run close home in stepping forward to finish second last month, and ROSBERG also has more to offer having shown ability on his own debut for a leading juvenile yard. Even so, with plenty still to prove among that trio, ASTRAL CALLING’s fresh potential makes her capable of defying inexperience, and she’s our selection.