Racecards
14:00 Ascot
Helical Bar E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Class 3)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £12,000 added
- Winner: £7,763
- 2nd: £2,310
- 3rd: £1,154
- 4th: £577
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
Crowdmania
28- Form 56
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
led, pushed along over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra and lost place near finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey S J Drowne
close up, pushed along and outpaced over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey L P Keniry
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Martin Harley
soon chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 72
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey S Sanders
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
behind, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey R Thomas
chasd leaders, pushed along over 2f out, soon weakened
Verdict
Mappa Mundi is likely to be popular having gone close at Yarmouth but there look to be plenty of dangers among the debutants and TANZEEL catches our eye. A half-brother to Hitchens, he holds an entry in the Gimcrack Stakes so is clearly held in some regard. York maidens are often decent so Lincoln and Crowdmania are respected despite their failure to trouble the judge on the Knavesmire. Toofi holds entries in a number of the top sales races and he makes plenty of appeal as his dam was a winner as a juvenile. Headlong can be anticipated to have come on for a promising debut at Newmarket while Bold Spirit and Gloss are duly noted in the market. Pat Dobbs is aboard the Queen's runner though the latter is respected given his owner's extraordinary strike rate with her juveniles.
Formwatch
Bold Spirit Invincible Spirit colt out of Far Shores.
Crowdmania 7-2 (9-5) Raced centre, dwelt, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 7l behind Reroute (9-0) at York 5f 2yo mdn (3) gf in Jun.
Gloss Acclamation colt out of Glitter Baby.
If (GER) Rock Of Gibraltar colt out of Ianapourna.
Lawyer (IRE) Acclamation colt out of Charaig.
Lincoln (IRE) 9-1 (9-5) Raced centre, slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase leaders, ridden halfway, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 7l behind Reroute (9-0) at York 5f 2yo mdn (3) gf in Jun.
Mappa Mundi (USA) 9-1 (9-5) Close up, headway and switched left over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Bahamian Heights (9-5) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf.
Stomp Nayef colt out of Strut.
Tanzeel (IRE) Elusive City colt out of Royal Fizz.
Toofi (FR) Henrythenavigator colt out of Silver Bark.
Wilde Inspiration (IRE) Dandy Man colt out of Wishing Chair.
Headlong (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, effort 2f out, soon outpaced, stayed on well, never able to challenge, 5th of 8, 8l behind Figure Of Speech (9-5) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jun.