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14:30 Catterick
Racesponsors.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
dwelt, held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Form 8460
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey Jamie Moriarty
held up mid-division, ridden and weakened 2f out
Blue Emirate
22- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey P Makin
close up, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 42
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Pat Eddery
- Jockey M Fenton
made all, shaken up and clear approaching final furlong, eased inside final furlong, comfortably
- Form 02
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J Howard Johnson
- Jockey P Mulrennan
chased winner throughout, ridden over 2f out, kept on, no chance with winner
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Greg Fairley
slowly away, in rear, ridden to go 4th over 1f out, no impression final furlong
- Form 80
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C W Fairhurst
- Jockey Kelly Harrison
raced wide towards rear, ridden 3f out, never near leaders
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Blue Emirate made a promising debut when third behind Marsh Warbler in a six furlong auction maiden at Redcar last month and Pat Haslam's gelding has to be considered over the extra furlong today but he will need to improve considerably to get the better of CONTRACT CATERER, who gets the vote with Jutland rated the pick of the remainder. The selection ran well enough on soft ground on his debut but ran much better on a faster surface when a head second behind Ishtar Gate in a Leicester maiden last month and a reproduction of that form should suffice for Pat Eddery's colt. Richard Fahey's Aquarian Spirit, a son of Fantastic Light, makes his debut today and he has to be respected given the good form of the yard's runners. Howard Johnson's Desert Forest ran much better in a maiden claimer last time but he needs to step up on that effort to trouble the judge and of more interest may be Jutland. Mark Johnston's colt is a well bred son of Halling and he has to be respected on his debut but he will need to be decent to get the better of Contract Caterer, who is hard to oppose.
Formwatch
Aquarian Spirit Fantastic Light colt out of Notable Lady.
Blue Bond 100-1 (8-11) Soon outpaced, always behind, last of 14, well behind Anjomarba (8-6) at York 6f 2yo sll (4) gs in Jun.
Blue Emirate 10-1 (9-3) Dwelt, chased leaders, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden and no impression, 3rd of 5, 18l behind Marsh Warbler (9-3) at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun.
Contract Caterer (IRE) 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden 2f out, led and edged left over 1f out, driven inside final furlong, headed final strides, 2nd of 8, hd behind Ishtar Gate (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jun.
Desert Forest (IRE) 8-1 (9-2) In touch, outpaced 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure, chased winner well inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Miami Gator (8-13) at Redcar 6f 2yo mdn clm (6) gd in Jun.
Jutland Halling colt out of Dramatique.
William Arnold 66-1 (9-0) Chased leaders to halfway far side, 10th of 15, 14l behind Farmer Giles (9-3) at Ripon 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jun.