Racecards
14:30 Catterick
British Stallion Studs Supporting British Racing E.B.F. Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 5)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
bumped start, close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Fentiman
close up, ridden 2f out, stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
led, headed narrowly halfway, led again 1f out, ridden out
Noble Reach
14- Form 654
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G A Harker
- Jockey Jordan Nason
close up, ridden and outpaced over 1f out, kept on towards finish
- Form 35
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
went left start, pushed along towards rear, outpaced halfway
Verdict
Brian Smart does well with his sprinters and runs Reet Thicknstrong, who showed tremendous speed last time before fading late on at Carlisle. This sharp, fast track should play far more to her strengths. Noble Reach didn't do too badly last time behind Hello Beautiful at Ripon and is making gradual progress but there a number of newcomers here who take the eye. Richard Fahey runs the Dandy Man filly Birkacre while Flair For Fashion represents connections whose runners are usually the subject of considerable support if expected to go well. However, David Brown's Rock Of Gibraltar filly ROCK N ROUGE makes plenty of appeal on paper and is taken to make a winning debut.
Formwatch
Birkacre (IRE) Dandy Man filly out of Shenkara.
Evie Jay (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Behind, eased and virtually pulled up 3f out, tailed off, last of 5, well behind Ben Hall (9-5) at Haydock 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Flair For Fashion (IRE) Dark Angel filly out of First Lady.
Jamboree Girl Bahamian Bounty filly out of Danehurst.
Madagascar Moll (IRE) Captain Gerrard filly out of Fontanally Springs.
Noble Reach 33-1 (8-7) Pushed along in rear, hampered 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, never near leaders, 4th of 9, 5l behind Hello Beautiful (9-0) at Ripon 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun.
Reet Thicknstrong 9-1 (9-0) Led, headed approaching 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Muspelheim (9-5) at Carlisle 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun.
Resist 33-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged right and stayed on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 7l behind Chord Chart (9-5) at Wolverhampton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.
Irish Star (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced, always behind, tailed off final furlong, last of 7, 46l behind Spiceupyourlife (8-11) at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Rock N Rouge (IRE) Rock Of Gibraltar filly out of Samorra.