Racecards
16:25 Doncaster
Unison And UIA Home Insurance Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 60y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey D Holland
led, quickened over 3f out, soon strongly challenged, headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 7
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M Al Zarooni
- Jockey R Ffrench
held up in rear, under pressure well over 2f out, soon beaten
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
dwelt, behind, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, ran on strongly to lead well inside final furlong, driven out
Makyaal (IRE)
297- Form 70-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey P Robinson
tracked leaders, driven to challenge well over 2f out, soon every chance, weakened over 1f out
- Form 54-386
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey E Creighton
mid-division, outpaced over 3f out, headway well over 1f out, ridden to lead well inside final furlong, headed and no extra close home
- Form 47
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Jack Duern
held up in rear, headway over 3f out, soon chased leaders, every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
reluctant to race, always tailed off
- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey J P Sullivan
tracked leaders, effort over 3f out, soon under pressure, weakened over 2f out
Verdict
Despite finishing third on all three starts to date, SHURHA is inching her way closer to landing her first win and was beaten less than a length at Nottingham last time. She gets the nod to open her account ahead of Tiny Temper, who steps down in trip after a decent debut at Pontefract when runner-up over 1m4f. Muqtarrib has gone backwards since his promising seasonal return at Newmarket behind Lyric Street and Wild Coco, while Line Of Sight faded badly in the closing stage of his debut also at HQ. Look Left and Balandra, a half-sister to the useful Bauer, are worth noting on their racecourse debuts.
Formwatch
Lifetime (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 14l behind Our Gal (8-12) at Yarmouth 7f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) sft.
Line Of Sight (USA) 22-1 (9-3) Pulled hard tracked leader early, close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 11, 20l behind Eagles Peak (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gd.
Look Left Observatory colt out of Stage Left.
Makyaal (IRE) 28-1 (9-3) Raced wide in touch in 5th, went 2nd entering final 4f until over 2f out, weakened soon after, tailed off, last of 11, 37l behind Specific Gravity (9-3) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Muqtarrib (IRE) 20-1 (8-11) Mid-division, pushed along over 4f out, ridden and not able to quicken over 2f out, soon well held, 6th of 8, 10l behind Highland Castle (8-13) at Haydock 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gf.
Sit Tight 100-1 (9-3) In touch in 5th, pushed along over 3f out, weakened soon after, tailed off, 12th of 14, 27l behind The Bells O Peover (9-3) at Chepstow 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gd in May.
Spanish Plume 11-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 7th of 9, 12l behind Arabian Heights (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (6) pol.
Balandra Medicean filly out of Dali's Grey.
Tiny Temper (IRE) 20-1 (8-8) Dwelt in rear, headway 2f out, ridden and ran on to go a clear 2nd inside final furlong, closing near finish, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Thubiaan (8-13) at Pontefract 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf.
Shuhra (IRE) 2-1fav (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon ridden and hung left, kept on under pressure, not quite able to challenge, 3rd of 11, 3/4l behind Jiwen (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2f mdn fll stks (5) gf.
Ultimate Best King's Best filly out of Success Story.