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19:15 Hamilton Park

European Breeders Fund Maiden Stakes (A Qualifier For The Hamilton Park 2-y-o Series Final) (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 4y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.62s
  • 8 Ran
1(2)
Silk - Emerald Green and Pink diamonds, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Emerald Green diamond

Axis

14
10/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

made all, held on well final furlong

2(7)
Silk - Red, White diamond, diabolo on sleeves, White cap, Red diamonds
  • Form 04
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

towards year, headway under pressure 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

3(5)
Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, raced keen with leader, effort and chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

4(1)
Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow spots
16/1
  • Form 54
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

tracked leaders, pushed along halfway weakened 2f out

5(8)
Silk - Black, Yellow cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

tracked leaders, switched left 2f out, soon ridden and effort, stayed on chased winner inside final furlong

6(3)
Silk - White, Light Blue epaulets, White and Light Blue striped cap
100/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

towards rear, never dangerous

7(6)
Silk - Dark green, white and black halved sleeves, red cap

Scorch

14
4/1
  • Form 5
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

in touch, weakened halfway

8(4)
Silk - Emerald Green, Pink cross belts, diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

missed break behind, kept on final furlong never dangerous

In depth

Verdict

Orchestration can score at the first time of asking, his biggest danger possibly being Scorch. Jeremy Noseda's colt cost 60,000 guineas as a yearling, has plenty of speed in his pedigree and does not seem to be meeting anything out-of-the-ordinary in this race. Scorch should be sharper for his debut run at Salisbury and he drops back to five furlongs here. Axis drops back to five furlongs after showing some promise over six in two runs on soft. Mark Johnston's Bessemer is sure to prove popular but his breeding suggests that this five will be plenty sharp enough for him. Balwearie also drops back in distance but, again, it is not certain to suit, while Top Achiever is closely related to top-class 1999 juvenile Torgau and could go well at a big price. Overall, though, Orchestration gets the vote.