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17:40 Leicester

Ladbrokes.com Barkby Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £4,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 15.92s
  • Off Time: 17:40:48
  • 4 Ran
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1
Silk -

Maxim Gorky (IRE)

5/4

    1(5)
    Silk - Royal blue and yellow check, diabolo on sleeves, yellow cap

    Tropical Blue

    17 p
    11/4
    • Form 3-63222
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-13
    • Official Rating 72

    led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on one pace

    2(3)
    Silk - Flame, Brown sleeves, Yellow cap

    Setter's Princess

    25 BF
    8/1
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-8

    in touch, stumbled 4f out, ridden and weakened over 2f out

    3(1)
    Silk - Dark Blue

    Maxim Gorky (IRE)

    5/4
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-8

    keen, close up, tracked leader 6f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept up to work final furlong

    5(2)
    Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

    Tower

    b
    11/4
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-8

    dwelt, soon tracked leader, ridden and left behind 3f out, eased 2f out

    4(4)
    NR

    Moose Moran (USA)

    181
    • Form 5-
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-8

    Nonrunner

    Previous results

    2009
    (1)
    Silk -

    Bin End

    6/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-8

    2008
    (12)
    Silk -

    Downhiller (IRE)

    3/1
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-8

    In depth

    Verdict

    MAXIM GORKY could lead home Tower in a race set to be dominated by the well-bred newcomers. Sir Michael Stoute's charge should be at home in the likely conditions as a son of Montjeu, whose progeny are often capable of making winning debuts. An expensive purchase, he's bred to be a smart performer and it'll be interesting to see what the market makes of his chance; our anticipation is that he'll be a well backed favourite and it's entirely possible we'll witness a taking performance from a horse whose paper credentials are exemplary. Tower is another nicely bred animal and his yard has started the season well, with a couple of debut winners suggesting this one will know his job at the first time of asking. There are mixed messages in his pedigree as to whether he'll truly enjoy this ground though whilst the fact he wears blinkers already is enough to put us off. Moose Moran ran reasonably on debut when the market suggested he'd need the run, so with Henry Cecil's record here a good one he could leave that well behind. He could prove better than 72-rated Tropical Blue who has now missed 16 opportunities. He does act on the ground but surely there'll be one or two that prove too strong; we think Maxim Gorky is the one.

    Formwatch

    Tropical Blue 9-2 (9-0) Tracked leaders, tracked winner 5f out, ridden when left in lead over 1f out, headed final strides, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Mr Hichens (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar.

    Setter's Princess 7-4fav (10-8) Prominent, led 12f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 20, 10l behind Cinderella Rose (10-8) at Warwick 2m mrs NH flat (4-7yo) (6) gd in Mar.

    Maxim Gorky (IRE) Montjeu colt out of Altruiste.

    Tower Nayef gelding out of Palatial.

    Moose Moran (USA) 11-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, chased leaders, green and pushed along 4f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 6l behind Sahara Kingdom (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Oct.