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14:10 Leicester

Hunt Staff Benefit Society Maiden Stakes (Class D) (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 183y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.24s
  • 8 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Light blue, brown stripe and armlets
66/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

in touch, ridden 4f out, kept on to go 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner

2(8)
Silk - Emerald Green, White armlets
50/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

led early, stayed prominent, ridden over 3f out, kept on one pace

3(4)
Silk - Black and Emerald Green (quartered), striped sleeves
25/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace

4(2)
Silk - Light Blue, Pink spots and sleeves, Light Blue cap
150/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, soon prominent, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out

5(1)
Silk - Black, White stripe, Red cap
50/1
  • Form 000-000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

6(6)
Silk - Light Blue, Grey hoop, quartered cap
  • Form 4-2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

soon led, clear 4f out, very easily

7(3)
Silk - Emerald Green, White armlets
66/1
  • Form 45
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

tracked leaders, lost place over 6f out, soon behind

8(5)
Silk - Purple, yellow star, hooped sleeves
150/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

took keen hold, always towards rear

In depth

Verdict

This type of race is always hard to predict but as New Morning showed a good attitude on her reappearance and, even though the ground ay be a little more lively than she would absolutely care for, she is fancied to cope with this trip much better than Ses Seline and Greek Star, who both appear to have a little to prove for one reason or another. The former as a suspect stayer over the distance, whereas the latter would have surely stayed with Sir Michael Stoute had he been showing encouraging signs over the winter. The same comments about the trip apply to Kedross, who is not really bred to appreciate middle distances but has been found wanting for toe over shorter in the past. This looks to be something of a final throw to find her optimum conditions and she is not hard to overlook today. Devito and Great Gidding, on the other hand, both have scope for improvement and are worth monitoring in the betting. However, they do not make as much appeal as New Morning and this sister to the top-class Islington looks to have been found a good opportunity to open her account in this company.