Racecards
14:05 Leicester
Enderby Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 4 Runners
- Distance: 5f 2y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey P Cosgrave
slowly into stride, close up, ridden 2f out, kept on towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey M Dwyer
restless stalls, dwelt, tracked leaders, effort on inside 2f out, led over 1f out, pushed clear
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer W Jarvis
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish
Verdict
There is little to go on but Peter Chapple-Hyam trains LITTLE LION MAN and the son of Kyllachy does not need to find much in his first run to beat the opposition, which in such a small field may come from Zarazar who has had a previous run out and Loki's Revenge who has the same sire as our pick. Kyllachy often sires precocious but fast two year olds and the Chapple-Hyam yard should have prepared Little Lion Man to score from debut. Loki's Revenge also has a decent pedigree and any market movement towards this horse is worth consideration. Zarazar has run at this course before on soft ground and failed to impress when finishing sixth of nine runners back in April. David Evans will hope the experience will count but in a relatively uninspiring first race we side with Little Lion Man who with the help of Martin Dwyer on board should take this maiden.
Formwatch
Cornish Quest Needwood Blade colt out of Persuasion.
Little Lion Man Kyllachy colt out of Validate.
Loki's Revenge Kyllachy colt out of Amira.
Zarazar 28-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced, never nearer, 6th of 9, 4l behind Mayfair Princess (8-12) at Leicester 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Apr.