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14:40 Newbury

Home-start West Berkshire Ebf Maiden Stakes (div 2) (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 6f 8y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £10,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.30s
  • Off Time: 14:41:22
  • 10 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Light Blue, Purple epaulets, quartered cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

chased leaders, pushed along halfway, headway to challenge 2f out, led inside final 2f, ridden clear final furlong

2(3)
Silk - Black, Light Blue armlets
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

behind, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong not reached leaders

3(7)
Silk - WHITE, large BLACK spots, BLACK cap
9/1
  • Form 47
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

led to halfway, chased leader, regained lead approaching 2f out, headed inside final 2f, ridden and hung left over 1f out, no impression on winner final furlong

4(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Orange chevrons, Royal Blue sleeves, Orange stars, Royal Blue cap, Orange star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

slowly into stride, behind, made some late headway

5(5)
Silk - Yellow, dark blue cross of lorraine and armlets, checked cap
  • Form 08
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

showed early pace, weakened quickly halfway

6(10)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

Hustle (IRE)

23 BF
6/1
  • Form 9
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace under pressure

7(9)
Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

Mansii

60
8/1
  • Form 538
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3
  • Official Rating 76

behind, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to troubled leaders

8(4)
Silk - GREY, BLACK star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

outpaced and always behind

9(8)
Silk - White jacket, 1 Red stripe and 1 Green stripe, Green and Red quartered cap
  • Form 9
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

in touch, ridden and stayed on same pace final 2f

10(1)
Silk - Red, Yellow triple diamond, Yellow sleeves, Red armlets, Yellow cap
33/1
  • Form 3
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

with leader, led halfway to approaching 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out

In depth

Verdict

Cat Junior is taken to make a winning bow over the likes of Hustle, Gaia Prince and Hit The Roof to name but three. Division two of the maiden is yet another guessing game in truth, but Cat Junior is an interesting sort on breeding, being by Storm Cat, and has a mix of speed and stamina in his pedigree. Running in the Roldvale colours, he holds an entry in the Gimcrack, and will be expected to give a good account here. Hustle is also earmarked for York's big juvenile contest, but will need to show a lot more than he did when sent off favourite at Ascot. He ran as green as the Berkshire grass that day, finishing last of nine, leaving the money well and truly in the bookies' satchels. Gaia Prince is a Derby entry and will certainly need further than six furlongs in time, while Hit The Roof, a stablemate of Hustle, is sure to have been well galloped, but does not make nearly as much appeal as the others mentioned. Of the remainder, Mansii kept good company on his first two starts, but then flopped completely on the Kempton Polytrack, so is hard to fancy, and for our stab in the dark we look to Cat Junior.

Formwatch

Cat Junior (USA) Storm Cat colt, related to winning sprinter The Wild Swan and miler Mambo Moon.

Gaia Prince (USA) Forestry colt out of winning miler Castlebrook.

Harlech Castle 10-3 (9-3) Towards rear and outpaced, 7th of 9, 9l behind Brassini (9-3) at Chester 5f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jun.

Hit The Roof Auction House colt out of a moderate racemare.

Holy Storm (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Chased leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 1f out, 8th of 14, 15l behind Mesmerize Me (9-3) at Bath 6f 2yo mdn auc (6) sft in Jul.

Hustle (IRE) 11-4fav (9-3) Soon ridden towards rear, weakened 3f out, last of 9, 14l behind Master Chef (9-3) at Ascot 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.

Mansii 4-1 (8-12) Tracked winner after 2f, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out, last of 8, 13l behind Cee Bargara (9-5) at Kempton 6f nov med aut stk (4) pol in Jun.

Towy Boy (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, effort over 1f out, raced greenly, soon no impression, 3rd of 6, 9l behind Tamrai Dancer (8-4) at Warwick 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) sft in Jun.