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14:45 Newcastle

Hall & Partners Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class 6)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 93y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,750 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 45.84s
  • Off Time: 14:45:43
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Blimey O'Riley (IRE)

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Hollins

    8/1

      1(2)
      Silk - Black, Red epaulets, Grey sleeves, Red cap

      Hollins

      34
      8/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-13

      held up in touch, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on well inside final furlong, took 2nd near finish, no chance with winner

      2(5)
      Silk - BLACK and PINK diamonds, PINK sleeves and cap

      Yonder

      8
      11/4
      • Form 9
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-8

      tracked winner, ridden and effort over 2f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish

      3(4)
      Silk - White, Black stripe, Yellow and Black halved sleeves, Yellow cap

      Blimey O'Riley (IRE)

      23
      10/11
      • Form 80-02
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10
      • Official Rating 74

      made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on well final furlong

      4(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White spots, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets and spots on White cap

      Bocciani (GER)

      b
      6/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-10

      slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, switched right and outpaced 2f out, driven and kept on final furlong, no impression

      5(3)
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue sleeves, White cap, Dark Blue hoop

      Fleurs de Censier

      22
      22/1
      • Form 6
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-5

      in rear, driven over 3f out, never able to challenge

      In depth

      Verdict

      Blimey O Riley is taken to land this moderate contest with Hollins and Fleurs De Censier the obvious dangers. A switch to a smaller field seemed to help Mark Tompkins charge at Pontefract as he was able to dictate terms. Admittedly this was on very different ground to that he'll experience on Friday but with moderate opposition obtaining, he need only run up to his mark to win it. Hollins attempts to graduate out of National Hunt bumpers onto the level. He ran a fair race on debut at Wetherby and with Micky Hammond's horses running respectably at present, he cannot be ruled out readily. Fleurs De Censier did not show a lot on debut. That said, it¿s a long way to come from Newmarket and David Simcock has developed a reputation as a fair placer of his horses. Yonder has performed adequately in bumpers but was slightly disappointing at Salisbury. Boociani has a pedigree that won't be too familiar to many. His father was a soft ground performer in Germany so the market is watched. Blimey O Riley is the pick.

      Formwatch

      Hollins 5-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, weakened over 2f out, eased well over 1f out, 14th of 15, 49l behind Conflictofinterest (11-2) at Ayr 2m nhf (3) gd in Apr (N.Hunt).

      Yonder 16-1 (9-10) In rear, ridden 5f out, soon beaten, 9th of 14, 14l behind Arthur's Girl (8-12) at Salisbury 1m 2f mdn fll (5) gd.

      Blimey O'Riley (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Allied Powers (8-11) at Pontefract 1m 4f 3yo hcp (5) hvy in Apr.

      Bocciani (GER) Banyumanik gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.

      Fleurs de Censier 16-1 (8-6) Slowly away, soon driven along in rear and never a factor, 6th of 8, 15l behind Stop On (8-11) at Folkestone 1m 2f mdn aut stk (6) gs.