Racecards
13:05 Newmarket
British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A P O'Brien
- Jockey R L Moore
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 3f out, ridden and headway inside final furlong, kept on one pace
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
slowly away, in rear, pushed along and headway over 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong
Havengore
50- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey George Wood
led, headed 6f out, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, tailed off
Meritorious
85- Form 9
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Havlin
keen tracked leaders, led over 2f out, ridden and headed towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
held up, headway over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, stayed on to lead towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey James Doyle
in touch, headway to track leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Harry Bentley
led 6f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Verdict
Meritorious and Wahraan are surely better than they showed on debut but Zinc White showed the greater promise when fifth at Salisbury. Movin Time is a half-brother to Group 3 winner Mot Juste and two others winners but Ballydoyle newcomer BOLSHOI BALLET is a full brother to four winners including the smart middle-distance performer Southern France. He gets the nod to make a winning debut as the Godolphin runner Mystical Dawn can’t boast the same class of pedigree, though is by Sea The Stars out of a mare that won three times up to 1m2f.
Formwatch
Bolshoi Ballet (IRE) Galileo colt out of Alta Anna.
Frantoio Lope De Vega colt out of Alpine Spirit.
Havengore 125-1 (9-5) Always towards rear, last of 11, dist behind Lost In Space (9-5) at Lingfield 7f stks (5) gf in Aug.
Meritorious 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, weakened quickly 3f out, last of 9, 28 1/4l behind Youth Spirit (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (3) sft in Jul.
Mystical Dawn (IRE) Sea The Stars colt out of My Spirit.
Wahraan (FR) 16-1 (9-0) Slowly away, outpaced and behind, last of 11, 23l behind Rainbow Fire (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Sep.
Zinc White (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, headway on outside chasing leaders 6f out, ran green and outpaced over 2f out, never dangerous after, 5th of 9, 9 1/2l behind Longlai (9-5) at Salisbury 1m stks (4) gd in Sep.
Movin Time Fastnet Rock colt out of Time On.