Racecards
14:10 Nottingham
Junction 17 Prestige Cars EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f 15y
- Going: Good to Firm (Firm in places in the back straight.)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey George Chaloner
tracked leaders, ridden and close 3rd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, lost 2 places towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey James Doyle
always prominent, ridden over 1f out, stayed on, held by winner final 75 yards
- Form 32
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
made all, ridden and pressed over 1f out, stayed on well, in command final 75 yards
- Form 52
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, soon outpaced, no impression after, went 3rd towards finish
- Form 76
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
went left and slowly into stride, held up, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, no impression after, went 4th close home
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along and edged left over 4f out, ridden and well behind over 2f out
Verdict
With entries in a number of this season's major sales races, Charming Thought is a fascinating debutant from the Godolphin team but FLASH FIRE has already performed with credit in two maidens and he is taken to gain due reward for his consistency. Mark Johnston's colt was third in a hot contest at Ascot and didn't do a great deal wrong when pipped close home at Pontefract. Richard Fahey has saddled a couple of juvenile winners at Nottingham this term so any market confidence behind Bamboccianti should not be ignored. His pedigree suggests that he will be better over further in time, though having realised a cool 270,000gns at the sales, connections will be keen to recoup some of their investment. Giannizzero has previous racecourse experience and while running green on an earlier visit to Colwick Park, he appears capable of going close.
Formwatch
Bamboccianti Dutch Art colt out of Brooklyn's Sky.
Charming Thought Oasis Dream colt out of Annabelle's Charm.
Flash Fire (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Maftool (9-5) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf.
Giannizzero (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Close up, outpaced halfway, headway entering final furlong, stayed on to go 2nd post, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Uptight (9-5) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Lopito de Vega (IRE) 50-1 (9-5) Outpaced in rear, driven and headway into mid-division 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never near leaders, 6th of 10, 12l behind Speedy Move (9-5) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Red Harry (IRE) 25-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 13l behind George Dryden (8-13) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Jul.
Sir Veillance Authorized colt out of Caught You Looking.
Rainbow Orse Zebedee colt out of Khafayif.