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17:10 Pontefract

Buy Your 2012 Annual Badge Today Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 46.04s
  • Off Time: 17:10:41
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Medal of Valour (JPN)

18/1

    2
    Silk -

    Moonscape

    1/2

      1(5)
      Silk - Brown, Beige sash, sleeves and cap

      Benidorm

      179
      40/1
      • Form 4746-8
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 63

      held up behind, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

      2(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Royal Blue epaulets and armlets, Pink cap

      Fists And Stones

      16
      28/1
      • Form 24-0088
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 62

      led 2f, chased winner, ridden over 1f out, faded and lost 2 places inside final furlong

      3(6)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

      Medal of Valour (JPN)

      9
      18/1
      • Form 8
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      with leader, led after 2f, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on well

      4(2)
      Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

      Moonscape

      18
      1/2
      • Form 2-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      tracked leaders, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on to chase winner inside final furlong, no impression

      5(1)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow chevrons, Dark Blue sleeves, Red armlets, Black cap

      Anrheg

      34 BF
      20/1
      • Form 6526
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 54

      prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace to take 3rd inside final furlong

      6(3)
      Silk - Cerise, white hoop on body and sleeves, white cap, cerise hoop

      Starstuded (IRE)

      317
      5/2
      • Form 35-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      held up in rear, ridden well over 1f out, soon weakened

      Previous results

      2010
      (7)
      Silk -

      Danehill Sunset (IRE)

      13/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      2009
      (4)
      Silk -

      Ithinkbest

      7/2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      2008
      (1)
      Silk -

      Jaadull

      9/4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      Medal Of Valour finished tailed off on his debut at Chester, while Anrheg was well beaten when favourite for an ordinary handicap on the Fibresand last time. Starstuded could be interesting, however, despite racing on turf for the first time and returning from a lengthy absence but the one to beat in this finale is surely MOONSCAPE. Sir Michael Stoute's colt bustled up the useful Naqshabban on his debut at Leicester a year ago and was racing for the first time since when a close-up third at Kempton last month. A maiden win beckons here.

      Formwatch

      Benidorm 100-1 (9-3) Went left start, in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 16, 13l behind Crown Counsel (9-3) at Ripon 1m 3yo mdn (5) gd in Apr.

      Fists And Stones 10-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders 2f, mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no impression, 8th of 12, 9l behind Midas Moment (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) pol in Sep.

      Medal of Valour (JPN) 14-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden along to press winner 5f out until over 4f out, weakened 3f out, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Dick Doughtywylie (9-3) at Chester 1m 2f mdn stks (4) gs in Sep.

      Moonscape 15-8 (9-3) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, soon chasing leaders, kept on under pressure, nearest finish, 3rd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Songburst (9-3) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.

      Anrheg 9-4fav (8-13) Prominent on outside, ridden over 3f out, edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 14, 9l behind Scarborough Lily (9-0) at Southwell 7f hcp (6) fbs in Aug.

      Starstuded (IRE) 3-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, no impression, 5th of 13, 6l behind Boogie Shoes (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Nov.