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17:50 Pontefract
Buy Your 2019 Annual Badge Today Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6y
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
- Form 6680
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Miss L C Siddall
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
chased leaders to over 3f out, soon outpaced and behind, no danger after
Bigdabog
14- Form 70-370
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer E J Alston
- Jockey Jason Hart
tracked front pair, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place and behind, tailed off
- Form 9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
held up in last pair, driven and headway when switched inside over 1f out, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
with leader, driven and lost place over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Fronsac
18- Form 53
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer D & C Kubler
- Jockey R Winston
led narrowly, driven and headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Jedd O'Keeffe
- Jockey J Garritty
slowly into stride, held up in last pair, outpaced over 2f out, never a threat
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Kevin Lundie
chased leaders to over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey S De Sousa
tracked leaders on outside, challenged over 3f out, led 2f out, ridden when hard pressed over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra in 3rd towards finish
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Fell & S Murray
- Jockey T Hamilton
towards rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, ridden 1f out, stayed on to press winner towards finish, just held
- Form 44
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey D Tudhope
mid-division, headway over 2f out, challenged over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ridden out towards finish, held on
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer K Frost
- Jockey J Mitchell
towards rear, driven and headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on into 4th inside final furlong, never pace to challenge
Verdict
Several of these have been thereabouts on the all-weather recently and the outcome will likely depend on who best handles today’s going. Nomoathaj was still well beaten when fourth at Chelmsford in August but FRONSAC finished a decent third at the same track more recently, with Creek Harbour a length behind, so Daniel Kluber’s Frankel colt gets a speculative vote. Silent Dreams is another to consider on a placed effort at Wolverhampton while Matterhorn is related to a Group 3 winner among others and is a newcomer to keep an eye on
Formwatch
Bevsboy (IRE) 100-1 (9-6) Towards rear, weakened 3f out, last of 14, 15 1/4l behind Plucky Dip (9-3) at Catterick 7f hcp (7) gf in Oct.
Bigdabog 33-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, 11th of 12, 19 1/2l behind Edgar Allan Poe (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Blame It On Me (IRE) 4-1 (8-12) Started slowly, ran green and always behind, 9th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Rockesbury (8-12) at Chester 1m stks (4) gs in Sep.
Creek Harbour (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 3/4l behind Auxerre (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in Sep.
Fronsac 6-1 (9-2) Led and taken to post early, led, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Auxerre (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m stks (4) pol in Sep.
Harbour Bay Harbour Watch colt out of Three Secrets.
Khaan Kheleyf colt out of Sharp Dresser.
Matterhorn (IRE) Raven's Pass colt out of Tanaghum.
Muthanaa (IRE) Poet's Voice gelding out of Hakeeka.
Nomoathaj (IRE) 7-2 (8-12) Slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up, wide on bend over 3f out, headway over 2f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Lush Life (9-5) at Chelmsford City 1m fll stks (5) pol in Aug.
Tarbeyah (IRE) Teofilo filly out of Shamtari.
Silent Dreams 25-1 (9-0) Led over 2f, pressed leader, led 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Muneyra (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.