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17:10 Pontefract

Fly High Faye Nickels Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4y
  • Going: Good
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,881
  • 2nd: £1,155
  • 3rd: £577
  • 4th: £289
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 47.50s
  • Off Time: 17:10:37
  • 5 Ran
1(5)
Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap
33/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-13

slowly into stride, in touch in rear, pushed along 4f out, ridden and stayed on to dispute modest 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with easy winner

2(4)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

tracked leaders, outpaced in 3rd over 2f out, weakened and eased 1f out

3(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

Ejbaar

37
5/2
  • Form 4330
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 70

made all, drew readily clear from over 2f out, unchallenged, eased towards finish

4(1)
Silk - Maroon, dark green hoop
66/1
  • Form 04
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

slowly into stride, chased leaders, lost place when ridden over 2f out, stayed on to dispute modest 2nd inside final furlong, no extra in 4th towards finish

5(6)
Silk - Red, black seams, white sleeves, black armlets, black cap
  • Form 43
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

pressed winner until outpaced over 2f out, no chance after, ridden over 1f out, kept on when hard pressed for modest 2nd inside final furlong

6(3)
NR
50/1
  • Form 6-6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

Godolphin have won this twice in recent years and AD DABARAN should be good enough to keep up the sequence if his pedigree is anything to go by. He cost 360,000 euros and is a half-brother to numerous winners including Alianthus, who won ten races at Group and Listed level in Germany. Ejbaar has looked moderate and was beaten a long way on his handicap debut at Newmarket while American Hustle only showed modest progress from her debut when looking one-paced at Wetherby. The four-year-old New Stream arrives from Newmarket but showed nothing on his only start at Wolverhampton in August.

Formwatch

New Stream (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride and switched left start, always behind, 10th of 12, 21l behind Venturous Spirit (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn stks (5) in Aug.

Ad Dabaran (GER) Dubawi colt out of Allure.

Ejbaar 10-1 (9-4) In touch, headway 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 15, 15l behind Dutch Law (9-7) at Newmarket 1m 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jun.

Eminentt 100-1 (9-4) Very slowly and went left, in rear, never dangerous, 4th of 6, 21l behind Aleator (9-4) at Carlisle 1m 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gd.

American Hustle (IRE) 9-2 (9-0) Held up, headway on outside over 3f out, ridden and edged left 2f out, went 3rd but outpaced by front pair, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Hala Madrid (9-0) at Wetherby 1m mdn auc stks (6) gd.

Perle Express 80-1 (9-0) Held up in touch, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 7, 14l behind Bella Lulu (9-0) at Doncaster 7f fll mdn stks (5) gf.