Racecards
19:30 Southwell
Music For Life Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class F) (Class F)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard

Dafina (IRE)
16- Form 23-4
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey D Holland
prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon outpaced, kept on final furlong

Rumour
340- Form 3-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey O Urbina
soon tracking leaders, carried head high and led over 1f out, soon clear comfortably

Big Bad Burt
20- Form 230346
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer G Chung
- Jockey Dean Williams
slowly into stride, always behind

Go Free
26- Form 00-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer A Hales
- Jockey Adrian Nicholls
with leader, ridden 4f out, weakened well over 1f out

Hello Tiger
85- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J Supple
- Jockey Rory Moore
in touch, ridden over 4f out, weakened quickly

Super King
24- Form 02-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer N Bycroft
- Jockey Suzanne France
slowl into stride, soon tracking leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

- Form 00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey J Quinn
prominent, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out

- Form 42-40
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey F Lynch
made most until ridden and headed over 1f out, soon beaten


- Form 0-055
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
slowly into stride, behind, ridden over 3f out, some headway over 1f out, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
Telefonica, Big Bad Burt, Rumour and Dafina look to be the ones to focus on here with our vote going to Rumour. The selection absolutely stands out here, the only surprise being that James Fanshawe is running her on the all-weather. The feeling is that she must have had her problems because she has not been seen on the racetrack for 340 days. However, the horse that won on that occasion was Ice Palace, subsequently a Listed winner, so the value of the form is there for all to see, and she was beaten six lengths into third. Big Bad Burt has form enough on the all-weather and Turf to be good for a place, while Telefonica, a disappointing beaten favourite last time, hails from the Sir Michael Stoute yard so has to be firmly respected also. Dafina's credentials are that she is well-bred and showed form in Irish maidens before moving to Hughie Morrison. She was tried over 11 furlongs last time but now drops back to a mile and, overall, still has something to prove. Of the others, Go Free does at least have course form but it will be a touch disappointing if one of the three mentioned horses is not good enough to beat her. Of these, we are going to opt for Rumour.