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20:20 Windsor

French Brothers Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 67y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 43.54s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Perfect Blend

7/4

    2
    Silk -

    Golden Applause (FR)

    5/1

      1(3)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets

      Meggido (IRE)

      24 v
      7/2
      • Form 49334
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 72

      held up, pushed along halfway, not run on final 3f

      2(1)
      Silk - Black, Yellow sash, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap

      Artic Bliss

      37
      33/1
      • Form 0090
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 43

      chased leaders in 4th, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened

      3(5)
      Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap

      Full of Zest

      290
      5/2
      • Form 2-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, hung left and no impression final 2f

      4(4)
      Silk - White, Mauve epaulets

      Golden Applause (FR)

      24
      5/1
      • Form 7-2
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      tracked winner, strong challenge final 2f, upsides throughout final furlong, just held

      5(2)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap

      Pavie (IRE)

      10
      33/1
      • Form 86
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      held up, driven along on outer over 2f out, never a factor

      6(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

      Perfect Blend

      14
      7/4
      • Form 732
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 70

      raced freely, led, hard pressed final 2f, held on gamely

      7(6)
      Silk - White, Red epaulets, sleeves and star on cap

      Poyle Caitlin (IRE)

      20/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      slowly into stride, ridden and rear 4f out, never in contention

      In depth

      Verdict

      Full Of Zest could be the answer to this tricky finale, Meggido, Golden Applause and Perfect Blend have also shown plenty of ability and should be in the shake up. Amanda Perrett's filly came up against a Godolphin newcomer on her only outing as a two-year-old and did well to finish just two and half lengths behind in second. The race is working out well with the third and fourth both now rated in the eighties and so if fit for her first run of the season she will be hard to beat. Meggido is proving a little bit disappointing but cannot easily be dismissed here. Neither can Golden Applause who chased home Roman Villa at Newmarket last time. However the main threat to the selection could come from Perfect Blind. The Barry Hills trained filly is improving with each run and her recent effort over course and distance gives her very strong claims. So fitness has to be taken on trust, but Full Of Zest is our idea of the winner.

      Formwatch

      Meggido (IRE) 4-1 (9-0) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 4th of 5, 7l behind Takafu (9-0) at Pontefract 1m 2f 3yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.

      Artic Bliss 40-1 (8-2) Chased leaders to halfway, last of 20, 22l behind Ruby's Dream (8-1) at Leicester 6f fll hcp (5) gd in Jul.

      Full of Zest 8-1 (8-9) Led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Ballinteni (9-0) at Doncaster 7f 2yo mdn (D3) gs in Oct.

      Golden Applause (FR) 50-1 (8-9) Always prominent, led over 2f out, soon hung left, headed an no extra well inside final furlong, 2nd of 14, shd behind Roman Villa (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.

      Pavie (IRE) 9-2 (8-9) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 11, 15l behind Strudel (8-9) at Nottingham 1m mdn aut stk (6) gs in Jul.

      Perfect Blend 3-1 (8-9) Pulled hard, soon led, headed just inside final furlong, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 12, nk behind Percy's Pearl (9-0) at Windsor 1m 3yo mdn (5) gs in Jul.

      Poyle Caitlin (IRE) Bachir filly, half-sister to several winners from 5f to 1m4f.