Racecards
17:15 Windsor
E.b.f. Maiden Stakes (div 2) (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Form 95
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey Ted Durcan
always behind, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P J O'Gorman
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
slowly into stride, behind, ridden 3f out, outpaced final 2f
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey Michael Hills
started slowly, towards rear, headway 2f out, kept on, not reach leaders
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
with leader to over 2f out, soon weakened, eased final furlong
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey T P O'Shea
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, pressed leader afterwards, stayed on under pressure to lead on line
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
chased leaders on outer, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance entering final furlong, no extra final 150 yards
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey T Quinn
steadied start, took keen hold in touch, effort 2f out, not quicken, weakened 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey R Kingscote
slowly into stride, always in rear, never on terms
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
in touch, ridden over 2f out, no headway
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
led narrowly ridden over 2f out, ridden when edged left inside final furlong, caught on line
In depth
Verdict
Azeer and Royal Intruder make it onto the short list here but the selection is Seeking Star. Seeking Star showed plenty of promise when keeping on for fourth place on his Newmarket debut and, given that his stable's two-year-olds have been improving for a run of late, he looks to be a leading player in division two of the maiden. Dresden Doll's Newmarket debut fourth behind Liberty Belle contained some promise, and Huzzah has shown promise in each start to date in fairly well-contested maidens. Among the potentially interesting newcomers are the 28,000 guineas purchase, Asian Power, Peter Chapple-Hyam's 130,000 dollars acquisition, Azeer, Richard Hannon's 62,000 guineas buy, Royal Intruder, Nick Littmoden's 130,000 euros purchase, Valentino Sky, Ed Dunlop's 72,000 guineas son of Rock Of Gibraltar, Wannarock, and Walter Swinburn's Shifting Star. Overall, though, the vote stays with Seeking Star.
Formwatch
Abfabfong (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Behind, in touch, ridden and outpaced final 2f, 5th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Rescue Me (8-12) at Kempton 5f 2yo mdn (4) pol in May.
Azeer (USA) Giant's Causeway colt, half-brother to several winners from 6f-1m.
Royal Intruder Royal Applause colt, brother to 7f winner Tashkil, half-brother to several winners from 5f-1m2f.
Seeking Star (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Tracked winner, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 19, 3 1/2l behind Luck Money (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in May.
Shifting Star (IRE) Night Shift colt out of a moderate racemare.
Wannarock (IRE) Rock of Gibraltar colt, half-brother to several winners from 5f-1m2f.
Dresden Doll (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven and effort over 2f out, soon no impression, 7th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Liberty Belle (8-11) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn fll (4) gf in May.
Huzzah (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, settled in rear, ran on inside final furlong, 7th of 19, 4l behind Coasting (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (3) gs in May.