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14:30 Windsor

Reading Post Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 10y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 1.87s
  • Off Time: 14:30:59
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sauze d'Oulx

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ten Down

    5/6

      3
      Silk -

      Red Expresso (IRE)

      14/1

        1(8)
        Silk - Black, White hollow box, diabolo on sleeves

        Barraland

        10/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        slowy into stride, held up in touch, headway 2f out, staying on one pace when slightly hampered when entering final furlong

        2(2)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Yellow diamonds, Emerald Green sleeves

        Cracking (IRE)

        9/2
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        chased winner to over 1f out, weakening when not much room entering final furlong

        3(10)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots, Yellow cap

        Enodoc

        12/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out

        4(4)
        Silk - Red, Black stars, Red sleeves, Black spots and stars on cap

        Higgy's Boy (IRE)

        5
        25/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        5(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Grey star, Royal Blue sleeves, Grey stars, Grey cap, Royal Blue star

        Never Sold Out (IRE)

        25/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        slowly away and always in rear

        6(5)
        Silk - White, large Red spots and armlets, Red and White quartered cap

        Red Expresso (IRE)

        14/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        slowly into stride, well in rear, shaken up 2f out, switched left over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong

        7(7)
        Silk - Black, Gold spots on body and cap

        Regal Rhythm (IRE)

        20/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened final furlong

        8(9)
        Silk - Black, White hoop, diabolo on sleeves, White cap

        Sauze d'Oulx

        13
        10/1
        • Form 4
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        raced on stand rail, quickly away, made all, ridden final furlong, held on

        9(6)
        Silk - White, large Royal Blue spots, Royal Blue cap

        Ten Down

        12
        5/6
        • Form 2
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        slowly into stride, held up towards rear, good headway to chase winner and went right approaching final furlong, strong challenge inside final furlong, always just held

        10(3)
        Silk - WHITE, BLACK disc, striped sleeves

        Seventh Cloud (IRE)

        33/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        soon ridden, towards rear, always behind

        In depth

        Verdict

        Cracking is taken to make a winning bow over fellow newcomers Red Expresso and Regal Rhythm, with Ten Down best of those to have raced. Richard Hannon saddles two runners here, with preference much for the debutant Cracking, a half-brother to Goodbye Girl who won as a two-year-old, and who is entered up in a couple of valuable sales races later this year. Red Expresso holds no fancy entries at this stage, but cost 70,000 euros and is sure to have been well prepared, while Regal Rhythm, like the selection, holds some big-race entries in a few months time. Ten Down was well fancied to make a winning debut at Nottingham 12 days ago, but was caught close home by the unconsidered Fred's Lad, so it is difficult to get too worked up about his chances today. The son of Royal Applause will no doubt lose his maiden tag in time, but it is always worth opposing animals of this sort. Barraland, Enodoc and Seventh Cloud all appear for the first time, and in truth the market may well be the best guide with so much untapped talent on view, but the vote goes to Cracking.

        Formwatch

        Barraland Compton Place colt, half-brother to numerous winners up to 1m6f and over jumps.

        Cracking (IRE) Acclamation colt, half-brother to 5f winner Savanagh Forest.

        Enodoc Efisio colt out of a lightly-raced mare.

        Higgy's Boy (IRE) 11-2 (9-3) Slowly away, green and always behind, 11th of 13, 13l behind Vhujon (9-0) at Bath 5f 2yo mdn (5) frm.

        Never Sold Out (IRE) Captain Rio colt out of an unraced mare.

        Red Expresso (IRE) Intikhab colt out of an unraced mare.

        Regal Rhythm (IRE) Namid gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.

        Sauze d'Oulx 25-1 (8-12) Unseated rider and briefly loose on way to post, in touch on wide outside, kept on one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 3l behind Nikindi (9-3) at Folkestone 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd.

        Ten Down 9-4 (8-12) Led, headed briefly over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed well inside final furlong, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Fred's Lad (8-12) at Nottingham 5f nov stk (4) gf.

        Seventh Cloud (IRE) Septieme Ciel filly out of 6f & 1m winner Wana Doo.