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20:45 Wolverhampton

Wolverhampton Racecourse Conference Centre Maiden Stakes (Class 4)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 103y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 1.51s
  • Off Time: 20:46:17
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Armada

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Beldon Hill (USA)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Digger Boy

      12/1

        1(11)
        Silk - White, Black seams, Black and White chevrons on sleeves, Black cap, White star

        Gobi King

        22
        12/1
        • Form 45
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-13

        in rear, some late progress

        2(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White stars, Red and White striped sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue stars

        River City (IRE)

        28
        17/2
        • Form 34
        • Age 9
        • Weight 9-13

        always towards rear

        3(12)
        Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

        Armada

        61
        10/11
        • Form 2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        in touch, ridden 3f out, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong

        4(4)
        Silk - Purple

        Digger Boy

        28
        12/1
        • Form 7202
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3
        • Official Rating 68

        mid-division, headway 4f out, switched right over 2f out, one pace, hung left

        5(3)
        Silk - ROYALBLUE, RoyalBlue sleeves & LightBlue chevrons, RoyalBlue cap & LightBlue quartered

        Samarinda (USA)

        12
        22/1
        • Form 08
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, switched left over 1f out and weakened

        6(9)
        Silk - Lime Green

        Satisfaction (IRE)

        383
        20/1
        • Form 6-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        7(6)
        Silk - Dark Green and White (halved), striped sleeves, quartered cap

        The Combo

        33/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        slowly into stride, always behind

        8(2)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, sleeves and cap

        Aphorism

        14/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        towards rear, headway 4f out, weakening when hanging left over 1f out

        9(8)
        Silk - Red, White epaulets, halved sleeves

        Beldon Hill (USA)

        24
        13/2
        • Form 5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden when headed inside final furlong, no extra

        10(10)
        Silk - BLACK, EMERALD GREEN triple diamond, diamonds on sleeves, BLACK cap, EMERALD GREEN diamond

        Cankara (IRE)

        50/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        slowly into stride, never a factor

        11(7)
        Silk - DARK BLUE, yellow triple diamond, hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Raffiene (IRE)

        24
        50/1
        • Form 60
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        led, headed over 3f out, weakened

        12(1)
        Silk - Light Blue, Orange stars, Orange sleeves, Light Blue stars, Orange cap, Light Blue star

        Sunny Parkes

        29
        50/1
        • Form 57980-6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 52

        mid-division, ridden 4f out and weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        Armada gets the vote over Digger Boy, with Beldon Hill, Aphorism and Gobi King all worth a mention. Armada has been hard to settle down by all accounts, and indeed was withdrawn on his intended debut at Newmarket after refusing to go in the stalls, but he then posted a promising effort when consenting to line up at Kempton, finishing second to Steppe Dancer. With minimal improvement, he should easily pick up a maiden, and as we know that he can go on a Polytrack surface, Sir Michael Stoute's charge is selected to go one better. Digger Boy seemed to prefer the slower Fibresand surface judged on his recent second at Southwell, but is another that does at least handle the Polytrack, while Beldon Hill, fifth on her Ripon bow over 10 furlongs, may find today's trip too short. Aphorism is a half-sister to the useful Inchrory, and could turn out to be a lot better than an all-weather performer in time, and Gobi King hails from a top yard. This is not a bad maiden for a Saturday night at Wolverhampton, with Armada the pick of the bunch.

        Formwatch

        Gobi King 10-1 (9-10) Keen, chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, no danger after, 5th of 9, 8l behind Royal Oath (8-13) at Haydock 1m mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.

        River City (IRE) 15-2 (9-11) Towards rear, ridden 6f out, good late progress, 4th of 14, 5l behind King of Argos (8-12) at Chepstow 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.

        Armada 6-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed final 75 yards, no extra, 2nd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Steppe Dancer (9-3) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn (4) pol in May.

        Digger Boy 20-1 (9-3) Towards rear, pushed along halfway, brought wide over 2f out, staying on to chase winner final furlong, 2nd of 12, 5l behind Speedy Sam (9-3) at Southwell 1m 3yo mdn (5) fbs in Jun.

        Satisfaction (IRE) 28-1 (9-0) Mid-division, driven, headway 3f out, ridden to chase leaders 2f out, no impression final furlong, 6th of 9, 7l behind Royal Power (9-0) at Thirsk 7f 2yo mdn aut (5) gf in Jun '05.

        Aphorism Halling filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 2m4f including the Group winners Inchrory, Invermark & Craigsteel.

        Beldon Hill (USA) 40-1 (8-6) Mid-division, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 13, 7l behind Alcyon (8-11) at Ripon 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf in Jun.

        Cankara (IRE) Daggers Drawn filly, half-sister to winning miler Sudden Silence and 6f-7f winner Sudden Dismissal.