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17:30 Wolverhampton

Black Country's Only Racecourse Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 50y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 45.44s
  • Off Time: 17:30:36
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Belle Josephine

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Red Shuttle

    4/7

      2(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue diamond and sleeves

      Red Shuttle

      12 t
      4/7
      • Form 2
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6

      tracked leaders, went 2nd travelling well approaching final 2f, led narrowly approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, no extra towards finish

      3(1)
      Silk - White, Red stripe, armlets and cap

      It's Me And You

      3
      100/1
      • Form 678
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      tracked leader until 8f out, remained in close 3rd, until ridden and lost place over 4f out

      4(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Pink star and star on cap

      Mister Fizz

      76
      40/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      tracked leaders, went 3rd over 2f out, ridden one pace and no chance with leading duo final furlong

      5(2)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

      Belle Josephine

      2/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      slowly into stride, ran green in rear, headway on outside to track leader 8f out, pushed along halfway, led 3f out, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, rallied gamely to lead again inside final furlong

      6(6)
      Silk - Light blue, white epaulets, armlets and cap

      Red Soles (IRE)

      14
      10/1
      • Form 7/6
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 2f out, eased, tailed off

      1(3)
      NR

      Just Zak

      4
      • Form 67/69-06
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-6
      • Official Rating 45

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2011
      (8)
      Silk -

      Shamardal Phantom (IRE)

      Evs
      • Age 4
      • Weight 8-12

      2010
      (3)
      Silk -

      Peace Corps

      3/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-3

      2009
      (4)
      Silk -

      Eighteenfifty

      1/3
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-6

      In depth

      Verdict

      It's not too hard to see why connections are persevering with BELLE JOSEPHINE as the Dubawi filly cost 460,000gns at Tattersalls back in 2009. A win would do wonders for her paddocks value and Mark Johnston has certainly found a soft target here. She has obviously had training problems but should be good enough on this belated debut, although any negativity in the market would be off-putting. Red Shuttle is the obvious danger. He was under a length behind the long odds-on Tappanappa at Lingfield on his first run since an inauspicious bumper debut a year previously. He looks the sort to come on and is clearly the one if the Johnston filly fails to fire on debut. Red Soles has shown nothing to date but it's probably noteworthy that Charles Hills continues to persist.

      Formwatch

      Red Shuttle 20-1 (9-7) In touch in rear, headway to 3rd 2f out, effort to challenge winner when carried head high inside final furlong, soon no impression, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Tappanappa (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn auc stks (4-6yo) (6) pol in Jan.

      It's Me And You 250-1 (9-7) In rear, soon pushed along, lost touch over 3f out, last of 8, 31l behind Rei D'oro (8-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn auc stks (5) pol.

      Mister Fizz 100-1 (10-5) Mid-division pushed along over 4f out, weakened entering final 2f, 9th of 13, 7l behind Juhd (10-12) at Lingfield 1m 5f 3yo NH flat (AWT) (6) gs in Nov.

      Belle Josephine Dubawi filly out of Bella Lambada.

      Red Soles (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Towards rear, never a factor, 6th of 8, 12l behind Alfred Hutchinson (9-0) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.

      Just Zak 22-1 (8-12) Held up towards rear, staying on same pace and no impression when hung left under pressure over 1f out, 6th of 13, 10l behind Harrys Yer Man (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-50 (7) pol.