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16:30 Wolverhampton

Pontin's Holidays Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 141y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £5,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 49.47s
  • Off Time: 16:31:14
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Rapid City

15/8

    2
    Silk -

    Foreign Language (USA)

    10/11

      3
      Silk -

      Layed Back Rocky

      66/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Grey, Yellow stars, striped sleeves, Yellow cap

        Champion's Way (IRE)

        68
        25/1
        • Form 8
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5

        mid-division, ridden 4f out, soon weakened

        2(7)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PURPLE armlets

        Layed Back Rocky

        39
        66/1
        • Form 48-0000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-5
        • Official Rating 40

        prominent, ridden to lead over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        3(8)
        Silk - Dark Green, Gold diamond, Light Green sleeves, Dark Green and Gold quartered cap

        Rapid City

        56
        15/8
        • Form 926
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-3

        held up, headway over 3f out, led over 1f out, comfortably

        4(4)
        Silk - RED, WHITE braces, sleeves and cap

        Foreign Language (USA)

        14
        10/11
        • Form 3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong

        5(6)
        Silk - White, royal blue cross of lorraine, royal blue and white halved sleeves, royal blue cap

        Lady Lucas (IRE)

        11
        100/1
        • Form 79
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12

        mid-division, lost place over 5f out, soon behind

        6(5)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, ORANGE epaulets

        Linton Dancer (IRE)

        18
        9/1
        • Form 567036
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 50

        led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(1)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Green triple diamond, sleeves and star on cap

        Spinning Dancer (IRE)

        28
        100/1
        • Form 0-0060
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 30

        prominent and keen, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out

        8(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow braces and armlets

        Useful

        90
        10/1
        • Form 0887
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-12
        • Official Rating 54

        soon outpaced

        In depth

        Verdict

        Foreign Language is the confident selection with Rapid City and Useful cited as the most obvious dangers. The selection was easy to back on debut but shaped encouragingly and in a modest event, he has more positives than most. Rapid City was a modest maiden in France and was knocked down cheaply to Julia Fielden. The jury is very much out until the market is formed. Useful has been sent off at big odds on all starts thus far and is dropped back in class. Linton Dancer is perfectly exposed while Champion's Way is very much an unknown quantity. Foreign Language secures the nod.

        Formwatch

        Champion's Way (IRE) 16-1 (9-4) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along in rear, moderate late headway, 8th of 13, 12l behind North Fleet (9-3) at Windsor 6f mdn stk (5) gs in Oct.

        Layed Back Rocky 100-1 (9-0) Led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, 12th of 13, 20l behind Vibrato (9-0) at Southwell 1m banded stk (7) fbs in Oct.

        Rapid City (9-0) 6th of 15, nk behind Poppet's Bounty (8-12) at Clairefontaine 7f stk sft in Oct.

        Foreign Language (USA) 6-1 (8-12) Towards rear, headway over 1f out, stayed on well inside final furlong, not reach leaders, 3rd of 8, 1l behind Esthlos (9-3) at Kempton 1m mdn aut stk (6) pol in Nov.

        Lady Lucas (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, always behind, 9th of 10, 16l behind Kissi Kissi (8-12) at W'hampton 6f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Nov.

        Linton Dancer (IRE) 7-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden along halfway, weakened final furlong, 6th of 12, 11l behind Capital Lass (8-12) at Southwell 7f banded stk (7) fbs in Nov.

        Spinning Dancer (IRE) 100-1 (8-5) Hampered over 7f out, always behind, last of 10, 21l behind Salonga (8-12) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol in Nov.

        Useful 66-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, behind, pushed along and kept on steadily final 2f, nearest finish, 7th of 14, 8l behind Primo Gold (8-13) at Kempton 1m 3yo hcp (6) pol in Sept.