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13:50 Wolverhampton

Littlewoods Bet Direct Aw Trainers Championship Maiden Stakes (Class D)

  • 13 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 15.31s
  • 13 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Royal Blue, White diamond, striped sleeves
  • Form 004
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

led, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

2(13)
Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap
6/1
  • Form 055235
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

always prominent, ridden 3f out, stayed on well inside final furlong

3(12)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red Cross of Lorraine, quartered cap
66/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

hung right throughout, always behind

4(2)
Silk - Red, Light Blue chevrons on body
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, not trouble winner

5(8)
Silk - Beige and Dark Green (quartered), Beige sleeves, Dark Green armlets, Beige cap
16/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

always behind

6(1)
Silk - Royal blue and white (halved), halved sleeves, white cap
25/1
  • Form 000620
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

7(3)
Silk - White, Light Green diamond, White sleeves, Light Green diamonds and diamonds on cap
  • Form 35
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, switched right and held up on outside, came very wide straight, never near leaders

8(5)
Silk - Brown and White stripes, White sleeves, check cap
25/1
  • Form 00
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

prominent early, behind final 4f

9(11)
Silk - Chocolate and Gold (quartered), Gold sleeves, check cap
  • Form 4052
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

mid-division, headway over 3f out, one pace final 2f

10(6)
Silk - Red, Royal Blue star and sleeves, White cap, Royal Blue star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

held up, ridden and effort over 3f out, weakend over 2f out

11(9)
Silk - Orange, White diamonds on sleeves
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out

12(10)
Silk - Royal Blue, Beige armlets
5/2
  • Form 2355
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

always prominent, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well

13(7)
Silk - Black, Red star, Black and White hooped sleeves, White cap, Black stars
100/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

chased leaders until halfway

In depth

Verdict

An intriguing race, which looks to be between Pick Of The Crop, Pompey Blue and Bond Brooklyn, with preference just for Pick Of The Crop. The selection is slightly worse off than official ratings suggest with Pompey Blue here, and both horses have good draws. However, the decisive factor may be that John Jenkins¿s gelding has been tried on Southwell¿s fibresand before, when he finished runner up to Alinda the other week. He has therefore shown he can handle the surface and we know that he sees out six furlongs well, so he is the tentative selection here. Wherever he is though Pompey Blue will not be far away. With that slight pull at the weights, plus a great run at Newmarket on her penultimate start in the locker, she can go very close. However, she does look as though an extra furlong will suit her better still, and that may just be her undoing again here. Of the remainder, Bond Brooklyn looks to be the pick on what we have seen. The Bryan Smart-trained colt has shown consistent form at this trip and if he gets a decent break here, the first-time visors should help him produce a big run. Keep an eye on the market also for newcomers Colour Code and Docklands Blue, who run from decent yards, but will be supporting Pick Of The Crop to live up to his name here.