Racecards
18:45 Wolverhampton
Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 32y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
raced keenly, tracked leader, led going well 2f out, shaken up inside final furlong, ran on well
- Form 70-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J G Portman
- Jockey Danny Brock
held up, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
slowly into stride and hampered after start, towards rear, headway ran green and edged left over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 2285-25
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 69
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey I J Brennan
held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong
- Form 3553-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 71
tracked leaders on inside, switched right 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong
La Estatua
10- Form 238-347
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 68
soon tracking leaders on outside, ridden over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 540-373
- Age 3
- Weight 8-4
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey B A Curtis
led until 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened final furlong, eased
Verdict
AFTER THE SUNSET showed enough when third on his racecourse debut over track and trip to suggest he can land an ordinary maiden. With a handicap mark of 71, Jillanar has the beating of both Saltarello and La Estatua and should have come on for a recent outing at Kempton, but the remainder with experience are harder to fancy. Final is bred to better over longer trips but Mark Johnston's newcomer is still worth monitoring in the betting.
Formwatch
After The Sunset 4-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Sir Keating (8-9) at Wolverhampton 7f mdn stks (5) in Jan.
Maizin 66-1 (9-6) Slowly into stride in touch, pushed along halfway, soon weakened, last of 6, 30l behind Street Force (9-13) at Southwell 7f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Avail (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Dwelt, mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 11th of 12, 8l behind Gold Flash (9-5) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in Dec.
Cooper 10-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, hung right from halfway, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 11l behind Ershaad (9-5) at Lingfield 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Final Arabian Gleam gelding out of Caysue.
Saltarello (IRE) 7-1 (8-3) Held up towards rear and in touch, ridden over 2f out, one pace from over 1f out, 5th of 6, 7l behind Barchan (8-4) at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp (4) in Jan.
Jillanar (IRE) 4-1 (8-11) Took keen hold early, soon chasing leaders on outside, went 2nd 4f out until 2f out, chased leading pair, no extra in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Hollie Point (8-8) at Kempton 7f mdn fll (5) pol.
La Estatua 9-2 (8-7) Soon pushed along to chase leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, last of 7, 22l behind Gerrard's Slip (8-7) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Powerfulstorm 33-1 (8-7) Led, ridden over 1f out, headed final furlong, kept on, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Clever Love (8-12) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn auc stks (6).