Racecards
20:30 Wolverhampton
Betway Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f 51y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,800 added
- Winner: £3,752
- 2nd: £1,116
- 3rd: £558
- 4th: £279
Allieyf
19- Form 5/3-22
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Georgia Cox
soon led, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
Armed (IRE)
204- Form 23347-
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Phillip Makin
- Jockey T Hamilton
tracked leaders on inside, took keen hold, not much room over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong
Sorbet
59- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer L Wadham
- Jockey George Wood
mid-division, struggling 3f out, soon behind
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer J Candlish
- Jockey Connor Beasley
dwelt, towards rear, well beaten final 3f
- Form 66
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey David Egan
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 93-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey David Probert
tracked leaders on outside, took keen hold, went 2nd 9f out, hanging right from 4f out, led over 2f out, drifted right in home straight, clear inside final furlong, comfortably
Message
11- Form 74
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, stayed on final furlong, never on terms
- Form 85
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey Aaron Jones
mid-division, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on
Palladium
157- Form 37-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer M Meade
- Jockey Rob Hornby
held up towards rear, headway on outside 7f out, went 2nd and edged left over 1f out, no impression on winner inside final furlong
- Form 6-4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
2nd until 9f out, chased leaders, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Armed has the highest handicap rating but steps up in trip on his reappearance and Allieyf is preferred. The latter finished runner-up over 1m4f at Lingfield last month and should figure but is taking on three-year-olds today and conceding plenty of weight. Emirates Empire was beaten only a head over 1m2f on his return and has a shout if lasting home but LUCK OF CLOVER is taken to make the most of the weight concessions with last month’s fourth over 1m3f at Kempton under her belt.
Formwatch
Allieyf 9-4 (9-0) Headway to lead after 2f, ridden and headed narrowly approaching final furlong, no extra close home, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Gumball (9-8) at Lingfield 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Mar.
And The New (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders after next, kept on, not quite pace to get on terms, 4th of 11, 3 3/4l behind Trans Express (10-10) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Armed (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Switched left start, held up towards rear not clearest of runs over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, never going pace to threaten, 7th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Exec Chef (9-6) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Sorbet 33-1 (8-11) Dwelt, soon recovered tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 21 1/2l behind Ulster (9-9) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Feb.
Western Dixie (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) In rear, ridden and weakened over 4f out, 7th of 9, 27 3/4l behind Jimmy The Digger (11-0) at Ludlow 1m 6f (4) sft in Dec.
Blue Beirut (IRE) 66-1 (9-2) In touch, pushed along and lost touch over 5f out, 6th of 7, 20 3/4l behind Living Legend (9-7) at Kempton 1m 2f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Emirates Empire (IRE) Evensfav (8-7) Keen soon led, ridden entering final furlong, headed inside final furlong, rallied and slightly hampered towards finish, 2nd of 8, hd behind Boutonniere (8-7) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn stks (6) pol in Mar.
Message 14-1 (9-5) Raced green and set steady pace, headed 2f out, keeping on same pace final furlong, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Blood Eagle (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Nathanielhawthorne 40-1 (9-5) Raced wide close up, pushed along 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Blood Eagle (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Apr.
Palladium 12-1 (9-5) Towards rear, kept on steadily final 2f, may do better, 7th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Surfman (9-5) at Nottingham 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Nov.
Luck Of Clover 13-2 (8-7) Mid-division, headway over 1f out, chased leaders entering final furlong, never able to challenge, 4th of 9, 3l behind Moment Of Hope (8-7) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn fll stks (6) pol in Mar.
Samson's Reach 4-1 (10-1) Led, hit 6th, pushed along after 2 out, hit last, ridden and headed near finish, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Driftwood Haze (10-11) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Mar.