Racecards
16:25 Wolverhampton
Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 5)
- 13 Runners
- Distance: 1m 141y
- Going: Standard/Fast
- Surface: Fibresand
- £4,500 added
- Form 4
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer Karen George
- Jockey C Catlin
prominent, led 7f out, ridden, headed 2f out, no extra, soon weakened
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
behind, headway inside final 2 furlongs, kept on well final furlong, not troubled leaders
- Form 380600
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey S W Kelly
led over 1f, tracked leader afterwareds, ridden over 2f out, weakened rapidly over 1f out, soon tailed off
Nikinoo
28- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer B Palling
- Jockey Dale Gibson
held up in touch, ridden, lost place over 3f out, soon behind, tailed off final 2f
- Form 904370-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-9
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey James Doyle
prominent, ridden to lead narrowly 2f out, soon headed, weakened final furlong
Cape Thea
150- Form 2-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
behind, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
in rear, soon outpaced, never on terms
Mizzle (USA)
17- Form 36-428
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey J Fanning
held up towards rear, ridden halfway, no headway, weakened 2f out
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey Hayley Turner
towards rear, headway 2f out, stayed on under pressure final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 9633-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey K May
held up, chased leaders 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd inside final furlong, never nearer
- Form 5-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey N Mackay
held up, good headway to lead well over 1f out, soon clear, ran on strongly, readily
Verone (USA)
13- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M Botti
- Jockey T P Queally
prominent, effort on outer 2f out, not quicken, weakened over 1f out
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey N Callan
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway to chase leaders 2f out, stayed on to chase winner 1f out, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Some fascinanting newcomers from some top yards including Wise Little Girl and Movie Mogul, however we will side with the once raced Silver Pivotal, with Cape Thea another to keep on the right side. The selection showed plenty of promise on her debut in a hot maiden at Newmarket last October. It was a very rough race and after plenty of argy bargy she did well to finish fifth. The stable has made a promising start to the new campaign and with that run under her belt we expect and improved performance this afternoon. Glancing at the pick of the debutante's, Movie Mogul is a 100 thousand euros daugher of Sakhee and the Michael Jarvis trained Wise Little Girl is a well bred Singspiel filly. The market will of course give clues to their relative chances. Cape Thea has shown ability on the all-weather already and could be good value to reach the frame, however Silver Pivotal is expected to improve a great deal on that debut run and she gets our vote.
Formwatch
Lady Friend Environment Friend mare, half-sister to winning chaser Bollitree Bob.
Cape Thea 10-1 (8-8) Slowly into stride, headway 2f out, led 1f out, headed near finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Giant Slalom (8-6) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn auc (5) pol in Nov.
Mizzle (USA) 9-2 (9-2) Led, headed over 5f out, weakened over 4f out, 8th of 11, 23l behind Ella Y Rossa (8-7) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Movie Mogul Sakhee filly out of winning miler Norfolk Lavender.
Mystery River (USA) 12-1 (9-0) Prominent, chased winner over 3f out, until inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Sunlight (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Silver Pivotal (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Always prominent, ridden to challenge over 1f out, no extra final furlong, 5th of 20, 7l behind Measured Tempo (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) sft in Oct.
Verone (USA) 14-1 (8-12) Raced wide in touch, ridden, with leader 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Viami (8-12) at Southwell 7f fll mdn (5) fbs.
Wise Little Girl Singspiel filly, half-sister to dual 1m winner Farnborough.