Racecards
17:30 Wolverhampton
Betway Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f 20y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £3,429
- 2nd: £1,020
- 3rd: £510
- 4th: £255
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Laura Pearson
pushed along from stalls, soon mid-division, kept on inside final furlong, never involved
- Form 99
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer N A Twiston-Davies
- Jockey L P Keniry
broke well, chased leaders, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out
- Form 53
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer D O'Meara
- Jockey Cam Hardie
led early, with winner until over 1f out, soon edged left, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey P J McDonald
chased leaders, niggled along briefly over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went inside final furlong, no impression on winner
- Form 8-9
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
handy early, steadied into mid-division, not much room on inside final bend, no impression
- Form 74-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey J Mitchell
towards rear, pulled hard, some headway and hung left over 1f out, no impression
- Form 5-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
soon led, clear 1f out, ran on well, readily
- Form 55-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer Grant Tuer
- Jockey S H James
towards rear, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous
- Form 89-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Hollie Doyle
chased leaders, weakened over 1f out
Verdict
None of these have looked like winning so far with Al Shoughor’s debut fifth at Redcar last summer looking the strongest form on offer. Sunset Glow and Forza Del Destino also return to action with the former debuting for a new yard having been gelded while Cosmos Raj showed no progress at Newcastle last week. GET FUNKY is related to a winner over further but his dam is a half-sister to high-class sprinter The Tin Man and Tom Dascombe’s newcomer gets a speculative vote.
Formwatch
Homegrownalligator 50-1 (8-6) Mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no real impression, 5th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Unforgiving Minute (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Mar.
Bullet Tooth Tony (IRE) 100-1 (8-10) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 11, 24l behind Mr Excellency (9-3) at Southwell 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Cosmos Raj 10-1 (9-0) Chased leaders on near side rail, plugged on in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 12, 8 1/2l behind Dragon Symbol (9-7) at Newcastle 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Get Funky (IRE) Pearl Secret colt out of Voom Voom.
Lowndes Square (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up, pushed along over 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 14 1/2l behind Dragon Symbol (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f stks (5) pol in Mar.
Sunset Glow (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) In touch on the outer, pushed along 2f out, one pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 6l behind Asadjumeirah (9-5) at Bath 5f stks (5) gs in Oct.
Al Shoughor 5-2fav (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, no impression over 1f out, 5th of 7, 5 1/4l behind Rumaythah (9-0) at Redcar 6f fll stks (5) gd in Jun.
Cathayensis (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) Raced wide towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 15 1/4l behind Liberated Lady (9-0) at Wolverhampton 7f fll stks (4) pol in Nov.
Forza Del Destino 100-1 (8-11) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten, last of 9, 7 1/4l behind Showalong (9-8) at York 5f stks (3) sft in Oct.
Mrs Dibble (FR) 66-1 (9-0) Led, headed 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 10th of 14, 10 1/2l behind Laos (9-5) at Kempton 1m stks (5) pol in Mar.
Swiss Flamingo Swiss Spirit filly out of Naivasha.