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14:25 Wolverhampton

Littlewoods Bet Direct Maiden Stakes (Class D)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.86s
  • 12 Ran
1(2)
Silk - White and Black (halved horizontally), check cap, Yellow sleeves
80/1
  • Form 005000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, always behind

2(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, Light Blue sleeves, Red stars, Red cap
6/1
  • Form 504026
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

led, ridden over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, kept on same pace

3(12)
Silk - Pink, Black chevron, Pink sleeves, Black seams, quartered cap
  • Form 433033
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

prominent, ridden over 3f out, one pace final 2f

4(1)
Silk - Purple, Pink hoop
  • Form 6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

with leader, ridden 3f out, kept on final furlong

5(5)
Silk - Emerald Green and Purple diamonds, Purple sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Orange cap
5/1
  • Form 055
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden to lead well over 1f out, ran on well

6(10)
Silk - Pink and Purple (quartered), striped sleeves
  • Form 420523
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace after

7(6)
Silk - Royal Blue, Emerald Green sleeves

Blaina

83
5/2
  • Form 03226
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

prominent, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

8(8)
Silk - Yellow, Brown disc, Yellow sleeves, Brown spots and spots on cap
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

hampered start, held up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

9(9)
Silk - Yellow and Purple diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Purple spots, quartered cap
66/1
  • Form 300040
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

held up, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

10(4)
Silk - White, Purple sash, Yellow cap
  • Form 006066
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

11(7)
Silk - Maroon, Light Blue star, armlets and cap
  • Form 0400
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

always behind

12(3)
Silk - PINK and PURPLE check, PINK sleeves, BLACK cap
  • Form 020003
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace

In depth

Verdict

Although lack of experience on the surface is a concern, Blaina has plenty in hand over her rivals on official BHB ratings and gets the vote over the consistent, but exposed, Monte Mayor Lad and Wainwright. Although placed in his last two starts, both over six furlongs, the last mentioned should appreciate the return to today's distance and rates a bigger threat to the selection than Monte Mayor Lad, who ran his customary good race here on Monday when a close third, rallying inside the final furlong, behind Bond Playboy. Blaina has yet to race on the all-weather but has the best part of a stone in hand over her two main rivals today and, provided that she handles the surface, David Elsworth's filly should be too good for the opposition. Jagged has place claims on the ratings but there is a suspicion that he is better at Lingfield and hails from a stable out of form anyway. Victory Flip looks fully exposed after 20 starts and a bigger danger may be the unexposed Nicholas Nickelby, who is entitled to improve for his debut effort earlier in the month. However, Blaina sets a decent standard and gets the vote.