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20:00 Wolverhampton

Littlewoods Bet Direct Maiden Stakes (Class D)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 79y
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 3.30s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

African Sahara (USA)

10/11

    2
    Silk -

    Raoul Dufy (USA)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Tetragon (IRE)

      7/1

        1(2)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue star on body and cap, check sleeves

        African Sahara (USA)

        18
        10/11
        • Form 4630-42
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12

        held up in rear, going well and headway over 3f out, smooth headway to lead over 1f out, pushed out

        2(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, checked sleeves, Yellow cap

        Fairmorning (IRE)

        86
        100/1
        • Form 060-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-12

        prominent, ridden over 5f out, soon weakened

        3(3)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue chevron, chevrons on sleeves, Red cap

        Pringipessa's Way

        8
        14/1
        • Form 506-000
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-7

        prominent on inside, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        4(7)
        Silk - White, Red cap, White spots

        Raoul Dufy (USA)

        5/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        in touch and keen, headway to track leader 4f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, one pace

        5(1)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow hoop, Yellow cap

        Senor Toran (USA)

        147
        4/1
        • Form 40-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        in rear on inside, ridden 6f out, weakned over 3f out

        6(5)
        Silk - Yellow, White hoops, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Tetragon (IRE)

        22 v
        7/1
        • Form 0066-32
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-7

        led, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, no impression

        7(4)
        Silk - Orange, Royal Blue Cross of Lorraine, striped sleeves

        Play The Flute

        21
        80/1
        • Form 000-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2

        tracked leaders, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened

        8(8)
        Silk - Maroon, Grey triple diamond, check cap

        Sea Skate (USA)

        8
        20/1
        • Form 40
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-2

        towards rear, smooth headway on outside 4f out, ridden over 3f out, no impression

        In depth

        Verdict

        Not a strong maiden and the exposed African Safari may be good enough to lose his maiden tag. Greg Chung's four-year-old has several decent efforts to his name and although he has yet to encounter this surface, he handled plenty of cut in the ground on turf, so this track isn't likely to be a problem. Tetragon isn't an easy ride, but he should run into a place, while Paul Cole sets a poser by saddling a couple of runners. Raoul Dufy comes from a family that has produced plenty of winners, including on the dirt in America, so he should be at home on this surface, but it is interesting that he is already a gelding and may not be entirely straightforward, while stablemate Senor Toran, who is out of the 1995 Cherry Hinton winner Applaud, can only go one way after not showing a great deal as a juvenile.