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16:45 Wolverhampton

Betdirect.co.uk Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 50y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 40.41s
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Lady Gregory (IRE)

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Sweet Medicine

    28/1

      3
      Silk -

      Don And Gerry (IRE)

      13/2

        1(4)
        Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine and star on cap

        Discord

        11
        14/1
        • Form 643
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 68

        tracked leader, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        2(10)
        Silk - Mauve and beige (quartered), dark blue sleeves

        Hue

        59
        8/1
        • Form 3/52248-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 70

        held up, effort over 2f out, headway over 1f out, no impression

        3(12)
        Silk - Dark Green, Maroon cross belts, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow armlets, Dark Green and Maroon quartered cap

        Real Chief (IRE)

        18
        100/1
        • Form 64
        • Age 8
        • Weight 9-0

        held up towards rear, ridden 4f out, never dangerous

        4(3)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, checked sleeves and cap

        River Gypsy

        9
        4/1
        • Form 2/495-44
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 65

        led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened

        5(6)
        Silk - Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap

        Brockhole (IRE)

        118
        33/1
        • Form 26707-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-11
        • Official Rating 65

        held up, ridden and headway over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong

        6(9)
        Silk - Red, white inverted triangle, sleeves and cap

        Don And Gerry (IRE)

        50
        13/2
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, stayed on same pace

        7(2)
        Silk - White, Red hoops on body, White cap, Blue star

        Khadija

        11
        66/1
        • Form 8
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9

        mid-division, weakened over 4f out

        8(5)
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Royal Auditon

        135
        25/1
        • Form 33620-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 65

        always behind, reminders halfway, never dangerous

        9(1)
        Silk - Black and Orange stripes, White cap

        Lady Gregory (IRE)

        83 BF
        Evs
        • Form 5/22-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 73

        tracked leaders, led over 3f out, all out

        10(11)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets, striped sleeves

        River Mist Image (USA)

        117
        8/1
        • Form 3539-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6
        • Official Rating 64

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        11(7)
        Silk - Orange and Black (quartered), hooped sleeves

        Steady Rain

        21
        18/1
        • Form 2
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6

        behind, ridden over 3f out, never dangerous

        12(8)
        Silk - Grey, Yellow hoops on body

        Sweet Medicine

        27
        28/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-6

        tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, just held close home

        In depth

        Verdict

        Lady Gregory gets the vote to win this maiden with River Gypsy and Discord rating the main dangers. The selection has been second on all her runs to date but a reproduction of her latest second behind Kyles Prince sets the standard in the context of this race and is she is fit after a 83 day absence she will be very hard to beat. River Gypsy rates the main danger on her latest fourth behind Orvietan, she was unlucky in running on that occasion and with her yard back amongst the winners she should be noted in the market. Discord is another worthy of respect on his latest third behind Magic Moth but he is very hard to win with and has had plenty of chances so is passed over for that reason. Of the remainder Steady Rain ran well on her debut to be second and is another that is sure to improve but this looks tougher and in a race where the market will be very informative for the winner we return to Lady Gregory.

        Formwatch

        Discord 25-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, 3rd of 12, 2 1/2l behind Magic Moth (8-3) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol.

        Hue 14-1 (9-1) Mid-division, driven along when outpaced over 4f out, last of 8, 33l behind Kylkenny (9-5) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp 0-75 (5) fbs in Dec.

        River Gypsy 7-2 (9-13) In touch, chased leaders 2f out, no impression until stayed on final furlong, 4th of 11, 2l behind Orvietan (8-3) at Lingfield 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol.

        Royal Auditon 10-1 (9-11) Held up, weakened quicky over 3f out, virtually pulled up, last of 14, well behind Monte Cristo (9-4) at Lingfield 2m hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Oct.

        Lady Gregory (IRE) 11-10fav (8-9) Always prominent, chased winner 3f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on but no impression, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Kyles Prince (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 4f mdn stk (5) pol in Dec.

        River Mist Image (USA) 16-1 (9-0) Keen, held up, never troubled leaders, 9th of 13, 7l behind Prime Contender (9-2) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo hcp (5) pol in Oct.

        Steady Rain 33-1 (8-9) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Custodian (9-0) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn stk (5) pol.

        Sweet Medicine 20-1 (10-0) Ridden to chase leaders over 3f out, kept on final 2f, no impression, 4th of 14, 14l behind Alfie Flits (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4yo nhf (6) gs in Jan (N.Hunt).