Racecards
20:25 Yarmouth
Racing Welfare Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 3 Runners
- Distance: 1m 6f 17y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey P Hanagan
tracked leaders, pushed along 5f out, headway to lead approaching 2f out, stayed on
- Form 3227-64
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey N Callan
keen led, headed 8f out, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 3-035
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Martin Harley
keen tracked leader, led 8f out, ridden 3f out, headed approaching final 2f, kept on one pace
Verdict
Only four runners face the starter in this but all have shown some ability. Astrosapphire is the most exposed but has gone close on several occasions while Enaitch was last seen in the Oaks Trial at Lingfield having finished third at Chepstow on her reappearance. Silk Train was doing her best work at the finish over 1m4f at Newmarket and will relish the extra but BAIHAS, the only colt in the field, showed enough when only beaten a short-head by Silk Train's stable companion Deira Phantom at Salisbury to suggest he can go one better today.
Formwatch
Baihas 2-1fav (9-5) Held up in rear, steady headway over 3f out, ridden and chased leading pair over 1f out, just pushed along and went 2nd final 100 yards, pressed winner to line, just failed, 2nd of 5, shd behind Deira Phantom (9-5) at Salisbury 1m 4f 3yo mdn (5) gf in May.
Astrosapphire 12-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, slightly outpaced over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 5, 4l behind Song Light (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f 3yo stk 0-75 (5) gd in May.
Enaitch (IRE) 50-1 (8-12) Mid-division, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 7, 17l behind Secret Gesture (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo lst fll (1) gd in May.
Silk Train 33-1 (9-0) In touch, outpaced 3f out, kept on final furlong, never a factor, 4th of 8, 10l behind Riposte (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f mdn fll stks (5) gd in May.