Racecards
17:00 York
John Smith's 'no Nonsense Racing' Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Heavy
- Surface: Turf
- £10,500 added
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey P Donaghy
slowly into stride, in rear and pulled hard, led over 4f out, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-8
- Trainer P T Midgley
- Jockey L Enstone
tracked leaders, hung left from over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 0-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey M Fenton
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, soon ridden, challenged final furlong, not quicken inside final furlong
- Form 4880
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 52
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey T Hamilton
led, headed over 4f out, kept on well final furlong
- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey D Allan
in touch, ridden over 3f out, hung left and weakened well over 1f out
Verdict
Luck Be A Lady represents a trainer in form and gets the vote in this fillies maiden. Plucky and Lan Kwai Fong make it to the shortlist. Jeremy Noseda has his stable in great form and having cost 400,000 guineas, connections will be hoping for some form of repayment although obviously the plan will be long-term. She was green on debut but with nominal improvement, she may take some beating. Lan Kwai Fong represents a trainer who likes to win at York so may come on for that debut effort, as may Plucky who represents a powerful stable. Sweet Clover is another who seems to be improving with racing, whilst Fluffy should come on for that recent run but certainly needs to. The market will help, however Luck Be A Lady gets the nod.
Formwatch
Final Desire Grey Desire filly, sister to 7f winner Steel Grey.
Very Wise Kid 40-1 (9-4) Towards rear, effort well over 2f out, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 12l behind Onatopp (8-12) at Catterick 6f mdn aut stk (6) gs.
Cow Girl (IRE) 14-1 (8-12) Held up, plenty to do when not clear run, switched left 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, 4th of 12, 6l behind Nassau Style (9-3) at Warwick 7f mdn stk (5) sft.
Jentris Girl (IRE) 20-1 (8-13) Led, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, last of 14, 34l behind Smugglers Bay (9-4) at Beverley 1m 3yo hcp (6) gs in Jun.
Lan Kwai Fong 12-1 (8-12) Mid-division, pushed along halfway, headway approaching final furlong, stayed on well, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Eternal Legacy (9-7) at Newcastle 7f mdn fll (5) sft in Jun.
Sweet Clover 14-1 (8-8) Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace when not much room well inside final furlong, 4th of 16, 2l behind Fifty Cents (8-13) at Haydock 1m mdn stk (5) gf in May.
Fluffy 12-1 (9-7) Always prominent, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 9, 2l behind Hazy Days (8-9) at W'hampton 1m 1f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jun.
Luck Be A Lady (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, raced wide, held up, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 14, 5l behind Yaqeen (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn fll (4) gf in Apr.
Plucky 14-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, led briefly over 1f out, no extra inside last, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Rustic Flame (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 3yo mdn fll (4) gs in Jun.
Tullynally Dansili filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 2m including the Classic winner Footstepsinthesand.