Racecards
16:55 Hamilton Park
Follow MansionBet Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 68y
- Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
- Surface: Turf
- £5,300 added
- Winner: £2,862
- 2nd: £1,344
- 3rd: £672
- 4th: £336
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer J & S Quinn
- Jockey Jason Hart
slowly away from stalls, held up, ridden along and outpaced over 3f out, soon struggling, kept on into fourth inside final furlong
Estad (IRE)
11- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, made no impression from over 1f out
- Form 3-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
chased leaders, headway going well to lead 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, went clear final furlong, easily
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer K Dalgleish
- Jockey Callum Rodriguez
disputed lead, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on final furlong but no match for winner
Poet's King
27- Form 4-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
disputed lead, ridden and headed over 2f out, plugged on one pace inside final furlong
Verdict
Poet's King never threatened the winner when second at Redcar last month though should go well again. But Roger Varian has an impressive strike rate here and FANTASTIC FOX makes most appeal having finished third behind the well regarded Snow Lantern at Newbury on his reappearance. Estad was well beaten over 7f on his debut while Noble Crusade is a full-brother to a couple of winners and is preferred to Alben Force of the newcomers
Formwatch
Alben Force Tamayuz gelding out of My Love Thomas.
Estad (IRE) 7-1 (9-5) Raced wide close up, effort approaching 2f out, faded inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 11l behind Aquaman (9-5) at Catterick 7f stks (5) gf in Apr.
Fantastic Fox 4-1 (9-5) Keen in mid-division, smooth headway near side of group over 3f out, shaken up and went 2nd inside final 2f, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Snow Lantern (9-0) at Newbury 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Apr.
Noble Crusade (USA) Noble Mission colt out of Hint Of Joy.
Poet's King 4-1 (8-13) Went left stat, soon prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Ilza'eem (8-13) at Redcar 1m stks (5) gf in Apr.