Racecards
13:45 Newbury
Don Deadman Memorial EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Str) (Plus 10) (Div 1) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,528
- 2nd: £1,348
- 3rd: £673
- 4th: £337
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J Fortune
mid-division, headway over 2f out, switched left to challenge over 1f out, every chance entering final furlong, kept on same pace
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey David Probert
took keen hold, soon led, headed over 1f out, faded final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey G Baker
held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon no impression
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey F Sweeney
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S Kirk
- Jockey James Doyle
mid-division, outpaced 3f out, headway over 1f out, never on terms
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey P Cosgrave
with leader, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra closing stages
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
mid-division but in touch, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly
Verdict
Andrew Balding sent out subsequent Racing Post Trophy winner Elm Park to win this last year but Dream Of Summer finished last at Salisbury on his debut. Storm Rising is entered in this year's Doncaster Group 1 and early Derby entry Executor is related to a couple of winners and is another newcomer to note along with Christchurch. But MANSON has form in the book with a second to subsequent Richmond Stakes fourth Adventurous over 6f here on last month's debut and he may well be good enough to land this with normal progress.