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16:15 Newmarket

E.b.f. W.o.w. Maiden Stakes (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.64s
  • Off Time: 16:16:31
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Forgotten Army (IRE)

16/1

    2
    Silk -

    Verdant

    1/2

      1(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White seams, chevrons on sleeves, White cap

      Essexbridge

      15/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      held up in touch, ridden and slightly outpaced entering final 2f, ran on towards finish

      2(3)
      Silk - Light Blue, Dark Green sash and sleeves, Red cap

      Forgotten Army (IRE)

      18
      16/1
      • Form 08
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      led 1f, tracked leader, ridden to lead again over 1f out, driven out

      3(1)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

      Invincible Hero (IRE)

      8 t
      5/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      pulled hard, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, still every chance inside final furlong, not quicken near finish

      4(6)
      Silk - Red and White (quartered), hooped sleeves, Red cap

      Rock Of Eire

      25
      25/1
      • Form 30
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      held up in rear, not far away, ridden over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Red sash, White sleeves

      Sassanian (IRE)

      58 BF
      14/1
      • Form 74
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      in touch, pushed along 3f out, ridden and wandered under pressure over 1f out, kept on one pace

      6(4)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Verdant

      1/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      unruly stalls, held up in touch, switched right and effort entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on towards finish

      Previous results

      2008
      (14)
      Silk -

      Nehaam

      9/2
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      2007
      (6)
      Silk -

      Fr Dominic (USA)

      10/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      INVINCIBLE HERO can put his experience to good use and he is nominated over Verdant and Essexbridge. The selection will need to improve on what he showed on his debut but this colt from the Jeremy Noseda yard ran very green that day at Kempton and with the yard in good form this week he looks the percentage call. Richard Hannon has got an impressive strike-rate with his juveniles so Essexbridge has to enter calculations on his racecourse bow, although the market will be a guide to how well fancied he is. Verdant is a Singspiel colt who will probably do better over further in time but Sir Michael Stoute has hit the back of the net with plenty of his juveniles this season and the yard are in good form. A trappy race for punters to fathom and the vote goes to Invincible Hero.

      Formwatch

      Essexbridge Avonbridge colt out of Aonach Mor.

      Forgotten Army (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, ridden on outside over 1f out, never dangerous, 8th of 13, 11l behind Centigrade (9-3) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.

      Invincible Hero (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Went right start, slowly into stride, never a factor, 10th of 14, 16l behind Fallen Idol (9-3) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol.

      Rock Of Eire 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, raced keenly lost place under pressure over 2f out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 23l behind Togiak (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Aug.

      Sassanian (IRE) 11-4fav (8-8) Soon pushed along in last place, ridden over 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reached leaders, 4th of 11, 6l behind Sultan's Choice (8-6) at Catterick 7f 2yo sll (6) sft in Jul.

      Verdant Singspiel colt out of Orford Ness.