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13:30 Southwell

Play 4 To Score At Betway Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 14y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £5,800 added
  • Winner: £3,752
  • 2nd: £1,116
  • 3rd: £558
  • 4th: £279
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 38.02s
  • Off Time: 13:30:16
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Temur Khan

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Miss Crick

    5/2

      1(5)
      Silk - Royal blue, yellow epaulets, diamonds on sleeves

      Utility (GER)

      15
      12/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-8

      slow into stride and soon pushed along in rear, ridden over 4f out, never nearer

      2(6)
      Silk - Mauve, purple cross belts

      Willy Sewell

      195
      33/1
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8

      in touch, wide and headway to track leaders 6f out, ridden 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out

      3(2)
      Silk - Yellow, yellow and mauve quartered cap

      Temur Khan

      26
      9/4
      • Form 240592-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 76

      close up, headway 3f out, led over 1f out, ran on, comfortable

      4(3)
      Silk - RED, BLACK epaulets and stars on sleeves, BLACK cap

      Ejabah (IRE)

      14
      200/1
      • Form 927060-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 38

      tracked leaders, pushed along 7f out, soon lost place, weakened 4f out, tailed off

      5(7)
      Silk - Yellow, Red spots

      Miss Crick

      26 D
      5/2
      • Form 4-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-3

      raced wide close up, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish

      6(4)
      Silk - White, emerald green hoops, white sleeves and cap

      Francophilia

      8
      2/1
      • Form 3237-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 72

      tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish

      7(1)
      Silk - Beige, maroon epaulets and star on cap

      Taraayef (IRE)

      103
      12/1
      • Form 6-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      led, ridden and headed over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, kept on same pace

      In depth

      Verdict

      Winning hurdler Utility could only manage fifth at Wolverhampton on his debut on the Flat when finishing behind Miss Crick and the runner-up TEMUR KHAN. That was the latter’s first outing for Tony Carroll’s yard and with further improvement likely he’s just preferred to Francophilia, who edges this at the weights but disappointed in a handicap at Wolverhampton on Boxing Day. Taraayef may do better over today’s extra distance while Ejabah is the only one with experience of Fibresand but was well beaten over a mile here a fortnight ago.

      Formwatch

      Utility (GER) 12-1 (11-9) Held up in last trio, steady headway approaching 4 out, went 2nd next, kept on run-in, always held, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Sir Egbert (12-1) at Newbury 2m hcp (4) sft in Dec.

      Willy Sewell 33-1 (11-2) Raced keenly, soon in touch on outer, outpaced 5f out, soon beaten, weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 5th of 8, dist behind Longhouse Sale (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gf in Jun.

      Temur Khan 25-1 (9-2) Tracked leader, led over 8f out, led 7f out, headed over 2f out, headed inside final furlong, held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Ramsbury (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Dec.

      Ejabah (IRE) 80-1 (8-12) Always in rear, 11th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Molten Lava (9-2) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Dec.

      Miss Crick 8-1 (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway and switched left over 1f out, kept on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Ramsbury (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Dec.

      Francophilia 9-2 (9-1) Soon led, driven and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 6 1/4l behind Isle Of Avalon (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Dec.

      Taraayef (IRE) 16-1 (8-11) Mid-division, headway over 6f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace entering final furlong, 6th of 9, 3 3/4l behind Anasheed (8-11) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll stks (4) pol in Sep.