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20:15 Windsor

Ruinart Champagne Maiden Stakes (Class D) (Class D)

  • 18 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 7y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 29.98s
  • 18 Ran
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1
Silk -

Motive (FR)

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Coming Again (IRE)

    7/4

      3
      Silk -

      Uig

      100/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Black, Emerald Green sash and armlets, Emerald Green cap, Black star

        Charnwood Pride (IRE)

        25/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        behind, fade on final 2f but never dangerous

        2(11)
        Silk - Orange

        Coming Again (IRE)

        41
        7/4
        • Form 2-5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        led 2f, stayed tracking leader, challenged and edged left inside final furlong, rallied near finish, just failed

        3(13)
        Silk - CLARET, ETON BLUE spots on body, BLUE cap

        High View (USA)

        10
        66/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        chased leaders, pushed along 4f out, soon weakened

        4(19)
        Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

        Motive (FR)

        21
        3/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        tracked leaders, challenged and hung left to centre course well over 2f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, hard driven final furlong, just held on all out

        5(10)
        Silk - MAROON, GREY chevron

        Nietzsche (IRE)

        28
        7/2
        • Form 02
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        close up, ridden and kept on same pace final 2f

        6(5)
        Silk - Light Green, Brown chevrons, Light Green cap, Brown star

        Second User

        14
        100/1
        • Form 000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        in mid-division, weakened and well behind final 3f

        7(9)
        Silk - Light blue, brown stripe and armlets

        Silencio (IRE)

        14
        50/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        in touch to halfway, soon lost place and behind

        9(16)
        Silk - Emerald Green and Royal Blue (halved horizontally), Blue sleeves, Emerald Green cap

        Double Dagger Lady (USA)

        8/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        towards rear, pushed along 4f out, kept on same pace final 2f but never dangerous

        10(6)
        Silk - Dark Green, Yellow triple diamond, Beige sleeves, Dark Green and Beige striped cap

        Imtouchingwood

        66/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        slowly away and always behind

        11(7)
        Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets

        Kalamansi (IRE)

        8
        40/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        always behind

        12(17)
        Silk - Black, Yellow spots, halved sleeves, White cap

        Lucky Arthur (IRE)

        7
        40/1
        • Form 05
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch until weakened 2f out

        13(4)
        Silk - White, Royal Blue sleeves

        Magic Verse

        22
        66/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch until weakened over 3f out

        14(12)
        Silk - White and Red stripes, White and Royal Blue striped sleeves, White cap, Red spots

        Open Book

        7
        100/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        close up, hard ridden 3f out, soon weakened

        15(8)
        Silk - Maroon, Light Blue and Brown hooped sleeves, quartered cap

        Pearnickity

        100/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        behind most of way

        16(14)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Yellow stripes, Yellow sleeves and cap

        Plummet (USA)

        10/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch, effort on wide outside over 2f out, close up over 1f out, soon hung left and no extra final furlong

        18(3)
        Silk - Orange, Pink yoke, armlets on sleeves, Orange cap

        Shastye (IRE)

        25/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        towards rear, kept on steadily final 2f, nearest finish

        19(20)
        Silk - Black, Yellow epaulets, armlets and cap

        Stylish Dancer

        50/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        slowly away, behind until some late moderate headway

        20(18)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Red disc, Emerald Green sleeves, Red spots and spots on cap

        Uig

        11
        100/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        tracked leader, led after 2f, headed 1f out, not quicken

        8(1)
        NR

        Delfinia

        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        Nonrunner

        17(15)
        NR

        Reem One (IRE)

        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        Nonrunner

        In depth

        Verdict

        A typical big field Windsor maiden with horses from top stables, Michael Stoute likes to plunder these prizes and Motive is given the nod, with Coming Again and Nietzsche put forward as alternatives. This expensive purchase ran a race full of promise when finishing a four length fifth behind Night Frolic at Kempton last time. The form has already been given a boost with the ninth home easily winning at Ascot on Saturday. Motive should be open to plenty of improvement and could land this before moving on to better things. Coming Again ran a cracker on his debut behind So Will I over six furlongs, before slightly disappointing over this trip on his seasonal debut. The softish ground may have been against him in that contest and we expect an improved performance this time. Nietzsche finished behind Coming Again in that Newmarket maiden but ran a belter next time on better ground when finishing runner up to the smart Crystal, another big run is expected. Of the newcomers John Gosden's Plummet is worth a look in the betting but for the winner we return to Motive.