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17:25 Wolverhampton

Bet Direct On 0800 32 93 93 Maiden Stakes (Class D3) (Class 3)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 20y
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 3.27s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dutch Key Card (IRE)

7/2

    2
    Silk -

    Shaymee's Girl

    20/1

      3
      Silk -

      Abelard (IRE)

      9/2

        1(7)
        Silk - Black, Yellow chevrons, Yellow sleeves, Black armlets, quartered cap

        Abelard (IRE)

        19
        9/2
        • Form 505020
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        mid-division and soon pushed along, hard ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        2(3)
        Silk - Pink, Navy Blue collar and cuffs, quartered cap

        Come On

        22
        8/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-0

        chased leaders, ridden 3f out, no headway final 2f

        3(5)
        Silk - Brown, Orange hoops

        Dutch Key Card (IRE)

        78
        7/2
        • Form 505005
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        always prominent, ridden well over 1f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well

        4(8)
        Silk - PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap

        Juniper Banks

        3
        20/1
        • Form 660030
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        chased leaders, ridden and edged left well over 1f out, no impression

        5(2)
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue diamond, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue diamonds

        Lakeside Guy (IRE)

        19
        11/1
        • Form 356203
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

        7(4)
        Silk - White, Red star on body and cap, halved sleeves

        Won of A Few

        7
        66/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0

        held up and behind, never near leaders

        8(10)
        Silk - Light Blue, Maroon stripe, Maroon sleeves, Light Blue armlets, Maroon cap

        Big Mystery (IRE)

        11/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        very slowly away, outpaced

        10(12)
        Silk - LIGHT BLUE, BLACK seams, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, hooped cap

        Radmore Spirit

        157
        100/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        slowly into stride, outpaced

        11(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, large Yellow spots, Yellow cap

        Shaymee's Girl

        19
        20/1
        • Form 533030
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        led, ridden well over 1f out, headed and no extra well inside final furlong

        13(11)
        Silk - PINK, BLACK sleeves, LIGHT GREEN cap

        Young Kate

        12
        12/1
        • Form 60
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        outpaced

        6(13)
        NR

        Sokoke

        19
        • Form 23000
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        9(9)
        NR

        Faites Vos Jeux

        19
        • Form 30-0050
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        12(6)
        NR

        Soul Dance

        40
        • Form 2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        In depth

        Verdict

        Not a bad maiden for its type and one that can be taken by Soul Dance, with Abelard and Lakeside Guy others who could go close. The selection has had just the one run to date, when runner-up to Pine Bay in this sort of company at Windsor in September. A bit green early on, she got the hang of things well and ran on that day, and although she drops back in trip here there is no reason to suggest that she won't have the speed to cope with this on this slower ground. With improvement to come for that run then she can score. Abelard won't be too far away though. Richard Fahey's yard continues in form and the gelding runs from a 2lb lower mark than when runner up at Newcastle in September. The question that he has to answer, however, is does this surface suit him? One run on it, last time out, suggests not, but the jury is still out and therefore he is probably best watched again this time. Of the others, Lakeside Guy is a consistent gelding, who acted well enough on this surface last time out, and who also handles this trip well. He has gone up 1lb and while that is not a crushing burden to overcome, he does probably need to go down by a few pounds before he picks up that elusive win, and we will stick with Soul Dance to score.