Racecards
17:00 Wolverhampton
Betway Middle Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 103y
- Going: Standard
- Surface: AllWeather
- £4,500 added
- Winner: £2,911
- 2nd: £866
- 3rd: £433
- 4th: £216
- Form 45
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
pulled hard tracking leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, led over 1f out, ran on well
- Form 8-9
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer S A Harris
- Jockey P Aspell
behind, under pressure halfway, soon beaten
- Form 5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
dwelt, behind, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
dwelt, held up in rear, hung left over 3f out, eased over 2f out
- Form 08-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Alistair Rawlinson
mid-division, ridden halfway, never able to challenge
- Form 964-7
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 58
- Trainer B Barr
- Jockey Joshua Bryan
prominent, led after 1f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final furlong
- Form 3336-32
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 64
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey M Harley
mid-division, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
- Form 22-3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A Carson
- Jockey William Carson
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 0/45-069
- Age 9
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 45
led 1f, remain prominent, lost place over 2f out
Way Up High
16- Form 98
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer S Flook
- Jockey Martin Lane
mid-division, under pressure over 3f out, soon beaten
Castanea
7- Form 9065-64
- Age 5
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 43
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey Non Runner
NonRunner
Verdict
A runner-up over 1m2f on her first couple of outings, Sea Dweller was a well beaten third when dropped back to today’s distance here on Monday. So another chance goes to MS GILLARD in the hope she can do better having also placed over 1m2f at Newcastle recently. It’s difficult to look outside of that pair in a weak maiden race given the remainder have yet to threaten with perhaps Alhajjaj, Golden Muscade and Incredible Dream the most likely to improve though they will need to on what little they have shown so far.
Formwatch
Alhajjaj 10-1 (10-0) Close up, took keen hold, lost place over 6f out, driven over 4f out, no impression final 3f, 5th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Vantage Point (8-8) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Barbary Prince 250-1 (10-0) Slowly away, soon well behind, 9th of 10, dist behind Vantage Point (8-8) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Bob Hopeful 50-1 (9-5) Dwelt badly, behind, closed 5f out, outpaced over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 5, 15 1/4l behind Shah Of Armaan (9-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Incredible Dream (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Started slowly, always behind, 7th of 9, 13 3/4l behind Bois De Boulogne (8-9) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.
One For Jodie (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Pushed along towards rear, outpaced over 2f out, last of 8, 19 1/4l behind Symbolic (9-0) at Chelmsford City 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Golden Muscade (USA) 40-1 (9-1) Raced keenly, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5f out, pushed along and losing place when bumped over 2f out, 7th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Ruby Wednesday (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Ms Gillard 12-1 (8-8) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, stayed on to take 2nd inside final furlong, tried to press winner, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Energia Fox (9-10) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp fll (5) pol in Feb.
Sea Dweller 7-2 (9-12) Tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, hung left from and lost 2nd over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Flood Warning (8-5) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Feb.
Twilight Angel 50-1 (9-2) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never a factor, 9th of 10, 28 1/2l behind King Olav (10-3) at Lingfield 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Way Up High 250-1 (9-9) Towards rear, ridden and lost touch over 5f out, hanging left over 2f out, 8th of 10, 26l behind Vantage Point (8-8) at Southwell 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Jan.
Castanea 33-1 (9-2) Dwelt, in rear, headway final furlong, kept on well, nearest at finish, 4th of 13, 2 1/4l behind Smiley Bagel (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Feb.