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17:35 York

Michael Sobell Maiden Stakes (Class 4)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.58s
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Topatoo

9/2

    2
    Silk -

    Dakota Rain (IRE)

    6/4

      1(4)
      Silk - Black, Black and Red diabolo on sleeves

      Alfred The Great (IRE)

      321
      16/1
      • Form 0-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      dwelt and behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, outpaced final furlong

      2(5)
      Silk - MAROON, white sleeves, maroon cap, white star

      Dakota Rain (IRE)

      24
      6/4
      • Form 52
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

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

      3(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Qaasi (USA)

      23
      11/4
      • Form 44
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      tracked leader, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace

      4(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Red sash, Yellow sleeves and cap

      Arbella

      354
      7/2
      • Form 2443-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 95

      held up, headway over 2f out, outpaced final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - Primrose, violet hooped sleeves, red cap

      Topatoo

      24
      9/2
      • Form 3-32973
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9
      • Official Rating 67

      held up, headway to lead over 1f out, quickend clear final furlong

      In depth

      Verdict

      Arbella has an obvious chance on form but the absence from the track of the best part of a year for Walter Swinburn's filly is of some concern and a safer bet may be Dakota Rain with Qaasi rated the pick of the remaining three runners. The selection stepped up on his debut effort when caught close home over this trip at Haydock by Khyber Kim at the beginning of the month. The Michael Jarvis-trained colt should have learned from that effort and is taken to go one better today. Topatoo ran with credit in a Pontefract nursery last time but this looks tougher for the Mark Tompkins-trained filly, while Alfred The Great is another without a recent start and does not look good enough anyway. A bigger danger then is likely to come from Mark Johnston's Qaasi, who should appreciate the return to this trip having seemingly failed to stay further on his most recent start. Arbella has the best form on offer but the lack of a run in nearly 12 months is a worry so preference is for Dakota Rain, who is taken to open his account.

      Formwatch

      Alfred The Great (IRE) 12-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, soon pushed along, in rear from over 5f out, 11th of 13, 15l behind Mayadeen (9-0) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (D3) gs in Oct.

      Dakota Rain (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Led, ridden well over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 10, nk behind Itqaan (8-9) at Pontefract 1m mdn stk (5) gd.

      Qaasi (USA) 7-1 (9-0) Dwelt, held up, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 16, 5l behind Khyber Kim (9-0) at Haydock 1m 3f mdn stk (5) gd.

      Arbella 85-40 (8-9) In touch, led just inside 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, not quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Santa Fe (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn (D2) gf in Sept.

      Topatoo 15-2 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 17, 1/2l behind Danceinthevalley (9-5) at Pontefract 1m 3yo hcp (5) gd.