Racecards
14:25 Ascot
Liverpool Vets E.b.f. Maiden Stakes (div 2) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Form 223
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey D Holland
took keen hold early, held up, headway over 1f out, driven and ran on well inside final furlong, finished fast
Amwell House
52- Form 50
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey P Mathers
awkward leaving stalls, restrained in touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
slowly into stride, green and outpaced in rear, shaken up 2f out, headway towards stand rail over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Greg Fairley
chased leader until weakened 2f out
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey S Whitworth
soon prominent, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer P D Evans
- Jockey James Doyle
in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 2f out
- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Jim Crowley
took keen hold early, held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey E Ahern
led, ridden and strongly pressed over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong, kept on
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey F Sweeney
held up in rear, headway towards far side over 2f out, chased leader over 1f out, led narrowly inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
chased leaders over 3f
In depth
Verdict
Aaim For Applause sets a decent standard and Mick Channon's colt gets the vote to gain a deserved first success on ground that should suit, getting the verdict ahead of Eastern Gift and Little Wing. The last mentioned showed promise on his Goodwood debut but would need to improve to trouble the judge so may be best watched. Tina's Best handled the ground well enough on his first start but again needs to improve, while Mark Johnston's Jaadull is nicely bred but the yard's runners tend to need their first start. Neville Callaghan's Red Alert Day ran promisingly on his Newmarket debut but that was on a fast surface and he is far from certain to handle today's more testing ground. The ground should not be a problem for Eastern Gift and Richard Hannon's colt has to be respected but Aaim For Applause holds solid claims and he gets the vote.