Racecards
15:30 Bath
Weatherbys Bloodstock Insurance Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 1m 5f
- Going: Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 6/45-60
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Official Rating 46
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey L P Keniry
took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer Andrew Turnell
- Jockey C Catlin
slowly away, pulled hard, headway on wide outside to chase leaders 6f out, ridden 3f out, weakened quickly
Just Matty
317- Form 0-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer J G M O'Shea
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
slowly into stride, never reached beyond mid-division
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer W S Kittow
- Jockey F Sweeney
in touch, hard ridden over 1f out, one pace and no impression final furlong
- Form 26-3968
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer Jean-Rene Auvray
- Jockey N Chalmers
held up in mid-division, never in contention
Binocular
201- Form 4-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Richard Hughes
set stready pace, narrowly headed inside final 3f, stayed challenging throughout final furlong, rallied near finish
Fun In The Sun
257- Form 908-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 40
- Trainer Jane Southcombe
- Jockey S J Drowne
well away, went badly right soon after start and dropped to last, never in contention after
Gunner's View
181- Form 30-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J P Spencer
track leader, narrow lead inside final 3f, headed over 1f out, hard ridden and rallied near finish, just held
- Form 022-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey S Carson
close up in 5th, headway to track leading pair 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden final furlong, held on near finish
- Form 7-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
pulled hard and steadied in rear, wide bend 5f out, hanging left and stayed on one pace final 2f
- Form 9-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey A Kirby
held up in rear, headway and edged left over 1f out, stayed on steadily final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Binocular showed plenty of promise on her debut and is taken to land this contest from Shake On It and Gunner's View. The Barry Hills trained colt finished fourth in a Haydock maiden last September won by the 84 rated Lonqquan. The second and third home have both run well since so the form is rock solid. He didn't go off unfancied for that contest and we can expect plenty of improvement. Shake On It ended last campaign with a an excellent second to Porcelain. That winner was thought good enough to contest a listed event next time and so Eve Johnson Houghton's filly has to rate a big danger. Gunner's View showed plenty of ability in two juvenile outings and could run into a place here at decent odds. Shine And Rise and Valley Observer are two others worth a mention, but Binocular, from last year's winning stable, just gets the verdict this afternoon.