Racecards
16:00 Bath
32Red Maiden Auction Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 5f 11y
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
Union Rose
17- Form 833
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Harris
- Jockey Liam Jones
made all, driven clear over 1f out, kept on well final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
slowly into stride, outpaced, soon detatched
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
slowly into stride, chased leaders, driven halfway, kept on same pace final furlong
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
tracked winner, hard driven to challenge over 1f out, soon no impression
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M Meade
- Jockey David Probert
chased leaders, soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, stayed on well, never a threat
River Spirit
17- Form 62
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S Hitchcott
tracked leaders, under pressure halfway, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Noel Quinlan
- Jockey P Cosgrave
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon lost place
In depth
Verdict
The step up to 6f at Doncaster last time proved beyond UNION ROSE at this stage in the season. But he'd gone close over the minimum trip at the same track before that and gets another chance in this. River Spirit showed some progress to finish second on the all-weather recently and Jimmy's Girl will no doubt have improved from her debut effort at Windsor. None of the newcomers look anything special on breeding though Maesmor Magic is related to a couple of winners and makes most appeal of them.
Formwatch
Union Rose 5-1 (9-5) Led early, tracked leader until over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Muhaarar (9-5) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft.
Emilys Girl (IRE) Camacho filly out of Lamassu.
Indaria Sleeping Indian filly out of Azharia.
Jimmy's Girl (IRE) 16-1 (9-0) Off the pace in mid-divsiion, headway on wide outside 2f out, shaken up and edged left over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 6th of 10, 5l behind Arabian Queen (9-0) at Windsor 5f 2yo fll mdn (5) gf.
Maesmor Magic (IRE) Thousand Words filly out of Ide Say.
River Spirit 12-1 (8-7) In touch on outer, ridden and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Madamoiselle Bond (8-2) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (5) pol.
Star Pursuits Pastoral Pursuits filly out of Garter Star.
Dancing Springs (IRE) Bushranger filly out of Deep Springs.
Karluk (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Half reared then carried right start, mid-division, effort over 2f out, no impression, well held when edged left 1f out, 8th of 9, 7l behind Rise Up Lotus (9-0) at Warwick 5f 2yo stks (5) gd.