Racecards
15:15 Brighton
Sussexsport Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class 6)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 5f 213y
- Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
- Surface: Turf
- £2,500 added
- Winner: £1,617
- 2nd: £481
- 3rd: £240
- 4th: £120
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey Martin Lane
colty in preliminaries, steadied start, held up in rear, headway to 3rd and hung left from inside final 2f, no real impression, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Dr J D Scargill
- Jockey R Havlin
chased leaders on outside, ridden and stayed on to 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 232
- Age 2
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 78
- Trainer P W D'Arcy
- Jockey N Callan
pulled hard with leader, challenged halfway, led over 2f out, clear over 1f out, ridden right out
Fruity Bun
31- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Mat Salaman
- Jockey Ian Burns
led, pushed along and joined halfway, ridden and headed over 2f out, chased winner until 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 43
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer George Baker
- Jockey P Cosgrave
awkward leaving stalls, chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, no impression when lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
None of these have encountered soft going before but SUPER SIMON has the best form. Placed on all three starts to date, headgear is applied for the first time today and could bring about enough improvement to see him off the mark. Petite Georgia looks next best on her recent second over C&D but Man In The Arena and Fruity Bun have some catching up to do if they are to figure. Dream Cast is a half-brother to a winning two-year-old and makes more appeal than fellow newcomer Hardy Blue.
Formwatch
Dream Cast (IRE) Refuse To Bend colt out of Star Studded.
Man In The Arena 100-1 (9-3) Outpaced, last of 6, 7l behind Normal Equilibrium (9-0) at Lingfield 5f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.
Super Simon (IRE) 2-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on to chase winner entering final furlong, not troubled winner, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Senafe (8-12) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn aut (6) gf in Jun.
Fruity Bun 12-1 (7-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd 2f out, no impression over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 10, 2l behind Lucky Suit (8-6) at Windsor 6f 2yo sll (5) gs in Jun.
Petite Georgia (IRE) 9-2 (8-12) Chased winner, hampered 1f out, switched left, 3rd and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 5, 2l behind Kicken Off (9-3) at Brighton 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in Jun.
Hardy Blue (IRE) Red Clubs filly out of Alexander Wonder.