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14:10 Chepstow
British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f 16y
- Going: Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,500 added
- Winner: £3,557
- 2nd: £1,058
- 3rd: £529
- 4th: £264
Able Jack
18- Form 04
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
prominent, ridden over 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner
- Form 54
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A King
- Jockey Jim Crowley
always prominent, challenged going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, clear inside final furlong, pushed out, readily
- Form 66
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Mrs N S Evans
- Jockey Edward Greatrex
took keen hold, led, ridden over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no chance with winner and lost 2nd inside final furlong, one pace
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey S W Kelly
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 8
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Tom Marquand
mid-division, effort 3f out, ridden over 2f out, one pace over 1f out, stayed on inside final 100 yards, no chance with winner
- Form 090
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey L Morris
prominent early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace and no impression from over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer E De Giles
- Jockey L P Keniry
mid-division, lost place over 3f out, weakened 2f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J S Moore
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
slowly into stride, outpaced and ridden along, well behind final 3f
- Form 294
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Official Rating 75
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Rock Steady and Mancinello are likely improvers but Clever Bob hasn't really progressed from his debut second at Windsor. Gold Faith is by the highly successful sire Dark Angel and showed promise when fourth at Leicester so should be thereabouts and is preferred to Fast And Hot and Cosmeapolitan but we just prefer ABLE JACK. Andrew Balding's colt showed he had learned plenty from his first run when fourth at Newmarket and this looks less competitive.
Formwatch
Able Jack 100-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 16, 3 3/4l behind Tashweeq (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn stks (4) gs in Aug.
Cosmeapolitan 25-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, went 3rd inside final furlong until post, 4th of 10, 4 3/4l behind Stormy Antarctic (9-5) at Sandown 7f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug.
Donttouchthechips (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 6th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Willytheconqueror (9-0) at Bath 6f stks (5) gs in Sep.
Gettin' Lucky Bertolini gelding out of Loose Caboose.
Panko (IRE) Iffraaj colt out of Engraving.
Rock Steady (IRE) 10-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, under pressure halfway, soon beaten, 8th of 14, 5 3/4l behind Missy Blue Eyes (9-5) at Windsor 6f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug.
Tenzing Norgay 66-1 (9-5) Held up in rear, under pressure halfway, soon beaten, last of 10, 36 1/2l behind Viren's Army (9-5) at Epsom 7f mdn stks (5) hvy in Aug.
Wakame (IRE) Kodiac colt out of Awwal Malika.
Yeabut Nobut (IRE) Tagula colt out of Queeny's Princess.
Clever Bob (IRE) 4-1 (9-5) Mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 10, 5 3/4l behind Viren's Army (9-5) at Epsom 7f mdn stks (5) hvy in Aug.
Fast And Hot (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) In touch, under pressure over 2f out, soon lost place, 7th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Justice Law (9-5) at Newbury 7f mdn stks (4) sft in Aug.
Gold Faith (IRE) 14-1 (9-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Scarlet Dragon (9-5) at Leicester 7f mdn stks (4) gf in Aug.
Mancinello (IRE) 3-1 (9-5) Slowly away close up in rear, headway 3f out, soon ridden, edged left and kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 5, 9 3/4l behind Mikmak (9-5) at Ffos Las 7f mdn stks (4) hvy in Aug.