Racecards
15:20 Folkestone
Westenhanger Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Form 6-00644
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
bumped start, outpaced most of way
- Form 000-000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey Lisa Jones
chased leaders, every chance 2f out, soon ridden and weakened final furlong
Desert Wolf
24- Form 00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J Long
- Jockey S J Drowne
went right start, soon behind, pushed along halfway, soon lost touch
- Form 0-504
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Miss B Sanders
- Jockey A Clark
bumped start, towards rear, some headway over 2f out, soon driven and outpaced final furlong
- Form 00023
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey T Ashley
with leader, pushed along to lead over 2f out, kept on well final furlong
- Form 34-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey R Hills
held up behind leaders, pushed along 2f out, effort and not clear run over 1f out, soon switched right, not pace to trouble first two
- Form 022
- Age 3
- Weight 8-1
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey J F Egan
took keen hold, tracked leaders, not much room over 2f out, squeezed through final furlong, ran on
In depth
Verdict
This isn't the strongest of maidens and while Hazimah will have her supporter's after her third to Grecian Glory, Iced Diamond is taken to come out on top. He has turned in a couple of solid efforts on the All-Weather suface, but he showed he also handles fast ground when not beaten too far behind Hero's Journey in a maiden at Newbury. That run alone would be good enough to land this and he should prove far to strong for the filly.