Racecards
15:35 Hamilton Park
Kier Homes Median Auction Maiden Stakes (Class 6)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 36y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Form 229595
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 49
- Trainer Miss L A Perratt
- Jockey R Ffrench
tracked leaders, going well and went prominent 5f out, ridden and led for 3f out, kept on and headed close home
- Form 242325
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 71
prominent, led after 2f, ridden over 3f out, headed over 2f out, kept on under pressure to lead again close home
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey P McDonald
held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, some headway until weakened inside final furlong
- Form 26-5724
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J R Weymes
- Jockey P Makin
led, headed and tracked leader after 2f, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 98-4004
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 45
- Trainer T J Etherington
- Jockey D Allan
tracked leaders, lost place 6f out, ridden over 4f out, no impression
In depth
Verdict
Arena's Dream has been running pretty well in defeat in this sort of company but now has the chance to break his maiden tag, while Musical Land should not be far away and it wouldn't take Ezdeyaad to be anything special to get involved on debut. Arena's Dream drops back to this trip from 10f last time and that should suit. He handled this track well enough when third over c&d in June and fast ground suits. His level of performance is enough to suggest that a repeat of any of his last four runs will probably suffice. Musical Land was just held by Jibajaba at Redcar over this trip earlier in the month and has not been far away in a number of maidens, but does not seem to be able to see out his effort to the line. Ezdeyaad gets a racecourse introduction here and is bred to go well at this trip. His yard is never far from being among the winners and this sort of runner fits well within their profile, so watch the market for clues. Mandarin Rocket looks best of the rest, but Arena's Dream has a great chance of getting off the mark now.
Formwatch
Mandarin Rocket (IRE) 11-1 (9-0) Chased leader, ridden over 2f out, every chance final furlong, one pace, 5th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Selkirk Grace (9-8) at Beverley 1m 2f app mdn hcp 0-65 (6) gf.
Arena's Dream (USA) 9-2 (10-0) Mid-division, driven and headway over 2f out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression, 5th of 10, 2l behind Distiller (9-11) at Redcar 1m 2f mdn hcp (5) frm.
Ezdeyaad (USA) Lemon Drop Kid gelding out of 5f-1m winner August Storm.
Musical Land (IRE) 10-1 (9-3) Tracked leader, reminders over 3f out, driven and one pace final furlong, 4th of 5, 4 1/2l behind Evening Affair (8-12) at Beverley 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gf.
Cranworth Blaze 66-1 (8-9) Close up, ridden over 3f out, kept on under pressure inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 3/4l behind Jibajaba (9-3) at Redcar 1m 1f mdn aut stk (5) frm.
Soul Angel 33-1 (8-10) Always behind, ridden and struggling halfway, 11th of 12, 17l behind Flying Goose (9-3) at Folkestone 7f 3yo mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Wee Ellie Coburn 25-1 (10-0) Never better than mid-division, 10th of 15, 5l behind Bolton Hall (10-11) at Beverley 1m amt hcp (6) gd.