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16:25 Haydock Park

Merewood Homes Maiden Stakes (Class D)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 120y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 24.92s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tuning Fork

Evs

    2
    Silk -

    Shouette (IRE)

    11/2

      3
      Silk -

      Cantemerle (IRE)

      25/1

        1(2)
        Silk - Straw, Black cap

        Blackwater Fever (USA)

        11
        5/1
        • Form 2-3
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        led, ridden over 3f out, soon headed, weakened over 2f out

        2(5)
        Silk - Black and Royal blue stripes, hooped cap

        Gwungy

        24
        66/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        in touch, ridden and weakened over 3f out

        3(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow braces, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue stars, Yellow cap

        Jacinto

        14
        50/1
        • Form 40005-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        towards rear, effort over 4f out, soon ridden and weakened

        4(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Purple seams, Purple sleeves, Yellow stars, Yellow cap, Purple star

        Kashmir Sapphire (IRE)

        5
        50/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        held up in rear, hampered 4f out, ridden over 2f out, no impression

        5(4)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Tuning Fork

        Evs
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, kept on well inside final furlong

        6(7)
        Silk - White

        Urowells (IRE)

        294
        3/1
        • Form 6-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 9-0

        in touch, headway when switched left over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(8)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White seams, striped sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Cantemerle (IRE)

        25/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        held up in touch, headway over 4f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong

        8(10)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

        Day Diesis (USA)

        21
        25/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        towards rear, ridden 4f out, some headway over 1f out, never troubled leaders

        9(9)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Dhakhirah (IRE)

        22
        14/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        held up, ridden over 4f out, never on terms

        10(6)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue check, White sleeves

        Shouette (IRE)

        185
        11/2
        • Form 5-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        tracked leaders, led 3f out, soon ridden, kept on final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        Urowells and Shouette both showed signs of ability on their only starts at two but, unless Henry Cecil's newcomer Tuning Fork proves to be out of the ordinary, this can go to Mark Johnston's Blackwater Fever. The selection has had the benefit of an outing this season and, while the son of Irish River was well held by Black Falcon at Newcastle, the stable's runners have tended to improve greatly for their first run of the season. Being by Sadlers Wells, Urowells, Shouette and Dhakhirah should all appreciate the cut in the ground. Tuning Fork takes the eye on breeding by a son of Alzao out of a decent mare in Tuning and would not need to be too special to win this on his debut. However, he will need to be pretty good to beat the selection given the form of the Johnston stable.