Racecards
15:15 Leicester
Zurich Risk Services Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 218y
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P Hiatt
- Jockey G Faulkner
mid-division, ridden 4f out, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey Ted Durcan
slowly into stride, behind, effort over 4f out, no headway final 2f
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off
Forest Ridge
12- Form 0-0500
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey W Woods
towards rear, ridden 4f out, headway over 2f out, soon no impression
- Form 0-330
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey L Dettori
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, one pace
Bergerac Pie
10- Form 024
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
slowly into stride, in rear and keen, never dangerous
- Form 60
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey S J Drowne
in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Poyle Jenny
384- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer G Barnett
- Jockey J Bramhill
mid-division, ridden and headway over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 64
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey W Ryan
led, ridden 3f out, headed over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
- Form 0-6656
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey Pat Eddery
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no chance with winner
Ringing Hill
76- Form 22
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, led over 2f out, pushed clear inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Ringing Hill stands out in this 13-runner maiden and is the obvious TEAMtalk selection. Henry Candy's filly has done little wrong so far, finishing second to Sir Michael Stoute's L'Oiseau D'Argent on her Kempton debut, with several future winners behind, and the filling the same spot behind Lookalike (the pair clear) on her only subsequent start, again at Kempton. A reproduction of either of those efforts should suffice for the daughter of Charnwood Forest. The main dangers to the selection include Henry Cecil's Queen Excalibur, who may not have been entirely happy on a soft surface at Doncaster after a three month absence last time, Clive Brittain's Haddice, who was well beaten off 85 in a Ripon nursery on his most recent outing, and Bergerac Pie from the Reg Hollinshead yard. However, if the selection runs up to her previous form she will be tough to beat.