Racecards
20:00 Leicester
Sartorius Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 5f 218y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £4,000 added
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, weakened well inside final furlong
Paphos
19- Form 09
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey Saleem Golam
outpaced towards rear
Rafiki (IRE)
16- Form 9-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey N Mackay
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, chased leaders halfway, ridden and one pace from 1f out
Vanilla Rum
19- Form 64-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, ridden to lead approaching final furlong, headed inside final furlong, kept on, held towards finish
Vertumnus
10- Form 06
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
towards rear, pushed along and outpaced
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey James Doyle
tracked leader, ridden 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
Aim'ees Star
10- Form 90
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer John Harris
- Jockey M Coumbe
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon edged left and weakened
Dever Dream
241- Form 5-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Michael Hills
held up in touch, tracked leaders 2f out, led inside final furlong, soon under pressure, held on well towards finish
- Form 30
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey L Morris
led, ridden over 1f out, soon headed and weakened
- Form 0-2
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey S Sanders
held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
The penultimate race on the card is a tough three-year-old maiden and the vote goes to VANILLA RUM ahead of Dever Dream and Suzy Alexander. Henry Candy does very well with his sprinters and his son of Reset should be able to make his presence felt here after a good comeback run. He had the worst of the draw at Kempton but still managed to put in a decent run staying on in an eye catching fashion to get up for third. That was in a slightly better race so with normal progression he should be in the shake up here. Dever Dream is a once raced daughter of Oasis Dream from the Willie Haggas yard and she made and nice introduction in a Newmarket maiden which has already thrown up winners. She is back from a break which will make things tougher but she is sure to go well. Suzy Alexander ran well behind a far superior rival 27 days ago. She has been pulled out of a number of races since which is a concern but her form is handy and is another who will be in the firing line. Another's to note in a tough maiden are Gold Gleam and Vertumnus but the Henry Candy runner gets the vote.
Formwatch
Gold Gleam (USA) 7-1 (9-1) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 2 3/4l behind Special Quality (9-1) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Major Eradicator (USA) 16-1 (9-3) Dwelt, in rear, bumped over 3f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never on terms, 8th of 14, 7l behind Timeless Stride (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Paphos 50-1 (9-3) In touch on outside, under pressure halfway soon weakened, 9th of 10, 13l behind Island Rhapsody (8-12) at Kempton 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Rafiki (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway over 2f out, never on terms, 6th of 13, 12l behind Victory Ide Say (9-2) at Doncaster 6f mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Vanilla Rum 8-1 (9-3) Started slowly, behind, headway 2f out, pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong, took 3rd and closing final 50 yards, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Island Rhapsody (8-12) at Kempton 6f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Apr.
Vertumnus 100-1 (9-3) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, no impression on leaders from over 1f out, 6th of 14, 6l behind Timeless Stride (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Whispering Ridge 66-1 (9-2) Always behind, last of 13, 49l behind Victory Ide Say (9-2) at Doncaster 6f mdn auc stks (5) gf.
Aim'ees Star 100-1 (8-7) Prominent, soon hung left, weakened 3f out, 12th of 14, 18l behind Timeless Stride (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 3yo mdn aut (5) gf.
Correlandie (USA) El Corredor filly out of I'm An Issue.
Dever Dream 33-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 2 1/2l behind Side Glance (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn aut (4) gf in Sep.
Force To Spend 14-1 (8-10) Chased leaders early, soon under pressure, weakened halfway, 10th of 12, 12l behind Special Quality (9-1) at Southwell 5f mdn stks (5) fbs.
Suzy Alexander 25-1 (8-10) Close up, chased winner halfway, pressed winner and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 2nd of 3, 2l behind Curtains (8-10) at Brighton 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Daisy Dolittle Tagula filly out of Misty Cay.