Racecards
16:25 Leicester
British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £5,400
- 2nd: £2,535
- 3rd: £1,268
- 4th: £634
- Form 88-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer Jack Jones
- Jockey George Rooke
dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and left behind well over 2f out
Doha
17- Form 3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Rossa Ryan
well away and led, headed and remained handy on rail after 3 furlongs, pushed along well over 2f out and no real headway, well held over 1f out and eased
- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J T Stimpson
- Jockey T E Whelan
in rear, ridden and struggling 4f out, tailed off
- Form 8
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Cieren Fallon
raced wide and alone early, joined rest and led after 3 furlongs, pushed along over 2f out and faced challenge, ridden entering final furlong and asserted, ran on well
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Harry Eustace
- Jockey George Wood
chased leaders, pushed along and tried to press leader 2f out, ridden over 1f out and soon held, stayed on one pace
Safety Catch
331- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Tom Marquand
tracked leaders, pushed along and switched left over 2f out, soon ridden and went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on final 110 yards, not trouble winner
- Form 4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
close up, pushed along 3f out and dropped away quickly
In depth
Verdict
DOHA’s debut third at Kempton, beaten less than a length, is the stand-out form in this fillies’ maiden and she’ll take all the beating here if handling this much more testing surface. Spring Chorus offered some encouragement when fourth at Pontefract and, likewise, Queen Of The Pride at Newmarket last month. Safety Catch didn’t appear to handle soft going on her sole start last autumn and has been absent since.
Formwatch
Louisiana Bay (IRE) 150-1 (8-13) Never closer than mid-division, 8th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Queen Of The Skies (8-13) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f fll stks (4) pol in Jun.
Doha 11-4 (9-2) Mid-division, pushed along and headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, ran on, 3rd of 9, 1/2l behind Beccara Rose (9-2) at Kempton 1m mdn fll stks (3) pol in Sep.
Peruvian Sunset 80-1 (9-1) Slow start, always towards rear, last of 8, 15l behind A Dublin Lad (9-6) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (5) pol in Sep.
Queen Of The Pride 14-1 (9-2) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Whispering Words (9-2) at Newmarket 1m fll stks (4) gd in Aug.
Run Zarak Run (FR) Zarak filly out of Nidina.
Safety Catch 8-1 (9-2) In rear, pushed along halfway, never on terms, 10th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Karsavina (9-2) at Newmarket 7f fll stks (4) sft in Oct.
Spring Chorus 50-1 (9-2) Rear mid-division, pushed along 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, never threatened, 4th of 9, 6l behind Fleurir (9-2) at Pontefract 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Jul.