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13:50 Lingfield Park

Barclaycard Maiden Stakes (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Standard
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 36.55s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Valance (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Witticism

    7/4

      3
      Silk -

      Straw Boss (IRE)

      8/1

        1(6)
        Silk - Cream, Maroon sleeves, Pink cap

        Boon Companion

        93
        100/1
        • Form 0/000
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        tracked leaders over 8f

        2(11)
        Silk - Maroon, Grey sash, sleeves and cap

        Rome (IRE)

        42
        9/2
        • Form 64
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-8

        tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened over 1f out

        3(10)
        Silk - Red, White cross belts and armlets

        Miss Vettori

        25/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-3

        towards rear, outpaced final 3f

        4(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White triple diamond, White and Royal Blue halved sleeves

        McQueen (IRE)

        142
        10/1
        • Form 0-332
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        held up, ridden and weakened over 2f out

        5(7)
        Silk - Sky Blue, Scarlet hoop, striped sleeves, Scarlet cap

        Schooner (GER)

        25/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        held up, ridden halfway, not trouble leaders

        6(1)
        Silk - DARK BLUE and WHITE check, DARK BLUE sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

        Straw Boss (IRE)

        8/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        disputed lead 1f, tracked leaders after, ridden and chased leading pair over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

        7(4)
        Silk - Black and Emerald Green diabolo, Emerald Green sleeves, Black cap, Emerald Green star

        Valance (IRE)

        9
        4/1
        • Form 063-04
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-13

        tracked leaders, ridden and led 1f out, ridden out

        8(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Grey sleeves, quartered cap

        Bella Bambina

        67
        16/1
        • Form 004
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        disputed lead until led 8f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened

        9(8)
        Silk - Purple, Grey triple diamond, diabolo on sleeves, Grey cap, Purple diamonds

        Heart Springs

        66/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous

        10(3)
        Silk - Dark Green, Beige sash, sleeves and cap

        Uvani

        20/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous

        11(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, White cross belts, sleeves and cap

        Witticism

        32
        7/4
        • Form 03
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-8

        disputed lead til 8f out, tracked leader after, led over 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, kept on same pace

        In depth

        Verdict

        Witticism can improve enough to score at the expense of McQueen and Valance in division one of the maiden. Henry Cecil's Barathea filly still looked green when third to Time Crystal at Doncaster but shaped well enough to suggest that she can strike for the Warren Place camp. She gets weight off McQueen, a beaten favourite in selling company at Pontefract, but with experience here at Lingfield. Valance faces no harder task than when contesting events at the likes of York and Sandown but has had more chances than Witticism who has a lot more scope. Of the rest, Amanda Perrett's newcomer Straw Boss makes most appeal, although the fact that he has already been gelded suggests that he is not expected to scale the heights. Witticism gets the vote in the opener.