Racecards
16:15 Newmarket
Price Bailey Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 5)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £6,000 added
- Winner: £3,881
- 2nd: £1,155
- 3rd: £577
- 4th: £289
Alouja (IRE)
15- Form 48-33
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 79
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey James Doyle
chased winner throughout, ridden inside final 2f, no chance final furlong, kept on well enough for 2nd
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C F Wall
- Jockey T P Queally
always towards rear, never a factor
- Form 8-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer S & E Crisford
- Jockey Harry Bentley
restless in stalls, awkwardly away, soon chasing leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after
Heart Of Gold
301- Form 77-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey David Egan
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, no threat
Lady Freyja
46- Form 56-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 70
made virtually all, pushed along over 2f out, clear when ridden over 1f out, went further clear final furlong, ran on strongly, unchallenged
Luqyaa
224- Form 3-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey Jim Crowley
held up towards rear, headway near side of group travelling well enough over 2f out, ridden and plugged on inside final furlong, never threatened
- Form 8-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey S De Sousa
awkwardly away, took keen hold towards rear, headway on far rail over 1f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Alouja has already had four starts but has shown enough to suggest an ordinary maiden may come her way. However, this looks booked for LUQYAA (NAP) given she is certain to improve on a promising debut here in October. Omneeya was only beaten a neck at Newbury in April but didn’t build on that next time at Chelmsford. Lady Freyja wasn’t beaten far in a Yarmouth maiden on her reappearance but Ghaseedah has more scope having shaped with promise when tenderly handled at Kempton at the end of last year.
Formwatch
Alouja (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Held up in touch and keen, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1/2l behind Smart Together (9-0) at Haydock 1m mdn fll stks (5) gf in May.
Deciding Vote 5-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, effort when hung left over 1f out, never on terms, 5th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Farook (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Ghaseedah 7-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, one pace inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Pavillon (9-0) at Kempton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Nov.
Heart Of Gold 50-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 7 1/4l behind Partitia (9-0) at Newbury 6f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Aug.
Lady Freyja 150-1 (9-0) Led, hard ridden when challenged from over 1f out, headed and no extra close home, 3rd of 15, 1/4l behind Hakeem (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Apr.
Linda Doris (IRE) Art Connoisseur filly out of Kai Mook.
Luqyaa 8-1 (9-0) Tracked stand side leader, ridden and led over 1f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Yellowhammer (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gf in Oct.
Miss Patience 11-4 (9-0) Raced keenly, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 6 1/4l behind Qatari Riyals (9-0) at Wolverhampton 6f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Apr.
Omneeya 5-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left just inside final furlong, no extra final 75 yards, 4th of 7, 5 3/4l behind Alnaas (9-0) at Chelmsford City 7f mdn fll stks (4) pol in May.
Quinquereme 50-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Commander (9-5) at Doncaster 1m mdn stks (5) gs in Jun.