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15:45 Nottingham

Toteswinger E.b.f. Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 4 Runners
  • Distance: 5f 13y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 0.07s
  • Off Time: 15:46:44
  • 4 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Royal Blue and Emerald Green diamonds, Royal Blue sleeves, quartered cap
3/1
  • Form 4
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

dwelt, behind, switched outside and effort well over 2f out, soon ridden, no impression from over 1f out

2(2)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

tracked leading pair, headway over 2f out, soon ridden, challenged 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to lead towards finish

3(3)
Silk - Yellow, royal blue stars, yellow cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-3

raced keenly, led narrowly, hung left under pressure approaching final furlong, soon hard pressed, stayed on until headed and no extra towards finish

4(1)
Silk - Red, Red cap, White spots
  • Form 5
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-12

with leader, ridden and lost place 1f out, not pace of leading pair final furlong

In depth

Verdict

FORJATT may be good enough to make a winning debut for Michael Jarvis with Brave Dream our pick for the forecast, although none of the four can be confidently discounted. Frankie Dettori's mount is a half-brother to a juvenile sprint winner whilst his dam is related to the group-class sprinter Mystical Land, so the signs are there that he could be above-average even at this early stage. Further encouragement can be taken from the fact his yard continues to fire in winners and providing the market makes positive noises he could be a cut above these. Of the remaining three it's the pair who have already raced that make most appeal, with Brave Dream narrowly preferred to Slatey Hen. Kevin Ryan's son of Sleeping Indian is bred for speed and the support he attratced on debut when sent off a 6/4 favourite suggests he's a good deal better than he showed that day, when a slow start ended any chance of winning. Providing he's learned from that we should expect a very different performance here. Slatey Hen is a half-sister to Masta Plasta and is another who should leave her debut behind. Easy to back that day, she offered very little, but Alan McCabe should have her primed for a better run here. Gold Pearl completes the lineup and this half-brother to 1000 Guineas second Arch Swing cannot be ruled out, although this trip may be on the sharp side so he's overlooked in favour of Forjatt.

Formwatch

Brave Dream 6-4fav (9-3) Slowly away, early reminder and pushed along in rear, hung right over 2f out, ridden and kept on from over 1f out, no impression, 4th of 7, 9l behind Sergeant Suzie (8-7) at Ripon 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in May.

Forjatt (IRE) Iffraaj colt out of Graceful Air.

Gold Pearl (USA) Henny Hughes colt out of Gold Pattern.

Slatey Hen (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up behind leaders, ridden 2f out, switched left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 6, 8l behind Singapore Lilly (9-0) at York 6f 2yo stks (3) gf in May.