Racecards
14:25 Nottingham
Roseland Group Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 17 Runners
- Distance: 1m 54y
- Going: Good to Soft, Good in places
- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R Winston
held up in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S Sanders
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, never nearer
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey G Duffield
keen, held up in rear, never dangerous
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey G Carter
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden and headway over 3f out, kept on, never nearer
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
led, ridden and headed over 3f out, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey S J Drowne
slowly away, behind, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer
Song of Vala
12- Form 04
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey F Sweeney
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace
Vicario
8- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M L W Bell
- Jockey J Mackay
chased leaders, ridden 4f out, soon weakened
- Form 33
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey Richard Hughes
tracked leader, led over 3f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey K Dalgleish
chased leaders, every chance 3f out, soon ridden, kept on one pace
Sahool
98- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey R Hills
in touch, ridden and led over 1f out, soon edged left, ridden out
In depth
Verdict
The ones to focus on appear to be Admiral, Sailmaker, Song Of Vala, Inchconnel, Concert Hall and Sahool, with Admiral getting the vote. The selection should be sharper for his Newmarket debut effort 20 days ago, in which he showed promise, and can go well. Looking at the other runners. Elusive Dream showed some promise on his debut and it would be no surprise to see him step up on that; Inchconnel stepped up on his debut run to finish third at Newcastle last time, and that run gives him chances. No Dilemma made some late headway on his debut at Newmarket five days ago and should be open to some improvement. The same comments apply to Redmarley based on his Haydock debut in September. Sailmaker is quite well bred and any market moves would be interesting. From the same stable, Song Of Vala improved on his debut effort to finish fourth at Newbury 12 days ago (with Tiz Molly back in 13th). Concert Hall has clearly shown something at home, as she has been backed on both starts so far, although the bare form is not out of the ordinary. That said, this race lacks strength in depth. Sahool cost 180,000 guineas and is well-bred. She did not show too much on her debut but could well feature here anyway. It's a race of ifs and buts but, for us, Admiral can put his debut experience to good use and score here.