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17:00 Pontefract
Michael Eastwood's 60 Year Epic Maiden Stakes (Div 1) (Class 5)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 6y
- Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,264
- 2nd: £674
- 3rd: £337
- 4th: £168
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey G Whillans
tracked leaders, lost place when went wrong and fell over 5f out
- Form 800/5-5
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 50
- Trainer Miss S E Hall
- Jockey M Stainton
led, headed 8f out, led again over 4f out, headed over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong
Discay
10- Form 57
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey S De Sousa
pressed leader, led 8f out, headed over 4f out, led again over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra final 100 yards
Doting
47- Form 90
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P Salmon
- Jockey Adam Beschizza
slowly into stride, in rear, tailed off final 4f
Homeric (IRE)
323- Form 8-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey P Makin
mid-division, headway over 4f out, led over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken
Keeping Time
15- Form 9042
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Official Rating 74
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey E Ahern
tracked leaders, ridden when not much room 2f out, soon beaten, weakened over 1f out
- Form 5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer Miss T Jackson
- Jockey J P Sullivan
mid-division, pushed along and improved 7f out, weakened over 3f out
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey T P O'Shea
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden over 2f out, no extra entering final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-13
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Martin Harley
towards rear, hampered over 5f out, pushed along 4f out, headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
Discay is probably open to further improvement while it will be interesting to see if there is any money for the Montjeu gelding Homeric on his reappearance. But this looks a good opportunity for the well-bred KEEPING TIME to open his account after a much-improved second over a similar trip at Lingfield. Marcus Tregoning runs a pair of newcomers with jockey bookings suggesting the Oasis Dream filly Anqooda is preferred to Estemaala, though both probably have place claims.
Formwatch
Fatty Foulkes Act One gelding out of Etoile Volant.
Oakwell (IRE) 33-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden and headway over 1f out, one pace and no impression, 5th of 11, 14l behind Caskelena (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gs in Aug.
Discay 16-1 (9-3) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, soon outpaced, 7th of 12, 12l behind Sigurwana (8-12) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (5) gd.
Doting 200-1 (9-1) Chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place, behind final 2f, last of 10, 37l behind Prince Of Orange (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.
Homeric (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Dwelt in rear, headway 3f out, no impression final 2f out, 8th of 17, 14l behind Colima (8-12) at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Keeping Time 14-1 (9-3) Dwelt led after 1f, ridden 2f out, headed just inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1l behind Noble Silk (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn auc stks (6) gf.
Speedy Star (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) Slowly into stride, in touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 24l behind Cottesmore (9-3) at Hamilton 1m 1f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) sft in Aug.
Anqooda (USA) Oasis Dream filly out of Atayeb.
Estemaala (IRE) Cape Cross filly out of Elutrah.