Racecards
14:50 Salisbury
Mary Wort Memorial Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 6f 212y
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,234
- 2nd: £962
- 3rd: £481
- 4th: £240
Canary Lad (IRE)
402- Form 8-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
chased leading pair until 4f out, chased leading trio, pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
slowly into stride, soon tracking leading trio, 3rd 4f out, pushed along halfway, ridden to challenge over 1f out, 2nd and upsides inside final furlong, edged right close home, led post
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
steadied start, took keen hold and held up in last pair, struggling in rear halfway, soon lost touch, tailed off
- Form 342
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 82
- Trainer J Noseda
- Jockey Richard Hughes
chased clear leader, closed steadily 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, rallied and carried right close home, just held
- Form 436625
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 70
- Trainer Eve Johnson Houghton
- Jockey George Downing
led and set decent pace, clear 4f out until 3f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed throughout final furlong, kept on gamely, carried right close home, headed post
- Form 22-365
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer P J Makin
- Jockey S J Drowne
steadied start, took keen hold and held up in rear, headway into 4th 3f out, 3rd over 2f out, effort on inside over 1f out, pressed leaders inside final furlong and every chance final 100 yards, just held
Rome
8- Form 322273
- Age 4
- Weight 9-11
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer G & J Moore
- Jockey James Doyle
Nonrunner
Previous results
In depth
Verdict
New Identity and MOONVOY both started favourite last time. The latter went closest, only going down by a length-and-a-half to Momayyaz over 1m at Kempton. The drop in distance is a slight worry but Jeremy Noseda's filly looks the form pick on her debut third at Newmarket. The four-year-old Rome should be winning soon as he's gone close several times on the Polytrack and there's no reason why he won't handle Turf but Persian Bolt and Song Of Norway have become disappointing. Taghreeb is by Dubawi and wouldn't need to be a world-beater to get involved on his introduction.
Formwatch
Canary Lad (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Towards rear, never on terms, 8th of 10, 10l behind Nezar (9-5) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jul '13.
Taghreeb Dubawi colt out of Ghaneema.
Kitty Bequick Piccolo filly out of Cat Patrol.
Moonvoy 9-4fav (9-0) Chased leader, led 2f out, ridden over 1f out, strongly pressed inside final furlong, headed and outpaced inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 14, 1 1/2l behind Momayyaz (8-7) at Kempton 1m mdn fll (5) pol.
Persian Bolt (USA) 10-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, chased leader until 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened soon after, 5th of 6, 4 1/2l behind Orion's Bow (9-7) at Lingfield 7f 3yo hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Jul.
Song Of Norway 3-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, led, ridden and headed 2f out, chased winner until over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, last of 5, 6l behind Special Miss (8-9) at Sandown 1m 1f flls hcp 0-75 (5) gf in Jul.
Unbridled Joy 10-1 (9-0) Stumbled badly start, behind, some headway on outside over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 10, 11l behind Munfallet (9-0) at Salisbury 6f mdn stks (5) gf in Jul.
Rome 14-1 (9-6) Led, headed over 6f out, stayed handy, ridden to challenge 2f out, stayed on, held towards finish, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 10, 3/4l behind Bombardment (9-0) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-85 (4) pol.
New Identity (IRE) Evensfav (9-3) Took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, ridden and kept on same pace well over 1f out, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Potentate (9-3) at Chepstow 1m mdn stks (5) gf in Jun.