Racecards
14:40 Southwell
Racing And Golf At Southwell Maiden Auction Stakes (Class F)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Standard
Saros (IRE)
24- Form 0060
- Age 2
- Weight 8-12
led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 0624
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B R Millman
- Jockey S J Drowne
dwelt, soon mid-division, steady progress to lead 2f out, ridden out final furlong
Cerezo (USA)
11- Form 6003
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer S Keightley
- Jockey P McCabe
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Form 0006
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer K R Burke
- Jockey Darren Williams
towards rear, soon chased along, never near to challenge
Carnt Spell
10- Form P
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Ms Deborah J Evans
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
pushed along on wide outside, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous
- Form 06
- Age 2
- Weight 8-8
prominent, ridden 2f out, stayed on final furlong, not reached winner
Be Wise Girl
29- Age 2
- Weight 8-4
towards rear, pushed along and raced wide over 2f out, stayed on final furlong
- Form 255
- Age 2
- Weight 8-3
- Trainer D Carroll
- Jockey Lisa Jones
in touch, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong
In depth
Verdict
The Rod Millman-trained Five Gold looks almost too obvious a selection here but in the absence of any real strength-in-depth in the opposition, the son of Desert Prince is confidently expected to prove to be too progressive for the lightly raced Athboy, Hold The Line and Platinum Pirate. The Shaun Kieghtley-trained Cerezo put in his best effort to date last time and could be the one for each way punters to get a good run for their money, but he needs to improve out of all recognition according to the official figures for the race to master the likes of Five Gold. The selection is unlikely to represent much in the way of value today but the way he performed on his all weather debut here last month left the impression that there are races to be won with him somewhere along the line. His subsequent effort in a much better race than this at Goodwood last time reads almost too well in the context of this race and he will not get a much better opportunity of opening his account.