Racecards
19:20 Southwell
Ladbrokes Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Fibresand
- £4,000 added
- Winner: £2,588
- 2nd: £770
- 3rd: £385
- 4th: £192
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Trainer M Brittain
- Jockey J Quinn
held up, pushed along 10f out, ridden and weakened 8f out
- Form 225-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-13
- Official Rating 85
took keen hold, tracked leader until over 9f out, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 65
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Liam Jones
made all, ridden over 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well
Shemaal (IRE)
111- Form 7-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
tracked leaders, ridden 6f out, lost place over 3f out, went modest 3rd inside final furlong
- Form 3222
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 84
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
tracked leaders, went 2nd over 9f out, ridden over 3f out, beaten when edged right over 1f out
- Form 623457
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 48
- Trainer A J McCabe
- Jockey William Twiston-Davies
held up, headway 9f out, ridden over 4f out, soon beaten
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey Ahmad Alsubousi
dwelt, behind early, headway over 8f out, lost ground on leaders 5f out, no impression after
In depth
Verdict
Saeed Bin Suroor boasts a good strike rate at the track so SADDAQA is likely to prove popular after a good effort at Newbury. She's preferred to stablemate and newcomer Waha and gets plenty of weight from the returning Ruwaiyan, who has claims on his narrow-margin defeat at Newmarket last season. Hunting Ground has the more recent form and makes more appeal than Shemaal but the newcomer Generous George and the lowly-rated Una Bella Cosa look up against it.
Formwatch
Generous George (IRE) Generous gelding out of Bolino Swing.
Ruwaiyan (USA) 10-11fav (9-1) Led after 1f, driven over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon no chance with leading pair, weakened into 5th inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 14l behind Blazing Speed (9-1) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) gf in Aug '12.
Hunting Ground (USA) 10-1 (8-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 4f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 9, 12l behind Retirement Plan (8-13) at Doncaster 1m 4f mdn stks (4) gf in Jun.
Shemaal (IRE) 12-1 (8-9) Mid-division, pushed along over 5f out, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 14l behind Eshtiaal (8-9) at Goodwood 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in May.
Saddaqa (USA) 5-2 (8-13) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Bonanza Creek (8-13) at Newbury 1m 2f fll mdn stks (5) gd.
Una Bella Cosa 12-1 (8-0) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 9l behind Imaginary World (9-3) at Southwell 7f flls hcp (0-70) (3yo+) (5) fbs.
Waha (IRE) Oasis Dream filly out of Hazarayna.