Racecards
16:10 Stratford
Walton Maiden Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 4)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 2m 70y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Winner: £3,249
- 2nd: £954
- 3rd: £477
- 4th: £238
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D Killahena & G McPherson
- Jockey Kielan Woods
close-up, midfield with a circuit to go, towards rear and ridden at end of back straight, some late headway
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer N & W Twiston-Davies
- Jockey Sam Twiston-Davies
close-up, pushed end of back straight, ridden turning for home, stayed on behind front pair
- Form 3
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer D Skelton
- Jockey Bridget Andrews
towards rear, progress to track leaders 4f out, pushed turning for home, ridden before final furlong, kept on one pace
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer K Bailey & M Nicholls
- Jockey David Bass
prominent, contested lead before 4f out, pushed turning for home and soon 2nd, stayed on behind comfortable winner
- Age 5
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer M Appleby
- Jockey Charlie Hammond
towards rear, pushed 5f out, some progress before turning for home, no further impression
- Age 4
- Weight 11-4
- Trainer R Dickin
- Jockey Tabitha Worsley
in rear, some progress to midfield before end of back straight, ridden entering home straight, kept on without threatening
Distant Universe
242- Form 8-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer A Carson
- Jockey Graham Carson
soon led, headed after 5f out, soon pushed and weakened, ridden entering home straight when beaten
- Form 32-
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Megan Nicholls
prominent, contested lead before 4f out, pushed and hit front entering home straight, soon quickened clear, ridden inside final furlong, readily
- Age 5
- Weight 10-11
- Trainer K Woollacott
- Jockey Mr Joshua Newman
midfield, close-up with a circuit to go, weakening when pushed 4f out, ridden towards end of back straight, well beaten
In depth
Verdict
RAINYDAY WOMAN has switched from Pam Sly to Paul Nicholls after placing twice last season and her experience can stand her in good stead here. Greatest Star made a promising start when third at Warwick and looks a danger granted normal improvement while Fontana Ellissi may have more speed than the majority of these being by Sinndar and a half-brother to three winners on the Flat in France. Harde Fashion represents a yard that does well in this sphere while Masada Knight is a full brother to bumper winner Cubao.
Formwatch
Barrakhov (IRE) Sholokhov gelding out of Barrack Buster.
Fontana Ellissi (FR) Sinndar gelding out of Leni Riefenstahl.
Greatest Star (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, closed on outside 6f out, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1l behind Conceroe (11-0) at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Oct.
Harde Fashion Schiaparelli gelding out of La Harde.
Masada Knight (IRE) Fame And Glory gelding out of Rematch.
Spidersteve Schiaparelli gelding out of Di's Dilemma.
Williamdeconqueror Native Ruler gelding out of Dancing Daffodil.
Distant Universe 100-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place 5f out, never on terms after, 8th of 14, 34 1/4l behind Faivoir (11-9) at Huntingdon 2m (5) gs in Mar.
Rainyday Woman 10-1 (11-2) Led, headed 10f out, no impression on winner final 2f, kept on, 2nd of 11, 9 1/2l behind Miss Austen (11-2) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Shannon Rocco (IRE) Shirocco M out of Coco Moon.
Atjima (IRE) Mahler M out of Qui Plus Est.