Racecards
14:05 Warwick
Gerald Eve Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 6f 21y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form 56/0-000
- Age 5
- Weight 9-7
chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out
Magic Sound
65- Form 0300-60
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer M Polglase
- Jockey Ted Durcan
soon outpaced
Mulsanne
13- Form 0/000-00
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Trainer P Pritchard
- Jockey Lee Newman
chased leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer G Fierro
- Jockey Joanna Badger
started very slowly, outpaced, never dangerous
- Form 340006
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer P Chamings
- Jockey M Fenton
led early, tracked winner, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 000-000
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer B Doran
- Jockey V Slattery
chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 66-4032
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
soon led, ridden and quickened clear over 1f out, ran on
- Form 533-0
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and edged left to go 2nd over 1f out, stayed on but not troubled winner
Western Applause
260- Form 40-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
slowly into stride, behind, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on one-paced final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Lady Alruna confirmed she has trained on with a pleasing reappearance in a good Newbury handicap, from which the winner and the runner-up have boosted the form in better company. She should have come on for the run and her trainer seems to taking his time with her, so she should be the one to beat on this drop back into maiden company. Her main opposition will come from the two other three-year-olds, Northern Games who has been in respectable form in this company and Western Applause. The latter showed ability on both starts at Newmarket as a juvenile and should be fully wound up on her seasonal reappearance. The remainder are unlikely to be good enough here.