Racecards
17:00 Wetherby
Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race (GBB Race) (Class 5)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 2m
- Going: Soft (Heavy in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £3,500 added
- Winner: £2,274
- 2nd: £668
- 3rd: £334
- 4th: £167
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer S Drinkwater
- Jockey Jack Tudor
held up in touch on inside, disputing 2nd from 4 out until over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
- Form 1
- Age 6
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer D McCain Jnr
- Jockey B S Hughes
made all, ran green inside final 2f, clear from 1f out, stayed on
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Sean Conway
- Jockey Joe Williamson
mostly chased winner until 5f out, weakened 4f out, tailed off
- Age 5
- Weight 11-0
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Sean Quinlan
edged right start, raced wide, held up, headway over 5f out, disputing 2nd from 4f out, edged left over 1f out, no impression on winner
- Form 2
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Miss Lucinda V Russell
- Jockey S Mulqueen
pulled hard early, tracked leaders, 2nd 5f out until 4f out, weakened over 2f out
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Rebecca Bastiman
- Jockey Ross Chapman
keen early, tracked leaders, lost place after 4f, well behind final 6f, tailed off
Shighness
34- Form 9
- Age 4
- Weight 10-5
- Trainer Micky Hammond
- Jockey Alain Cawley
held up towards outside, pushed along and lost touch from 6f out, tailed off
In depth
Verdict
Milans Edge went for £40,000 at the sales and has joined Donald McCain after easily landing a point-to-point at Tinahely in October. HAUTE ESTIME never looked like getting to the long odds-on Eileendover over 1m4f here in December and was beaten 16 lengths but the winner then easily won a Listed race at Market Rasen and Lucinda Russell's charge should go one better. The remainder with experience have shown nothing so Milianapower, a half-sister to five winners on the Flat, may be good enough to run into a place.
Formwatch
Jen's Georgie 50-1 (10-12) Prominent, outpaced over 3f out, lost place over 2f out, 10th of 14, 35 3/4l behind Ballybough Mary (10-12) at Hereford 2m (5) sft in Jan.
Milans Edge (IRE) (11-11) Chsd ldr, mstk 5th, 2nd 1/2way, gng well in 2nd appr str, chall ldr 2out, sn ld, 2l adv last, easily, won at Tinahely 3m mdn Yielding in Oct beating Well Cliche (11-6) by 5l, 7 ran.
Nightvisitingsong 150-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, driven and struggling over 3f out, well beaten over 2f out, 13th of 14, 13 1/2l behind Creggan White Hare (11-4) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Wisteriarose 3-1 (10-12) Tracked leader until led after 4f, ridden and headed over 3f out, weakened quickly over 2f out, 10th of 13, 33 1/2l behind Blue Hawaii (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Haute Estime (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Midfield, tracked leaders over 5f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on and went second inside final furlong, no match for winner, 2nd of 12, 16l behind Eileendover (11-5) at Wetherby 1m 4f fll (5) sft in Dec.
Milianapower Power filly out of Miliana.
Shighness 40-1 (10-0) Midfield, ridden and outpaced turning for home, one pace from over 3f out, 9th of 13, 9 3/4l behind Argonauta (11-4) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Jan.