Racecards
15:10 Wolverhampton
Littlewoods Bet Direct On 0800 329393 Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 79y
- Going: Standard
- Form 663000
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey F Sweeney
tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened over 2f out, soon well behind
Bontadini
20- Form 0-00
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D Morris
- Jockey Dean McKeown
tracked leaders, headway 5f out, led over 4f out, pushed clear 2f out, held on well
- Form 4332-B4
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
in touch, driven and slightly outpaced 7f out, 3 lengths behind leaders 6f out, headway over 3f out, ridden and ran on well close home
Madame Ezzie
55- Form 0P
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P Gilligan
- Jockey N Pollard
dwelt, behind, ridden and slightly outpaced 6f out, weakened over2f out
- Form 04
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey R Lappin
led and keen, headed over 4f out, ridden and weakened final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Knotty Ash Girl should open her account here. A 24,000gn yearling, she was placed in three of her four races last term. She was brought down on her reappearance at Carlisle last month, but showed no ill effects by finishing fourth at Pontefract recently. This is her first venture on sand though, so caution is the watchword. Assayer plugged on to be third in a maiden on this track in March and has not been entirely disgraced since, so is likely to follow her home. Noosa Court was last on her debut, but improved to finish fourth in the Carlisle event in which Knotty Ash Girl was a casualty.