Racecards
13:35 Wolverhampton
Betdirect.Co.Uk Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Standard
- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
raced keen and always in rear
- Form 530U30
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
made all, driven over 2f out, challenged well inside final furlong, just held on
Mount Benger
43- Form 6
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
prominent, ridden and lost place over 2f out, stayed on again approaching final furlong, not reach first two
Philo (IRE)
146- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey J Quinn
held up tracking leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Shadowfax
27- Form 006042
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey S J Drowne
held up mid-division, headway on wide outside 4f out, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
Sherkhan
16- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A W Carroll
- Jockey S Righton
behind from halfway, tailed off
Triwan
49- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey I Mongan
mid-division, ridden and beaten over 2f out
Bodiam (IRE)
45- Form 00
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J Bradley
- Jockey S Whitworth
slowly into stride, keen, always behind, tailed off
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J O'Reilly
- Jockey J Bramhill
slowly into stride, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
Humouresque
25- Form 43
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey M Worrell
slowly into stride, soon in touch, driven and outpaced 4f out, staying on when switched right inside final furlong, strong run, just failed
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
prominent, chased winner over 2f out, ridden when edged left approaching final furlong, faded
Voluptuous
13- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J A Osborne
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
prominent on inside, outpaced over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on again final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Its All Eurs showed little on her debut. It would be no surprise to see Voluptuous improve on her debut run stepped up to seven furlongs. Sir Mark Prescott's other runner, Triwan, is also related to winners but there is plenty of stamina on her dam's side of the pedigree. Shadowfax has form over the course and distance and has form enough to feature in this race. Mount Benger showed some promise on his Lingfield debut and should improve. If Every Note Counts can transfer his third in a valuable six-furlong sales race to the all-weather, he would have a good chance. Humouresque is bred to be very useful - she is a half-sister to the Group winner Danehurst - and is improving on this surface. Bedim has some good blood on her dam's side but has shown little in two runs on Turf. Not a strong race overall but Every Note Counts, from a decent draw, gets the TEAMtalk vote ahead of Humouresque.