Racecards
20:00 Wolverhampton
Tony Cowen Loss Of Independence Day Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard/Slow
Brown Dragon
19- Form 00-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D Haydn Jones
- Jockey Paul Eddery
tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, chased winner over 1f but not reached
- Form 0-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Hetherton
- Jockey C Catlin
hampered start, outpaced, switched right after 2f, but no impression
- Form 26-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J Unett
- Jockey S Whitworth
soon ridden along, and in rear, never near to challenge
- Form 0-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W J Musson
- Jockey M Fenton
soon with leader, led over 3f out, driven out
- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Ms Deborah J Evans
- Jockey Joanna Badger
led, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 525-5
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer P A Blockley
- Jockey N Callan
soon ridden along, hard ridden and some headway over 2f out, to chase leaders, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
Not the strongest maiden to have ever taken place here but Soul Provider has taken well to this surface and he may have the edge over Royal Pavilion and Brown Dragon, who already has a little to find with the selection on their meeting here last month. Orchestration is another entitled to come into calculations after a fair effort behind Toronto Heights at Lingfield at the start of this month and could easily fill the forecast slot if he hits the gates running. However, the selection also has form that ties in with Peter Chapple-Hyam's charge and holds a slender advantage on a literal reading of that form. Soul Provider's fillies allowance will come in handy at this level and she can do her bit to expand upon an ever increasing haul of prize-money gained from Paul Blockley's runners on the all weather this winter.