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14:50 Wolverhampton
Hotel & Conferencing At Wolverhampton Maiden Stakes (Class 5)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £4,000 added
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey S Donohoe
slowly into stride, pushed long and outpaced behind
- Form 4570-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 73
- Trainer C Moore
- Jockey G F Carroll
tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened 2f out
- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer R J Price
- Jockey Greg Fairley
slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, headway on inner over 1f out, one pace
- Form 00-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer Mrs G S Rees
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
- Form 03-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
in touch, ridden and bumped over 3f out, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, pushed out
Aahaygirl (IRE)
115- Form 023260-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 82
prominent, ridden well over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Chase End
10- Form 6
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J M P Eustace
- Jockey Dale Gibson
always towards rear
- Form 8756-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey D Heslop
led, headed 1f out, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
slowly away, in rear, headway 1f out, stayed on towards finish
- Form 84-3
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 62
- Trainer N J Vaughan
- Jockey L Morris
prominent on outer, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, one pace
- Form 50-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
soon mid-division, bumped over 3f out, soon outpaced, headway over 1f out, kept on
In depth
Verdict
AAHAYGIRL can land this maiden at the main expense of Pearl of Manacor and Chief Wild Cat. This 3-year-old filly was well beaten at the Curragh last time but it was a very competitive event and the fact that she was aimed at that race in the first place surely has to be taken as a positive sign. The drop back to 6f will suit and she looks the one to beat. Pearl of Manacor has the plum draw and this colt shaped with plenty of promise in two races at Newbury in the summer. He is returning from a break here but he is unexposed and he has to be on any shortlist. Chief Wild Cat is an interesting contender from Ireland and if the market were to speak in his favour then he could be of interest. Tom Dascombe's One Cool Mission has a good draw and is another to consider, but for the winner we will stick with Aahhaygirl.
Formwatch
Brett Vale (IRE) Sinndar gelding out of Pinta.
Chief Wild Cat (IRE) 12-1 (9-4) Dwelt, always behind, last of 12, 13l behind Croisultan (8-9) at Bellewstown 5f 2yo hcp gd in Aug.
Cruise Control 40-1 (8-6) Slowly away, towards rear, pushed along 3f out, soon hung badly right and weakened, last of 11, 20l behind Emeebee (8-12) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Dec.
Minibuzz 50-1 (8-11) Missed break, outpaced, always behind, last of 11, 16l behind Saif Al Fahad (8-13) at W'hampton 5f 2yo mdn auc (6) pol in Dec.
Pearl of Manacor (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Went badly left start, held up in touch, headway inside final furlong to take 3rd, not trouble leading pair, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Nasri (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Aug.
Pedregal 33-1 (8-4) Towards rear and outpaced, 10th of 13, 20l behind Pure Poetry (8-13) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn auc (5) gd in Jul.
Aahaygirl (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Prominent, 4th and ridden over 2 1/2f out, soon weakened, 23rd of 24, 21l behind Minor Vamp (9-0) at Curragh 7f 2yo fll gs in Sept.
Chase End 20-1 (8-12) Ran green and towards rear, hung left over 1f out, never nearer, 6th of 7, 6l behind Green Onions (8-12) at Great Leighs 6f 3yo mdn (5) pol.
Fashion Icon (USA) 9-1 (8-2) Behind, no impression from halfway, 6th of 8, 13l behind Roof Fiddle (8-6) at Beverley 5f 2yo mdn auc (5) gs in Aug.
Foreign Investment (IRE) Desert Prince filly out of Muneera.
Gurteen Diamond 12-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, held up, not clear run well over 1f out, soon switched right, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Romantic Queen (8-12) at W'hampton 6f 3yo mdn (5) pol.
One Cool Mission (IRE) 5-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden over 1f out, soon beaten, 11th of 13, 7l behind Luckier (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.