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20:00 Wolverhampton
Press Interactive To Bet Direct Maiden Stakes (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f 79y
- Going: Standard/Slow
Albee (IRE)
50- Form 66
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey Lisa Jones
mid-division, headway over 1f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong
- Form 200030/
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer W Brisbourne
- Jockey B Swarbrick
held up in touch, ridden to lead over 2f out, edged left and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
Regal Ali (IRE)
258- Form 0/00000-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer G Ham
- Jockey V Slattery
prominent, weakend quickly over 5f out, soon tailed off
- Form 53-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey M Fenton
slowly into stride, soon ridden along, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, edged right driven out
- Form 50
- Age 4
- Weight 9-12
- Trainer K Cunningham-Brown
- Jockey R Havlin
always behind, tailed off
- Form 500-060
- Age 5
- Weight 9-12
led for 1f, weakened over 4f out
- Form 0-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
always behind
- Form 32-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Willie Supple
led after 1f, ridden 4f out, headed over 3f out, kept on inside final furlong
Menai Straights
151- Form 0553-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-7
prominent, led over 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
In depth
Verdict
A poor maiden here but on closer inspection not many can be given serious chance of winning and the main protagonists look to be Jarraaf, Sunset Blues and Golden Empire and the vote goes to the last named. The selection Golden Empire was a fair second behind Top Romance on his last run on turf last season he has plenty of scope for improvement he is unproven on the surface but looks miles clear of his rivals and should win this Jarraaf. has the fair form in the race and a reproduction of his latest fifth behind Realism would see him go close.. Sunset Blues has shown a modicum of ability but will need to improve on all known form to trouble the principals. Allbee is from a yard in top form and is worth noting in the market but he to needs to improve to beat the selection Golden Empire who just gets the vote over Jarraaf.