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16:50 Wolverhampton

Betway Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f 50y
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: AllWeather
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,881
  • 2nd: £1,155
  • 3rd: £577
  • 4th: £289
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 37.98s
  • Off Time: 16:50:34
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Count Octave

30/100

    2
    Silk -

    Utopian Dream

    3/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Purple, Orange star, Purple sleeves, Orange stars, Orange cap

      Astrostorm

      34
      66/1
      • Form 86
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5

      held up well off the pace, headway over 4f out, chased clear leaders over 2f out, weakened closing stages

      2(4)
      Silk - Claret, gold braid, claret sleeves, claret cap, gold tassel

      Count Octave

      170
      30/100
      • Form 3-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5

      always prominent, driven to lead over 1f out, stayed on well

      3(1)
      Silk - Grey, pink and grey halved sleeves, pink cap

      Elite Icon

      39
      66/1
      • Form 66
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5

      tracked clear leaders, took closer order over 4f out, outpaced over 2f out, rallied closing stages to take modest 3rd closing stages

      4(2)
      Silk - Black and Orange diamonds, Black sleeves, Black cap, Orange diamond

      Piccoloro

      25/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5

      dwelt, held up well off the pace in rear, headway over 4f out, soon under pressure, weakened 2f out

      5(5)
      Silk - Black, white spots, black sleeves, white cap

      Utopian Dream

      34 b
      3/1
      • Form 44
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      led, hard driven when pressed over 1f out, no extra closing stages

      Previous results

      2016
      (4)
      Silk -

      Gambit

      4/7
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5

      In depth

      Verdict

      COUNT OCTAVE is likely to be a short price as he only needs to reproduce the form of his third in a Goodwood maiden in October to get off the mark. Utopian Dream has only shown modest form so far over shorter trips at Lingfield and is now blinkered. Neither Elite Icon nor Astrostorm have shown much in the way of ability but Jonny Portman’s newcomer Piccoloro is a half-brother to five winners, though most were sprinters.

      Formwatch

      Astrostorm 50-1 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden and lost place 2f out, no danger after, 6th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Alabaster (8-7) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb.

      Count Octave 4-1 (9-5) Close up, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 10, 5 3/4l behind Monarchs Glen (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 1f mdn stks (4) gd in Oct.

      Elite Icon 66-1 (9-5) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 20 1/4l behind Excel Again (9-5) at Newcastle 1m mdn stks (4) pol in Feb.

      Piccoloro Piccolo gelding out of Spanish Gold.

      Utopian Dream 7-2 (9-0) Pressed leader after 2f, lost place 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on and every chance over 1f out until entering final furlong, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 8l behind Falcon Cliffs (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2f mdn fll stks (5) pol in Feb.