14:35 Lingfield

Friday 17 November 2017

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Betway Maiden Stakes

Off time: 14:35 | Winning time: 2m 32.42s

(8)

Emerald Cross

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: S J Drowne| T: A West

33/1

Unraced gelding by Cape Cross. Half-brother to the useful sprinter Sweet Cecily but probably best watched on his belated racecourse debut.

Form:

(2)

Amajari³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Fran Berry| T: G & J Moore

66/1

Slowly away when beaten 27L on debut over 1m at Windsor (good) a month ago. Likely to be of more interest once tackling handicaps.

Form: 9

(10)

Mr Boycie Quest³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: H Crouch⁽³⁾| T: G & J Moore

50/1

Finished a well held ninth in a 1m4f maiden at Kempton when making his debut last month. More needed if he's to break his maiden today.

Form: 9

(4)

Rosie Lea³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: L P Keniry| T: W S Kittow

66/1

Bumper winner over 2m1f at Newton Abbot (good) in August. Well held under a penalty in that sphere since and a similar result when making her debut on the Flat at Kempton last month.

Form: 0

(3)

Soghan^t³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 75

7/2

Good efforts in finishing fourth in a couple of maiden contests over this distance at Kempton last month. Purchased by current connections for 35,000 gns since and one for the shortlist on his debut for a new yard.

Form: 7-44

(11)

Warm Oasis³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe

11/4

Improved markedly on a disappointing Leicester debut when finishing a close second over 1m4f at Kempton last month. Had Soghan back in fourth on that occasion and is likely to play a leading role today.

Form: 62

(5)

Celsiana^b1²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Tyler Saunders⁽⁷⁾| T: M P Tregoning

25/1

Held in two starts in bumpers most recently at Exeter (1m5f, good-to-soft) last month. Wears blinkers for the first time on her Flat debut.

Form:

(7)

Delicate Kiss^b1¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: William Carson| T: J J Bridger

100/1

Finished a well beaten last of ten when debuting over 1m at Kempton earlier this month. Steps up markedly in trip and wears blinkers for the first time today.

Form: 0

(6)

Nurse Nightingale^h¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: M L W Bell| OR: 69

5/2

Placed four times from eight starts including when a neck second over an extended 1m4f in a Newcastle maiden last month. Well held fourth in a handicap since but of interest back in maiden company.

Form: 654234

(9)

Persistence²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: R M Beckett| OR: 75

11/4

Placed twice in five starts with the latest of those placings coming when third over 1m2f at Newbury (soft) in a handicap last month. Steps up in trip today.

Form: 44353

Non-Runners

(1)

Seirios¹¹⁹

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Jane Chapple-Hyam J: Paddy Bradley

Forecasts

Nurse Nightingale (5/2), Persistence (11/4), Warm Oasis (11/4), Soghan (7/2), Celsiana (25/1), Emerald Cross (33/1), Seirios (33/1), Mr Boycie Quest (50/1), Rosie Lea (66/1), Amajari (66/1), Delicate Kiss (100/1)

SOGHAN has shaped well on each of his last two starts over this trip and the selection can break his maiden at the fourth time of asking following a good third at Kempton last time out. Richard Hughes is now in charge of the three-year-old's preparation and he can reverse form with Warm Oasis who finished just in front of the selection on that occasion. Nurse Nightingale disappointed in a handicap last time out and can claim third today.