20:15 Wolverhampton

Saturday 16 March 2019

All17:4018:1518:4519:1519:4520:15

Betway Maiden Stakes

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 5  |   6f 20y  |   Standard  |   13 Runners  |   Allweather  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:20  |   Winning time: 1m 12.81s
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Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(4)
Horse silk
Easy Money51
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-0| J: Ben Sanderson(5)| T: R Fell & S Murray
33/1
Fair sixth on debut at Chelmsford (6f) in January and purchased for 5,500 gns subsequently. Likely more needed if he is to break his maiden on this occasion.
2
(6)
Horse silk
Lauberhorn Rocket336
Age: 4|  Weight: 10-0| J: K T O'Neill| T: Tim Vaughan
50/1
Decent effort in finishing seventh in a heavy ground 1m maiden at Leopardstown in April last year. Absent since and interesting to see how he fares on stable debut having been gelded in the interim.
3
(8)
Horse silk
Bannockburn
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: J Fanning| T: K Dalgleish
22/1
Unraced Battle Of Marengo gelding cost connections €85,000 at the sales as a yearling in 2017. Market support would be notable for a stable with a 23% strike-rate (3/13) in recent weeks.
4
(10)
Horse silk
Empty Promises19
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Finley Marsh(3)| T: Frank Bishop
33/1
Placed twice over C&D including when beaten 6¾L when finishing third last time out. Remains open to improvement but has a wide draw to overcome if he is to take this event.
5
(2)
Horse silk
Ghost Buyt150
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Jason Hart| T: I Furtado
22/1
Stepped up on debut effort when finishing fourth in a 5f novice event at Newcastle in January. Given a break since and is an interesting runner on his first attempt at this distance.
6
(13)
Horse silk
Global Prospector
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox
3/1
Unraced Scat Daddy colt bought for 800,000 gns at the breeze-up sales in April last year. Half-brother to useful sprinter Dali and is one for the shortlist despite being drawn wide on debut.
7
(11)
Horse silk
Moss Gill299
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Josephine Gordon| T: J D Bethell
16/1
Finished well held in a 5f novice contest at Carlisle (good-to-firm) in May last year on his sole start at two. Gelded since but probably best watched at present.
8
(5)
Horse silk
Phosphor141
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-1| J: Rob Hornby| T: M Meade| BF
5/6
Good second in a 7f novice event at Newbury (good-to-soft) in September last year and a decent effort when fifth in a big field over an extended 6f at the same venue subsequently. Sets the standard on form.
9
(3)
Horse silk
Arvensis
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-10| J: Charlie Bennett| T: H Morrison
33/1
Unraced Sir Percy filly and a half-sister to a number of winners including connections useful filly Kasumi. Market support would be notable on racecourse debut.
10
(1)
Horse silk
Doti16
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-10| J: George Wood| T: B R Millman
100/1
Struggled in both starts so far most recently when beaten 16L in a 6f maiden at Kempton last month. Likely to be of more interest once eligible for handicaps.
11
(7)
Horse silk
Frea57
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-10| J: L Morris| T: H J L Dunlop
80/1
Finished well beaten in a couple of Kempton novice events over 7f in January. Returning from a break here but probably best watched at present.
12
(9)
Horse silk
Victory Rose
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-10| J: Nicola Currie| T: L McJannet
50/1
Unraced daughter of Bated Breath bought for 8,000 gns at the sales as a yearling. Half-sister to dual winning sprinter Restless Rose and worth a check in the market on debut.
13
(12)
Horse silk
Wise Words16
Age: 3|  Weight: 8-10| J: F Norton| T: J Tate
5/1
Promising second beaten ½L in a 6f novice event at Newcastle on debut just over two weeks ago. Improvement likely and hails from a yard with a 33% strike-rate (3/9) in recent weeks.

Forecasts

Phosphor (5/6), Global Prospector (3/1), Wise Words (5/1), Moss Gill (16/1), Ghost Buy (22/1), Bannockburn (22/1), Empty Promises (33/1), Easy Money (33/1), Arvensis (33/1), Victory Rose (50/1), Lauberhorn Rocket (50/1), Frea (80/1), Doti (100/1)

Verdict

PHOSPHOR looks the pick of these on form following a couple of good runs on turf last autumn and he can break his maiden in this 6f novice event. Global Prospector was an expensive breeze-up purchase last spring and he can claim second spot on debut ahead of Wise Words who performed well when finishing runner-up on her only start so far.
  1. Phosphor
  2. Global Prospector
  3. Wise Words

Prize Money

1st: £3,752.002nd: £1,116.003rd: £558.004th: £279.00

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