17:40 Wolverhampton
Wednesday 5 February 2020
All17:0517:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10
Betway Maiden Stakes
- 3YO plus  |  Class 5  |  6f 20y  |  Standard  |  10 Runners  |  Allweather  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 17:43Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 13.71s
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Evidently not been an easy type to train, and she has left Owen Burrows after being turned over when last seen at Chelmsford (7f; standard) in October. Yard have done well with similar recruits in the past, so a market check is strongly advised.
Kodiac filly. Makes belated racecourse debut, and subsequently has to concede weight away to all but one of her rivals. Cost 37,000gns as a foal, but is related to middle distance types so concerns about this trip first time out.
Can't be fully dismissed when with these connections, and he is related to the useful 1m/1m4f Alma Linda. This drop back in trip doesn't seem what is needed after he has suffered heavy defeats on both career starts over 7f to date.
Described as "green in rear" on debut when finishing in midfield at York (6f; good to soft) last June in a typically competitive maiden. Switches to AW on seasonal reappearance and could be much straighter now. Market check advised
Impossible to make a case for after he was tailed-off when really struggling on debut back in October at Chelmsford (7f; standard). This is a similarly competitive race on paper, and he would need to show abnormal improvement to have any say.
Must reverse form with Never Dark after he finished just over three-length behind that rival at Kempton (6f; standard to slow) on debut. May have improved enough to do so given how agonisingly close he went last time out when a neck-second.
Was disappointing at Newcastle (6f; standard) last month when well-fancied (sent off 4-5f). Comfortably beaten (three-length second) by a similarly unexposed rival, but he shouldn't be completely dismissed and is definitely worth another chance.
By Fast Company. Gelded ahead of racecourse debut. Yard not renowned for having winning newcomers, and they are 0-27 with three-year-olds on AW. Best watched with that in mind.
Not seen for 56 days since finishing fifth on debut at Kempton (6f; standard to slow). Form of that contest is still to be upgraded by anything that has ran since, but the front two looked a useful pair. Should be involved with yard in-form.
Ran above market expectations when fourth on debut (sent off as a 50-1 shot) at Chelmsford (7f; standard). Drops back a furlong in trip, and is a full-sister to a US 6f two-year-old winner. This looks open on paper, and so she has place claims.
Forecasts
Never Dark (9/4), Mount Mogan (5/2), Godfather (11/4), Fuchsia (13/2), Furqaan (25/1), Krafla (28/1), Nice Fella (40/1), Almqvist (100/1), Vitesse Du Son (125/1), Howizeegeezer (250/1)
A few in here have something to prove including Almqvist and Furqaan. This is easier than the race Godfather made his debut in at York last season, & he is likely to be a different proposition with that experience under his belt. However, the two to focus on are Mount Mogan and NEVER DARK. The former showed definite improvement from his debut effort to go very close at Lingfield last month, and should make a bold bid once more. Preference is for the latter who holds the former comfortably on the form of their encounter on debut at Kempton, and it may well be that he bumped into a pretty useful type when unable to justify odds-on favouritism last time out.
- Never Dark
- Mount Mogan
- Godfather
Prize Money
1st: £3,429.002nd: £1,020.003rd: £510.004th: £255.00
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