15:10 Wolverhampton
Wednesday 10 June 2020
All14:1014:4015:1015:4016:1016:4517:2017:5018:20
Ultimate Royal Ascot Guide At attheraces.com/ascot Maiden Stakes (Div 1)
- 3YO plus | Class 5 | 7f 36y | Standard | 12 Runners | Allweather | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 28.10s
Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Beaten 55L on debut for Clive Cox, and a similar margin when last to finish on debut for new yard at Southwell in February. Easy to look elsewhere.
First foal of a winning half-sister to smart 7f winner Muwaary. Led early but weakened to finish seventh of 13 to Stepney Causeway in a 1m novice at Chelmsford in November. Likely to prove better than that bare form given powerful connections.
Gelded since finishing a tailed-off last of 12 on debut at York (6f, good/firm) over a year ago. May well do better, but hard to take much encouragement from that initial outing.
Always struggling after slow start when 18L last of nine on 6f Doncaster debut in July and needs to take a major step forward.
Make Believe colt who was cost 55,000 gns as a yearling. Weakened after showing speed when mid-field at Newbury (6½f, heavy) in October. Should do significantly better at some point, and not ruled out.
By Acclamation out of a maiden half-sister to Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes winner Lesson In Humility. Gelded prior to debut, and makes more appeal than most on pedigree, so merits a second look in the market.
Bred for artificial surfaces, and wasn't disgraced when mid-field on racecourse bow at Kempton (1m). Disappointing on only subsequent start, though, and gelded since. Can be competitive if belatedly building on debut promise.
£105,000 No Nay Never half-brother to useful 5f-6f winner Benny And The Jets and 5f-6f winner Wiley Post from a speedy family. Appeals on paper, for all debut at this trip raises slight doubts, and one to consider if market speaks in his favour.
Well beaten at big odds on all three starts to date, and not easy to fancy in a race of this nature, with low-grade handicaps likely to provide better opportunities.
Slowly away and in need of experience when well held on debut over C&D, but she didn't seem to derive much benefit from that run when again towards the rear at Chelmsford in November. Will find easier opportunities.
Fountain Of Youth half-sister to 1¼m winner Bollin Ted. Showed something when 7½L fifth of 13 to HMS President in a 1m maiden at Newcastle, and will improve, although likely to need a stiffer test in time.
Looked a hard ride when well beaten in a 6f novice at Pontefract last August, and makes little appeal on the back of that temperamental display.
Forecasts
Kafee (5/2), Alkhat (3/1), Moonbootz (4/1), Life Matters (7/1), Kebek Khan (9/1), Glorious Rio (11/1), Bollin Margaret (22/1), Party Island (28/1), Alpine Mistral (50/1), Dorcha Knight (125/1), The Saddle Rock (250/1), We've Got The Love (250/1)
ALKHAT disappointed on his debut, but his powerful connections are keen to persevere, and he has been found a rather weak race in which to seek amends. He has the speed to get across from a wide draw, and that may give him the edge over Kafee, who shaped in similar fashion on his debut at Newbury. Kebek Khan appeals most of the newcomers, and ought to make an impact at the first time of asking.
- Alkhat
- Kafee
- Kebek Khan
Prize Money
1st: £3,493.002nd: £1,040.003rd: £519.004th: £260.00
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