Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 20:25 TurfTV.co.uk Maiden Stakes1m 3f 200y

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £4,500 added, 3yo+, 8 runners
  • Winner £2,911 2nd £866 3rd £433 4th £216
  • Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 2m 39.31s
  • Off time: 20:26:08
Pos Horse Odds
1st Sir Graham Wade (IRE) 7/4
2nd Right To Rule (IRE) 7/2
3rd Gabrial The Hero (USA) 6/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (1) 0/ Grey, Royal Blue seams, sleeves and cap Hawkeshead 686 5 10-0 M O'connell Ian Williams 16/1
2 (5) 007/ Royal blue, white star, light blue sleeves Mark Carmers 637 5 10-0 T Eaves A G Foster 40 100/1
3 (3) Dark Blue, Orange disc, quartered cap Regal Swain (IRE) 133 4 9-13 R Winston G A Swinbank 12/1
4 (7) 437080/ PINK, DARK BLUE cross belts, hooped sleeves and cap Beaux Yeux 904 6 9-9 Ann Stokell (5) Miss A Stokell 43 50/1
5 (4) 22 Grey, beige star, grey sleeves, beige stars and stars on cap Gabrial The Hero (USA) 71 Beaten Favourite 3 8-8 Jim Crowley D M Simcock 6/4
6 (6) 0- Red, Yellow stars, Black sleeves, Yellow stars, Black cap, Yellow star Kings Apollo 176 3 8-8 Simon Pearce (3) T Symonds 33/1
7 (2) WHITE, ROYAL BLUE spots and sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE spots Right To Rule (IRE) 3 8-8 Liam Jones W J Haggas 7/2
8 (8) 42-8 Yellow, Red chevrons, Red sleeves, Yellow diamonds, Black cap Sir Graham Wade (IRE) 28 Beaten Favourite 3 8-8 J Fanning M Johnston 79 7/4

Verdict

Gabrial The Hero's second to Ed De Gas at Lingfield last time now looks better as the latter has gone in again since and David Simcock's charge looks likely to get his head in front before too long. However, this won't take much winning and RIGHT TO RULE gets the nod as the half-brother to three winners is bred for middle-distances and may well be good enough to score at the first time of asking. Sir Graham Wade has clams on last year's second at Pontefract and Regal Swain hasn't been disgraced in a couple of starts in bumpers but may need further.

Formwatch

Hawkeshead 20-1 (9-3) Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along and struggling 3f out, last of 11, 17l behind Channel Squadron (9-3) at Sandown 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Jun '10.

Mark Carmers 100-1 (8-10) In rear and ran green, ridden and weakened before halfway, soon hung right, never dangerous, last of 7, well behind Henry Morgan (9-3) at Hamilton 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul '10.

Regal Swain (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, outpaced over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong, no impression, 4th of 9, 9l behind Call Back (10-9) at Newcastle 1m 6f n h flat 3yo (6) gs in Dec.

Beaux Yeux 33-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, soon outpaced and tailed off, last of 10, 48l behind Ponting (9-3) at Southwell 6f mdn stks (5) fbs in Nov '09.

Gabrial The Hero (USA) 2-7fav (9-3) Pulled hard, tracking leaders when steadied off heels over 8f out, went 3rd and still pulling halfway, wide on home turn and hung badly right to stands rail over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, not recover, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Ed De Gas (9-3) at Lingfield 1m 2f 3yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Feb.

Kings Apollo 28-1 (9-3) Always in rear, 10th of 12, 28l behind Trader Jack (9-3) at Ffos Las 1m 2yo mdn aut (5) sft in Nov.

Right To Rule (IRE) Rock Of Gibraltar gelding out of Epistoliere.

Sir Graham Wade (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Soon led, hung right on bend over 4f out, pushed along over 3f out, headed 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 19l behind Zaina (8-12) at Doncaster 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Mar.

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