Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 17:45 Betfred Double Delight Maiden Stakes1m 1f 170y

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £4,500 added, 3yo, 6 runners
  • Winner £2,911 2nd £866 3rd £433 4th £216
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 2m 17.35s
  • Off time: 17:47:27
Pos Horse Odds
1st Blades Lad 10/3
2nd Fortieth And Fifth (IRE) 7/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (6) 223- Yellow, Light Green diamond, sleeves and diamond on cap Blades Lad 204 3 9-3 T Hamilton R A Fahey 74 10/3
2 (5) 7- Emerald Green, Royal Blue stars, White cap, Royal Blue stars Border Hill Jack 187 3 9-3 Lee Newman R Bastiman 25/1
3 (2) 2- Purple, White cross belts and armlets, quartered cap Fortieth And Fifth (IRE) 136 3 9-3 S Donohoe M L W Bell 7/4
5 (4) LIGHT GREEN Stormbound (IRE) 3 9-3 D T Da Silva (5) P F I Cole 7/2
6 (1) 9- Dark Blue, Light Blue chevron, quartered cap Madam Lilibet (IRE) 179 3 8-12 P Aspell Mrs S A Watt 50/1
7 (7) Red, Emerald Green chevron, Emerald Green cap Ukrainian Princess 3 8-12 I Mongan Sir H R A Cecil 3/1
Non runners
4 (3)Star Deal (IRE)39-3G A SwinbankG Whillans

Verdict

Blades Lad looked no more than moderate in his first season and may have to wait for a handicap to get off the mark. FORTIETH AND FIFTH caught the eye in no uncertain terms on his debut at Kempton in December when staying on strongly despite running green. That experience will have done him good and he can take care of a couple of well-connected newcomers. The Galileo colt Stormbound is out of an unraced daughter of Giant's Causeway while Sir Henry Cecil's Medicean filly Ukrainian Princess is out of a mare from the family of Balanchine. No virus found in this message.

Formwatch

Blades Lad 9-2 (9-3) Chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 8, 6l behind El Lail (8-12) at York 1m 2yo mdn aut (4) gd in Oct.

Border Hill Jack 100-1 (9-3) Towards rear and outpaced, weakened over 4f out, 7th of 11, 30l behind Future Security (9-3) at Redcar 1m 1f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Oct.

Fortieth And Fifth (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Slowly away, held up in rear, not clear run over 2f out, switched right well over 1f out, ran on from over 1f out, finished well to take 2nd close home, no impression on winner, 2nd of 14, 3 1/2l behind California English (9-3) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Dec.

Star Deal (IRE) Elusive City gelding out of Cinzia Vegas.

Stormbound (IRE) Galileo colt out of A Footstep Away.

Madam Lilibet (IRE) 80-1 (8-12) In rear and badly outpaced, ran green, never a factor, 9th of 10, 31l behind Personal Touch (9-3) at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn (5) gd in Nov.

Ukrainian Princess Medicean filly out of Unquenchable.

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