Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 16:40 betfred.com Median Auction Maiden Stakes7f

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £5,000 added, 3yo, 7 runners
  • Winner £3,234 2nd £962 3rd £481 4th £240
  • Going: Soft Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 32.45s
  • Off time: 16:41:23
Pos Horse Odds
1st Balady (IRE) 3/1
2nd Sir Mike 10/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (1) 3 Dark blue and white stripes, dark blue sleeves, white stars, dark blue cap, white star Charles Tyrwhitt 26 3 9-3 T E Durcan George Baker 7/1
2 (5) 87- Emerald Green, Brown chevron hoop, armlets and cap with Green hoop Coup De Grace (IRE) 220 3 9-3 D Holland Mrs A J Perrett 20/1
3 (7) 25-5 Orange, black triple diamond and diamonds on cap Poole Harbour (IRE) 17 3 9-3 P Dobbs R Hannon 83 5/2
4 (3) 0- PURPLE, pink disc, striped sleeves, quartered cap Sir Mike 252 3 9-3 A Kirby Mrs A J Perrett 10/1
6 (8) Yellow, Black and Yellow striped sleeves, White cap Unex Annigoni (IRE) 3 9-3 N Mackay J H M Gosden 6/1
7 (2) 4 White, Royal Blue sash, halved sleeves, quartered cap Anya 16 3 8-12 J-P Guillambert Ed Walker 9/2
8 (4) 0224- Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap Balady (IRE) 189 3 8-12 T P O'Shea J L Dunlop 79 3/1
Non runners
5 (6)4Ta Ajabb39-3W J HaggasNon Runner

Verdict

Plenty of guesswork needed here but BALADY finished behind subsequent Nell Gwyn fourth Starscope at Newmarket on her final start at two and gets the token vote on that basis. Poole Harbour wasn't disgraced on his reappearance at HQ and is preferred to Anya while Ta Ajabb and Charles Tyrwhitt seemed to handle the soft ground on their respective debuts without looking like winning. The 100,000gns colt Unex Annigoni makes his debut and the betting may give the best clue to his chances.

Formwatch

Charles Tyrwhitt 12-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, held up in touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Flexible Flyer (9-3) at Warwick 7f 3yo mdn (5) sft in Apr.

Coup De Grace (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Reared in stalls, slowly away, always behind, 7th of 9, 16l behind Taffe (9-3) at Nottingham 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Sep.

Poole Harbour (IRE) 11-2 (9-0) Mid-division, headway 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Cogito (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 3yo mdn (4) gd in Apr.

Sir Mike 66-1 (8-5) Raced center, slowly away, outpaced, last of 15, 27l behind Mehdi (8-9) at Newmarket 6f 2yo aut (2) gs in Aug.

Ta Ajabb 6-1 (8-11) Slowly away outpaced, pushed along and headway over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, never nearer, 4th of 12, 4l behind Jack Dexter (9-0) at Thirsk 6f mdn auc stks (5) sft in Apr.

Unex Annigoni (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor colt out of Cape Columbine.

Anya 100-1 (9-0) Tracked leader stand side until led this trio over 2f out, ridden and ran on inside final furlong, went 4th close home, nearest finish, 4th of 19, 8l behind Perfect Step (9-0) at Newmarket 7f mdn fll stks (4) gs in Apr.

Balady (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5l behind Starscope (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo stks (4) gd in Oct.

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