Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Nottingham - Fri 11th May 2012
17:35 18:10 18:45 19:20 19:55 20:30

19:55 Calverts Carpets York Ltd Maiden Fillies' Stakes1m 75y
Weighed In - (Class 5), £3,500 added, 3yo, 9 runners
Winner £2,264 2nd £674 3rd £337 4th £168
Going: Soft, Heavy in places Surface: Turf
Winning distances - always be involved in the finish

Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 1m 56.29s
Off time: 20:06:47

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Secret Quest	11/2
2nd	Cufflink	25/1
3rd	Medea (IRE)	5/6

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1 (9)	59-	Chignon (IRE) 161	3	9-0	I Mongan	Sir H R A Cecil	12/1
2 (2)	8-	Cufflink 142	3	9-0	William Carson	Rae Guest	25/1
3 (12)		Kunegunda	3	9-0	Jack Mitchell	J R Fanshawe	10/1
5 (11)		Majestic South	3	9-0	S Hitchcott	M R Channon	25/1
6 (4)	2-	Medea (IRE) 248	3	9-0	R L Moore	Sir Michael Stoute	5/6
7 (3)	0	Miss Socialite 16	3	9-0	P Cosgrave	J Gask	40/1
8 (6)		Secret Quest	3	9-0	M Barzalona	J R Fanshawe	11/2
9 (10)	49	Tatty 16	3	9-0	Jack Duern (7)	I A Wood	66/1
10 (5)	05-	Top Frock (IRE) 195	3	9-0	J P Fahy	C G Cox	9/2

Non runners
4 (1)	39-	Ligurian Sea	3	9-0	C F Wall	S Sanders
11 (7)		Waveguide (IRE)	3	9-0	D M Simcock	Liam Jones
12 (8)	2-	Yanabeeaa (USA)	3	9-0	Sir Michael Stoute	P Hanagan

Verdict

Sir Michael Stoute complicates matters with two entries and both should attract support. Jockey bookings are of no help as though stable jockey Ryan Moore is on board Medea Paul Hanagan is claimed for YANABEEAA and his mount's second to Whimsical at Kempton might just prove stronger form than Medea's run behind Ihsas at Lingfield. Top Frock showed good pace on her second start at Newmarket in October while Ligurian Sea made a bright start at Newbury in June before a disappointing effort there subsequently. James Fanshawe's newcomer Kunegunda is related to plenty of winners and can prove best of the remainder.

Formwatch

Chignon (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) In touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 9th of 10, 8l behind Tina's Spirit (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.

Cufflink 50-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 7l behind Slewtoo (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll auc stks (6) pol in Dec.

Kunegunda Pivotal filly out of Panna.

Ligurian Sea 4-1 (9-0) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 9th of 14, 7l behind Salford Art (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo fll mdn (5) gf in Aug.

Majestic South Bertolini filly out of Tidal Chorus.

Medea (IRE) 9-4 (9-0) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, took 2nd closing stages, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Ihsas (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep.

Miss Socialite 40-1 (8-12) Dwelt, always towards rear, 11th of 14, 19l behind Dank (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.

Secret Quest Pivotal filly out of Secret Flame.

Tatty 100-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 14, 16l behind Dank (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.

Top Frock (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Prominent, led after 1f, headed over 5f out, in touch, stayed on same pace from 2f out, 5th of 12, 7l behind Starscope (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo stks (4) gd in Oct.

Waveguide (IRE) Dubawi filly out of Million Waves.

Yanabeeaa (USA) 12-1 (9-0) In touch on inside, headway on outside 2f out, switched right and stayed on from over 1f out, stayed on to 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Whimsical (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep.