Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 15:20 Squires Restaurant At Bedford Lodge Hotel Novice Stakes6f

  • Weighed In - (Class 4), £6,000 added, 2yo, 6 runners
  • Winner £3,881 2nd £1,155 3rd £577 4th £289
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 13.80s
  • Off time: 15:21:41
Pos Horse Odds
1st Heavy Metal 13/8
2nd Rising Legend 11/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
2 (7) 81 DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond Heavy Metal 15 2 9-5 M Demuro M Johnston 13/8
3 (4) Emerald Green, Dark Blue sleeves Birdman (IRE) 2 9-0 J P Spencer D M Simcock 5/1
4 (1) Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star Hajam 2 9-0 K Fallon J Tate 7/1
5 (6) Black, yellow and black halved sleeves, yellow cap, black star Rising Legend 2 9-0 R L Moore R Hannon 11/4
6 (5) Yellow, Black chevron, White cap Tuffan (USA) 2 9-0 B Doyle C E Brittain 33/1
7 (2) 1 ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap Threes Grand 25 2 8-11 N Mackay S Dixon 8/1
Non runners
1 (3)51Cay Verde29-5M R ChannonMatthew Davies

Verdict

CAY VERDE made a promising debut in a strong maiden at Newbury and impressed when scoring at Ascot last week. Both races were on soft ground but there's no reason to believe he won't be as effective on faster going. That form looks stronger than Heavy Metal's all-the-way success at Brighton though like most of Mark Johnston's juveniles there's likely to be more to come. The filly Threes Grand scrambled home at Windsor but the form hasn't worked out badly and she will have come on for the experience as she looked very green. Rising Legend is closely related to the useful sprinter Danehurst and other winners but the biggest threat may emerge in the shape of Birdman, who is related to several speedy performers and is out of a 5f winner.

Formwatch

Cay Verde 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leader and always going well, led over 1f out, quickened readily clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Ascot 5f 2yo mdn (3) sft beating Hototo (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.

Heavy Metal 7-4fav (9-3) Made all, brought main group to stands side in straight, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Brighton 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs beating Lady Phill (8-9) by 1l, 7 ran.

Birdman (IRE) Danehill Dancer colt out of Gilded Vanity.

Hajam Exceed And Excel colt out of Saabiq.

Rising Legend Rock Of Gibraltar colt out of Miswaki Belle.

Tuffan (USA) Bernardini colt out of Love Of Dubai.

Threes Grand 7-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden to narrow lead and edged left inside final furlong, just held on, won at Windsor 5f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) sft in Apr beating Uncomplicated (8-10) by shd, 8 ran.

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