Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 16:30 Robert Catton's 70th Birthday Maiden Fillies' Stakes1m 4f

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £5,000 added, 3yo, 13 runners
  • Winner £3,234 2nd £962 3rd £481 4th £240
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 2m 35.50s
  • Off time: 16:36:04
Pos Horse Odds
1st Pink Damsel (IRE) 2/1
2nd Rippled 25/1
3rd Toptempo 9/2
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (5) 6- Grey and Pink diamonds, Pink sleeves and cap Adeste 210 3 9-0 D J O'Donohoe Noel Quinlan 66/1
2 (1) 0- Brown and Orange diamonds, Brown sleeves and cap Al Karlovyyh (IRE) 190 3 9-0 B Doyle C E Brittain 150/1
3 (3) 7 Black, Lilac sleeves, Purple cap Bite Of The Cherry 27 3 9-0 L Morris M L W Bell 16/1
4 (8) 47 Red, Emerald Green triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap Black Mascara (IRE) 23 3 9-0 P Dobbs R Hannon 33/1
5 (4) 44 Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap Light Zabeel (USA) 16 3 9-0 Matthew Davies M R Channon 12/1
6 (9) 5- Bottle Green, White cap, Lime Green star Openly 210 3 9-0 Jack Mitchell J R Fanshawe 16/1
7 (6) Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap Pink Damsel (IRE) 3 9-0 J P Spencer R Varian 2/1
8 (10) 4-7 Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Popular 28 3 9-0 I Mongan Sir H R A Cecil 12/1
9 (2) 6 Straw Require 28 3 9-0 K Fallon L M Cumani 11/2
10 (11) MAROON Rippled 3 9-0 N Mackay J H M Gosden 25/1
11 (7) 54- Royal Blue and White diamonds, striped sleeves, check cap Toptempo 214 3 9-0 T E Durcan M H Tompkins 9/2
12 (13) 69 Black, Red and Yellow check sleeves and cap Trulee Scrumptious 9 3 9-0 Rosie Jessop (5) P Charalambous 200/1
13 (12) 3- Royal Blue, White stars, Light Blue cap Zenaat 270 Beaten Favourite 3 9-0 R L Moore Sir Michael Stoute 9/2

Verdict

Toptempo is undoubtedly the form pick on her two runs last season. She wasn't beaten far behind Lyric Of Light on her debut here then ran well in a Listed event at Pontefract. Her dam was a Group 3 winner and she should do well this season but there are some unexposed fillies here including ZENAAT and she gets the nod. A daughter of Galileo out of a useful middle-distance mare, she will have benefited from the experience gained at Kempton in August and is the type her trainer does so well with. Require made a decent start behind Inchina at Newbury and there's more to come from her, a remark that also applies to Openly who caught the eye on her debut at Doncaster where she stayed on nicely over the mile. The Oaks entry Pink Damsel, another daughter of Galileo, is out of a Grade 1 winner in the USA and cost 600,000 guineas as a yearling.

Formwatch

Adeste 10-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, always towards rear, never on terms, 6th of 11, 12l behind Lacily (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo fll mdn (5) gd in Oct.

Al Karlovyyh (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Dwelt, held up mid-division on inner, weakened over 1f out, eased inside final furlong, last of 14, 18l behind Madgenta (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Nov.

Bite Of The Cherry 66-1 (8-10) Held up towards rear, stayed on inside final furlong, never on terms, 7th of 12, 10l behind Shestheman (8-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.

Black Mascara (IRE) 16-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 14, 12l behind Dank (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) pol in Apr.

Light Zabeel (USA) 20-1 (8-12) Soon chasing leading pair, ridden over 2f out, lost 3rd inside final 2f, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 5, 10l behind Fallen For You (8-12) at Kempton 1m flls stks (4) pol.

Openly 16-1 (8-11) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway over 2f out, ridden and stayed on to 4th over 1f out until close home, 5th of 11, 6l behind Lacily (9-0) at Doncaster 1m 2yo fll mdn (5) gd in Oct.

Pink Damsel (IRE) Galileo filly out of Riskaverse.

Popular 9-4 (9-0) Led early, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 26l behind Inchina (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) sft in Apr.

Require 9-1 (9-0) In touch, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 4l behind Inchina (9-0) at Newbury 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) sft in Apr.

Rippled Dalakhani filly out of Last Dance.

Toptempo 22-1 (8-11) Towards rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Letsgoroundagain (9-2) at Pontefract 1m Listed stks 2yo (1) gd in Oct.

Trulee Scrumptious 33-1 (8-1) Always behind, 9th of 13, 24l behind Ballyheigue (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn auc stks (5) pol.

Zenaat 11-4fav (9-0) Quickly away, settled 2nd tracking leader, pushed along 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, rallied to regain 2nd final 75 yards until close home, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Anjaz (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Aug.

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