Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

Leicester - Mon 4th Jun 2012
14:00 14:30 15:05 15:40 16:15 16:50 17:20

14:00 BeechwoodMG.co.uk Median Auction Maiden Stakes5f 2y
Weighed In - (Class 6), £3,000 added, 2yo, 6 runners
Winner £1,941 2nd £578 3rd £289 4th £144
Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places Surface: Turf
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Result
Full result

Weighed In
Winning time: 1m 3.24s
Off time: 14:00:21

Pos	Horse	Odds
1st	Forray	9/4
2nd	Echion	2/1

No	Form	Horse	A	Wgt	Jockey	Trainer	SP
1 (1)	2	Bairam 18	2	9-3	P Hanagan	B J Meehan	2/1
2 (3)	25	Barracuda Boy (IRE) 23	2	9-3	R Kingscote	Tom Dascombe	17/2
3 (4)	3	Echion 18	2	9-3	R L Moore	R Hannon	2/1
4 (6)	52	Forray 14	2	9-3	R Mullen	E S Mcmahon	9/4
5 (5)		Miss Starry Eyed	2	8-12	N Callan	D Shaw	100/1
6 (2)		Star Maid	2	8-12	M O'connell	A W Carroll	150/1

Verdict

ECHION finished ahead of more strongly fancied stablemates when third on his debut at Salisbury. With Ryan Moore taking over the reins, he's fancied to reverse running with the runner-up Bairam and open his account. The latter should be thereabouts once again as should Forray, who encounters fast ground for the first time after finishing second over C&D last time, though he was still beaten three lengths. The newcomer Miss Starry Eyed has plenty of speed in her pedigree and looks best of the remainder.

Formwatch

Bairam 4-1 (9-3) Chased wnner, challenged 2f out, still every chance 1f out, stayed on but held in closing stages, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Ask The Guru (9-3) at Salisbury 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in May.

Barracuda Boy (IRE) 15-8fav (9-3) Dwelt, soon led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 11l behind Euxton Hall (9-3) at Haydock 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in May.

Echion 14-1 (9-3) Took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, went 3rd 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Ask The Guru (9-3) at Salisbury 5f 2yo mdn (5) gd in May.

Forray 4-1 (9-3) In touch, headway to chase clear winner over 1f out, kept on one pace, just held on to 2nd, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Smoothtalkinrascal (9-3) at Leicester 5f 2yo mdn (4) gs in May.

Miss Starry Eyed Misu Bond filly out of Floral Spark.

Star Maid Assertive filly out of Angel Maid.