Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 19:10 Scottish Sun Maiden Stakes7f 50y

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £4,000 added, 3yo+, 10 runners
  • Winner £2,588 2nd £770 3rd £385 4th £192
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 31.99s
  • Off time: 19:10:25
Pos Horse Odds
1st Sir Fredlot (IRE) 11/4
2nd Tortoni (IRE) 10/3
3rd Gladsome 14/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
2 (6) 4705-05 Black and white check, white sleeves, black cap Face East (USA) 22 4 9-12 Matthew Hopkins (7) A Berry 41 100/1
3 (5) GREY, red stars, red cap Laybach (IRE) 22 8 9-12 G Lee J S Goldie 20/1
4 (4) 432 White, Red chevron, White sleeves, Red seams, quartered cap Gladsome 9 4 9-7 M Stainton J Ward 65 14/1
5 (7) White, Maroon chevrons, Maroon sleeves, White armlets, White cap Destiny Awaits (IRE) 3 9-3 James P Sullivan I Semple 50/1
6 (9) 09F Purple, Yellow sleeves, Red and Yellow striped cap Dragon Spirit (IRE) 13 3 9-3 Ross Smith (7) Miss L A Perratt 100/1
7 (8) 83 Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap Muhdiq (USA) 27 3 9-3 Lee Newman B J Meehan 5/1
8 (11) 423-22 Red, yellow disc, red sleeves, yellow spots Sir Fredlot (IRE) 38 Beaten Favourite 3 9-3 R Winston C Hills 78 11/4
9 (1) 880-95 Royal Blue, Yellow chevrons, Royal Blue sleeves, White armlets, Yellow cap Time To Excel 21 3 9-3 P Mulrennan M Dods 47 33/1
10 (2) 623-352 Yellow, Light Green epaulets, Yellow sleeves, Light Green spots Tortoni (IRE) 20 3 9-3 D Tudhope K A Ryan 75 10/3
11 (3) 202 Pink, Royal Blue striped sleeves, check cap Vital Calling 14 3 9-3 G Gibbons T D Barron 77 9/4
Non runners
1 (10)Dancing Paddy (IRE)49-12G A SwinbankG Whillans

Verdict

Vital Calling has yet to race on fast ground though his best form is good enough to see him go close if he handles the surface. However, MUHDIQ showed improvement to finish third at Lingfield last time and he gets the nod to open his account with further progress likely from Brian Meehan's colt. Tortoni and Sir Fredlot were both placed on their latest starts and shouldn't be far away while it's worth keeping an eye on Dancing Paddy as he makes his belated racecourse debut at the age of four.

Formwatch

Dancing Paddy (IRE) Azamour gelding out of Moucha.

Face East (USA) 66-1 (8-0) Towards rear, pushed along 3f out, never dangerous, 5th of 8, 10l behind Circuitous (9-5) at Ayr 6f hcp 0-60 (6) gf in May.

Laybach (IRE) 13-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders, pulled hard, struggling after 6th, 8th of 15, 33l behind Tinseltown (11-7) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in May.

Gladsome 5-2 (9-5) Held up, headway over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, outpaced final furlong, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Miss Ellany (8-9) at Beverley 7f mdn stks (5) gs.

Destiny Awaits (IRE) Dubai Destination gelding out of Mellow Jazz.

Dragon Spirit (IRE) 40-1 (8-12) Led, headed 7f out, weakened 3f out, fell 2f out, in a race won by Right To Rule (8-12) at Newcastle 1m 2f mdn stks (5) sft, 8 ran.

Muhdiq (USA) 9-1 (9-1) Led until entering final furlong, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Hill Street (9-1) at Lingfield 1m mdn stks (5) pol in May.

Sir Fredlot (IRE) 5-4fav (9-3) Chased leader, led over 2f out, ridden and pressed over 1f out, headed 1f out, not pace of winner inside final furlong, kept on to hold 2nd, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Dutch Supreme (9-3) at Kempton 6f 3yo mdn auc stks (5) pol in May.

Time To Excel 25-1 (8-10) Held up mid-division, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 12, 5l behind Outlaw Torn (8-13) at Newcastle 1m 3yo hcp 0-60 (6) gd.

Tortoni (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Tracked leader, outpaced over 3f out, ridden well over 1f out, led inside final furlong, kept on, headed post, 2nd of 14, nk behind Annie Walker (9-2) at Beverley 7f 3yo hcp 0-70 (5) gf.

Vital Calling 4-1 (9-3) Pulled hard in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, ran on inside final furlong, never reached winner, 2nd of 13, 1/2l behind Unex Annigoni (9-3) at Doncaster 7f 3yo mdn (5) sft.

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