Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 14:55 Betfred Home Of The Big Winners Maiden Stakes 6f

  • Scheduled - (Class 5), £4,500 added, 2yo, 9 runners
  • Winner £2,911 2nd £866 3rd £433 4th £216
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places Surface: Turf
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR Bet with Sky Bet
1 (6) 0 Black, orange disc Blazing Knight (IRE) 42 2 9-3 G Baker R M Beckett
2 (2) 92 Yellow, Dark Blue cross belts, Dark Blue and Yellow quartered cap Carlton Blue (IRE) 25 2 9-3 C Catlin P F I Cole
3 (4) 052 Purple and Emerald Green diabolo, Royal Blue and Yellow halved sleeves, Orange cap Deepest Blue 9 2 9-3 J Doyle J A Osborne
4 (7) White, purple armlets, purple cap Linguine (FR) 2 9-3 Martin Dwyer C Hills
5 (8) Dark Blue, Yellow stars, White sleeves Lisa's Legacy 2 9-3 P Dobbs R Hannon
6 (1) 57 Royal blue, white disc, halved sleeves Royal Mizar (SPA) 16 2 9-3 Leonna Mayor (5) A J Lidderdale
7 (9) 0 Emerald Green, Royal Blue sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green spots Secret Sign 43 2 9-3 Martin Lane B J Meehan
8 (5) Pink, pink and dark blue diabolo on sleeves, dark blue cap Swift Code (IRE) 2 9-3 J-P Guillambert N Tinkler
9 (3) Emerald green, orange seams and sleeves, emerald green cap Picc of Burgau 2 8-12 Harry Bentley (3) J Tuite

Verdict

Despite finishing second at Ripon last time, Deepest Blue was still beaten five lengths and doesn't look anything special. Carlton Blue's run behind Jalaa at Leicester is better form while there is probably better to come from Blazing Knight and Secret Sign. Lisa's Legacy is likely to be thereabouts on his debut but another newcomer, LINGUINE, is preferred. Charles Hills' colt cost 52,000 euros and, though likely to do better over further in time, isn't overtaxed on his first start.

Formwatch

Blazing Knight (IRE) 9-1 (8-11) Held up, weakened over 1f out, 12th of 18, 18l behind Reckless Abandon (8-13) at Doncaster 5f 2yo mdn aut (5) gd in May.

Carlton Blue (IRE) 11-1 (9-3) Led after 2f, ridden and hung right 2f out, headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Jalaa (9-3) at Leicester 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs.

Deepest Blue 20-1 (9-3) Chased leading pair, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, no threat to winner, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Bircham (9-3) at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft.

Linguine (FR) Linngari colt out of Amerissage.

Lisa's Legacy Kyllachy colt out of Lisathedaddy.

Royal Mizar (SPA) 100-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden over 3f out, never on terms, 7th of 10, 12l behind Toronado (9-0) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs.

Secret Sign 40-1 (9-3) Held up mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 15, 17l behind Sir Patrick Moore (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gs in May.

Swift Code (IRE) Elnadim gelding out of Gradetime.

Picc of Burgau Piccolo filly out of Rosein.

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