Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 14:10 British Stallion Studs/BHEST E.B.F. Maiden Stakes6f 3y

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £5,000 added, 2yo, 8 runners
  • Winner £3,234 2nd £962 3rd £481 4th £240
  • Going: Good to Firm Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 15.45s
  • Off time: 14:10:38
Pos Horse Odds
1st Hasopop (IRE) 5/1
2nd Ajmany (IRE) 10/11
3rd Ocean Applause 11/4
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (7) 0 Yellow, large Black spots and spots on cap Ajmany (IRE) 16 2 9-3 K Fallon L M Cumani 10/11
2 (5) 52 Grey, Emerald Green inverted triangle, sleeves and cap Hasopop (IRE) 27 2 9-3 Andrea Atzeni M Botti 5/1
3 (2) 047 Royal blue, light blue stars on sleeves Ocean Applause 14 2 9-3 B Doyle J Ryan 95 11/4
4 (1) 09 Dark blue, white chevron and armlets, red cap Whitford (IRE) 7 2 9-3 Saleem Golam C A Dwyer 100/1
5 (6) Emerald Green and White diabolo, White sleeves, quartered cap Hasbah (IRE) 2 8-12 J P Spencer P W Chapple-Hyam 9/1
6 (3) 8 Black and red diamonds, red sleeves, black cap Likelikelikelikeit 7 2 8-12 H Poulton (5) M H Tompkins 50/1
7 (4) 6 Emerald green, pink chevron Meet Me Halfway 45 2 8-12 T E Durcan C F Wall 16/1
8 (8) 8 Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star Vinifera (USA) 22 2 8-12 T P Queally C E Brittain 33/1

Verdict

Hasopop was still a little green when beaten by the odds-on The Taj at Doncaster. He's learning with experience, however, and should be in the firing-line again here though an extra furlong probably wouldn't come amiss. Luca Cumani's two-year-olds usually benefit greatly from a run so it was a surprise to see AJMANY thrown in at the deep end in the Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot. A good-looking colt, he wasn't disgraced and is obviously held in some regard so can get off the mark here. Meet Me Halfway can improve on her Windsor debut and newcomer Hasbah could be interesting while this is a big drop in class for Ocean Applause after runs in the National Stakes and the Norfolk Stakes, though it's not certain 6f will suit.

Formwatch

Ajmany (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) In rear, soon outpaced, never a factor, 14th of 23, 8l behind Hototo (9-3) at Royal Ascot 5f Listed stks 2yo (1) gd in Jun.

Hasopop (IRE) 13-2 (9-3) Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind The Taj (9-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo mdn (5) sft in Jun.

Ocean Applause 100-1 (9-1) Raced in centre, outpaced in rear, driven 2f out, plugged on same pace over 1f out, 7th of 11, 6l behind Reckless Abandon (9-1) at Royal Ascot 5f 2yo Grp 2 (1) gs in Jun.

Whitford (IRE) 125-1 (9-3) Mid-division, effort and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 13l behind Rocky Ground (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.

Hasbah (IRE) Cape Cross filly out of Gimasha.

Likelikelikelikeit 66-1 (8-12) Behind, pushed along over 2f out, never a factor, 8th of 10, 13l behind Rocky Ground (9-3) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Jun.

Meet Me Halfway 14-1 (9-0) Soon outpaced, 6th of 9, 7l behind Miss Diva (9-0) at Windsor 5f 2yo stks (5) gd in May.

Vinifera (USA) 20-1 (8-12) Took keen hold, chased leaders on outside, ridden and weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance inside final furlong, last of 8, 8l behind Janoub Nibras (9-3) at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.

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