Sport : Horse Racing

Racecard

  • 15:20 oldpolegatestation.co.uk Maiden Stakes 7f

  • Weighed In - (Class 5), £3,500 added, 2yo, 14 runners
  • Winner £2,386 2nd £705 3rd £352
  • Going: Good to Firm Surface: Turf

Result

  • Weighed In

  • Winning time: 1m 25.14s
  • Off time: 15:21:44
Pos Horse Odds
1st Banovallum 8/1
2nd Melvin The Grate (IRE) 8/1
3rd Almalekiah (IRE) 9/1
No Form Silk Horse A Wgt Jockey Trainer OR SP
1 (10) 02 ROYAL BLUE, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets and star on YELLOW cap Banovallum 16 2 9-3 L P Keniry S Kirk 8/1
2 (3) 30 Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves Country Western 45 2 9-3 J Doyle C Hills 4/1
3 (14) 60 Purple, Red star, Red cap Flying Tempo 12 2 9-3 E Ahern E A L Dunlop 150/1
4 (7) 7 Dark Blue, Grey stars, Dark Blue cap, Grey star Kraken (IRE) 24 2 9-3 Kirsty Milczarek L M Cumani 40/1
5 (13) Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap Melvin The Grate (IRE) 2 9-3 J P Spencer A M Balding 8/1
6 (6) 3 Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star Midnight Warrior 16 2 9-3 I Mongan J Tate 9/1
7 (9) 44755 Orange, black triple diamond and diamonds on cap Millers Wharf (IRE) 10 2 9-3 R Hughes R Hannon 77 4/1
8 (5) 43 Royal blue Tarbawi (IRE) 22 2 9-3 S De Sousa Saeed bin Suroor 13/2
9 (1) Royal blue, white cap Three Streets (IRE) 2 9-3 M Barzalona M Al Zarooni 11/2
10 (11) Red, royal blue seams, red sleeves, royal blue stars, red cap, royal blue star Woza Moya (USA) 2 9-3 Hayley Turner Miss Gay Kelleway 66/1
11 (12) 272 White, emerald green seams, emerald green cap Almalekiah (IRE) 18 2 8-12 David Probert J S Moore 70 9/1
12 (4) Beige, dark blue cross of lorraine and sleeves, dark blue cap, beige star Exclusion (USA) 2 8-12 N Callan Noel Quinlan 66/1
13 (2) 09 White, Dark Blue stripe, Light Blue sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Light Blue cap, Dark Blue star Positive Parenting (IRE) 13 2 8-12 Saleem Golam S C Williams 150/1
14 (8) 95 Maroon, light blue and maroon check sleeves, light blue cap Royal Betty 13 2 8-12 Kieren Fox L Carter 66/1

Verdict

Tarbawi sports Godolphin's first colours after finishing runner-up at Warwick last month but the newcomer Three Streets is a half-brother to French Derby winner Anabaa Blue among others and is not easily overlooked. Exclusion is out of a prolific mare and is another debutante to note while Banovallum had Midnight Warrior a length behind when second over C&D earlier this month and he can figure. Millers Wharf has claims but has had plenty of chances and the vote goes to COUNTRY WESTERN, well beaten in a much better maiden at Goodwood last time but a close-up third at Newmarket on his debut and fancied to improve on that here.

Formwatch

Banovallum 16-1 (9-3) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Shebebi (9-3) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf.

Country Western 8-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden and lost place 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 15, 8l behind Steeler (9-0) at Goodwood 7f 2yo mdn (2) gd in Aug.

Flying Tempo 100-1 (9-3) Always towards rear, 13th of 14, 17l behind Romantic Settings (8-12) at Haydock 1m 2yo mdn (5) gf.

Kraken (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Went left start, soon outpaced in rear, weakened 2f out, last of 7, 16l behind Mutazamen (9-3) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Aug.

Melvin The Grate (IRE) Danehill Dancer colt out of Hawala.

Midnight Warrior 25-1 (9-3) Chased leaders, driven to challenge over 2f out, switched right over 1f out, ran on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 10, 3l behind Shebebi (9-3) at Folkestone 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf.

Millers Wharf (IRE) 20-1 (9-3) Raced stand side, prominent, every chance when groups merged over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 17, 5l behind Snow King (9-3) at Ascot 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf.

Tarbawi (IRE) 3-1 (9-3) Prominent, ridden and every chance over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, held towards finish, 3rd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Secretinthepark (9-3) at Warwick 7f 2yo mdn (5) gf in Aug.

Three Streets (IRE) Street Cry colt out of Allez Les Trois.

Woza Moya (USA) Mizzen Mast colt out of Mrs Marcos.

Almalekiah (IRE) 7-2 (8-4) Chased leaders, hung left under pressure when challenging over 1f out, stayed on to go 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Emell (9-2) at Salisbury 6f 2yo mdn aut (5) gs in Aug.

Exclusion (USA) Include filly out of Long Silence.

Positive Parenting (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Pushed along in rear, never on terms, 9th of 10, 13l behind African Oil (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf.

Royal Betty 80-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 10, 10l behind African Oil (9-3) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) gf.

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