16:05 Chester

Thursday 11 May 2017

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English Fine Cottons EBF Maiden Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 16:07 | Winning time: 1m 1.62s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Dahik

8/11

4/6

Dragons Tail

7/2, 10/3

3/1

Auntie Pam

5/1, 11/2, 6/1, 13/2

6/1

Milton Road

12/1, 11/1

12/1

Haveoneyerself

50/1, 66/1, 50/1, 50/1, 40/1

33/1

Nobrassnolass

33/1, 40/1

50/1

Rusty Blade

150/1, 125/1, 150/1, 125/1

100/1

SP Book Percentage 161.44

Non-Runners

(9)

Last Page²⁷

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: P D Evans J: D Allan

(6)

Kat O'Strophic

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: J Noseda J: W Buick

(13)

Our Man In Havana³⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Tom Dascombe J: L P Keniry

(5)

Floss The Hoss⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: P D Evans J: S Donohoe

(11)

Porchy Party¹⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 2

T: Tom Dascombe J: J Fanning

(12)

Felisa¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: P D Evans J: Tom Marquand

Forecasts

Dahik (4/6), Dragons Tail (3/1), Last Page (11/2), Auntie Pam (6/1), Kat O'Strophic (8/1), Milton Road (12/1), Porchy Party (14/1), Floss The Hoss (16/1), Our Man In Havana (20/1), Felisa (20/1), Haveoneyerself (33/1), Nobrassnolass (50/1), Rusty Blade (100/1)

Horses that finished second last time have won five of the last ten renewals of this contest. DAHIK meets that criteria and has a good draw also. Roger Varian's charge showed plenty of speed on his debut when looking as though in need of the experience. The stable continue in excellent form and he sets a clear standard. Milton Road and Last Page were second on their latest starts but their form looks short of the level required to win this. Jeremy Noseda tends to bring his horses along slowly but he was 2-3 with juveniles last May in a change of philosophy. The Newmarket handler is a rare visitor here and that makes the presence of Kat O'Strophic all the more intriguing with a top rider on board. She is worthy of a market check. Tom Dascombe has won this on a couple of occasions recently. He has assembled a team of five for this with the stable jockey opting for Dragon's Tail. That could be a hint worth taking, particularly if timing the break better than on his debut to make the most of a prime draw.