13:10 Southwell

Wednesday 3 January 2018

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Betway Maiden Stakes

Off time: 13:10 | Winning time: 2m 39.17s

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(7)

Bostonian²⁰⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 10-2| J: L Morris| T: S Lycett| OR: 75

7/1

Has bounced around between a few yards over the past few years but remains a maiden although he is fairly lightly raced and ran with some promise in handicaps when last seen in the summer. Makes his Fibresand debut with his sire having a 26% strike-rate and therefore of interest.

Form: 2/74552-

(11)

Leodis³⁶

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: A Mullen| T: T P Tate

22/1

Tried in a C&D maiden after five months off last time out and showed little having only had one previous Flat outing previously. Would be a surprising winner given that form and looks to need further.

Form: 95-

(6)

Liskeard¹³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Phil Dennis⁽³⁾| T: A Crook

100/1

Only a cheap purchase given his pedigree but didn't looks to show any of the ability of the rest of his family on his only start in a Hexham bumper (finished well held). Now given a try on the Flat on a new surface and would only have a very limited chance.

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(10)

New World Power¹¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D M Simcock| OR: 81

1/1

Never looks an easy ride and has had plenty of chances to record a first win in maidens and handicaps. Not seen out since September when given a very negative ride and too much to do on the AW at Chelmsford. First runner here for his sire and hard to know what to expect.

Form: 522653-

(2)

Wenceslaus²⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Poppy Bridgwater⁽⁷⁾| T: D G Bridgwater

40/1

Makes his Flat/Fibresand debut having been well held in bumpers before showing some fair form over hurdles. Trainer not well noted for his Flat runners and this one is probably best watched here.

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(8)

Whitmel²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 10-2| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: M Appleby

100/1

Showed a little bit of encouragement on his debut in a bumper here last September but failed to build on that in two subsequent starts. Offered little more switched to the Flat and a debut on this surface offers another test with his sire having a modest record here.

Form: 6-

(5)

Bounderby¹¹²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: B A Curtis| T: D M Loughnane

12/1

Showed some fairly useful form when trained in France by Andre Fabre but left that yard for £17,000 in November. Now makes his debut on a new surface for a new yard; can be given a chance in this if he handles the surface and worth noting in the market.

Form: 2304-

(9)

Prerogative^p²⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 73

12/1

Ran a string of solid enough races for his former yard (Richard Hannon) and once again ran a sound enough race on his Flat debut for his new yard. This will be his first experience of Fibresand (sire 6% strike-rate here) and given his overall record others make more appeal.

Form: 253222-

(3)

Sasheeda^h1²⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: T Eaves| T: L Williamson

200/1

Hood goes on for the first time as she makes her Flat/Fibresand debut having run two modest races in bumpers. Makes little appeal on what she has done so far.

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(1)

Speciality^b³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: P J McDonald| T: R M Beckett| OR: 68

7/2

Made her debut on Fibresand last time out over this trip and although she went with enthusiasm she looked a little on-paced and could probably do with further. There is something there to work on but she's a long way from living up to her pedigree.

Form: 558053-

(4)

Fabella Bere²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: K R Burke| OR: 51

16/1

Stable had one (Daisy Bere) by the same sire that did well here last winter and although this one was rather disappointing here last time she didn't exactly get the run of the race. She now steps up some 4f in trip and although this tougher than the handicap she ran in she's not totally written off.

Form: 37794-

Forecasts

New World Power (1/1), Speciality (7/2), Bostonian (7/1), Prerogative (12/1), Bounderby (12/1), Fabella Bere (16/1), Leodis (22/1), Wenceslaus (40/1), Whitmel (100/1), Liskeard (100/1), Sasheeda (200/1)

Quite an interesting race of its type although the likely market leader New World Power has had enough chances to break his maiden and doesn’t look a particularly easy ride; with no form on this surface it may pay to look elsewhere. Speciality has shown she handles Fibresand but did looks a little slow when running over C&D last time while Prerogative is one who has had more than enough chances to get off the mark. Given his sires record here Bostonian makes some appeal and so does BOUNDERBY on his French form and despite the unknown of the surface is given the nod here. One who may well be worth noting in the market is Fabella Bere the stable had plenty of success here last winter with one by the same sire and her debut in a handicap here showed some promise despite the race not really being run to suit.