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14:30 Bath

Withy King Solicitors/EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 3f 144y
  • Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,000 added
  • Winner: £4,528
  • 2nd: £1,348
  • 3rd: £673
  • 4th: £337
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 33.67s
  • Off Time: 14:31:05
  • 11 Ran
1(4)
Silk - DARK BLUE, WHITE hoop, diamonds on sleeves

Essanar

23
50/1
  • Form 307209
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 52

held up in rear, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on well, never on terms

2(3)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

Freemason

27 BF
7/2
  • Form 4-320
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 75

held up in touch, ridden and weakened 2f out

3(7)
Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE star
16/1
  • Form 83
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

slowly into stride, midfield, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

4(11)
Silk - Purple, Light Blue chevron, Light Blue cap
8/1
  • Form 324742
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 69

made all, hard ridden when hung right approaching final furlong, soon strongly challenged, kept on well under pressure

5(6)
Silk - Pink, Emerald Green chevron, halved sleeves, quartered cap

Obstinate

137
4/1
  • Form 444
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5
  • Official Rating 77

prominent, took keen hold, lost place well over 2f out

6(2)
Silk - Red, royal blue spots, royal blue sleeves, red spots

Renewing

229
50/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-5

held up in rear, weakened over 4f out

7(1)
Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, White cap
  • Form 9
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

held up in rear, pushed along halfway, weakened 4f out

8(9)
Silk - Dark Blue and Light Green diamonds
  • Form 4247
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 72

chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

9(8)
Silk - Brown, red cross belts, red cap

Quenelle

130
10/1
  • Form 825
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 72

midfield, headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

10(5)
Silk - Black, Yellow sleeves, Black cap, Yellow spots
10/1
  • Form 4
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, behind, headway over 2f out, kept on closing stages, never able to challenge

11(10)
Silk - Orange, black stars, black and orange halved sleeves
4/1
  • Form 8-367
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0
  • Official Rating 73

took keen hold tracking leaders, effort over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra close home

In depth

Verdict

Something went amiss with Freemason at Kempton last time but he has claims on his earlier form if fully recovered. Past Forgetting proved a disappointment when sent off favourite at Redcar and Norse Light has plenty to find on today's terms, not least with OBSTINATE. The latter is returning from a lay-off but showed enough at Kempton in June too suggest he can win an ordinary maiden.

Formwatch

Essanar 40-1 (8-4) Slowly into stride, soon driven forward to chase leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 16, 16l behind Light Of Asia (9-4) at Haydock 1m 4f hcp 0-70 (5) gd in Sep.

Freemason 11-10fav (9-2) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened 2f out, soon eased, last of 10, well behind Royal Warranty (9-0) at Kempton 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-80 (4) pol in Sep.

Gold Run 33-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden over 4f out, one pace final 3f, well held in 3rd over 1f out, 3rd of 5, 13l behind Moshe (9-5) at Leicester 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gf in Sep.

Norse Light 2-1 (9-3) Took keen hold tracking winner, effort well over 2f out, soon weakened, eased over 1f out, 2nd of 4, 8l behind Never Up (9-3) at Ripon 1m 4f mdn stks (5) gd in Sep.

Obstinate 8-1 (9-5) Raced keenly, led and set steady pace, narrowly headed 6f out, pressed leader, ridden to lead again narrowly over 1f out, headed and not quicken inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 3 1/2l behind Kinshasa (9-5) at Kempton 1m 2f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Jun.

Renewing (8-12) 16th of 17, 48l behind Cabral (9-2) at Chantilly(FR) 1m 1f 3yo stks in Mar.

Dubai Skyline (USA) 14-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never on terms, 9th of 11, 21l behind The Steward (9-5) at Kempton 1m mdn stks (5) pol in Sep.

Past Forgetting (IRE) 11-4fav (9-1) Held up towards rear, headway on outside over 2f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 15, 6l behind Beltor (9-0) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd in Sep.

Quenelle 10-1 (8-8) Close up, ridden 3f out, not trouble leaders, 5th of 8, 7l behind Allegria (8-8) at Haydock 1m 4f mdn stks (5) sft in Jun.

Western Bella 16-1 (9-0) Dwelt, in rear, pushed along 6f out, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, nearest finish, 4th of 9, 11l behind Tamasha (9-0) at Salisbury 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) gd in Sep.

What A Scorcher 50-1 (8-12) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 13l behind Second Step (9-7) at Newbury 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Jul.