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20:40 Haydock Park

Ocs Group Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 30y
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 43.85s
  • Off Time: 20:44:57
  • 9 Ran
1(6)
Silk - Black and White stripes, Black sleeves, White stars, Black cap, White star
  • Form 050/P00-
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10
  • Official Rating 40

keen, chased leader after 2f to over 3f out, soon weakened

2(4)
Silk - White, Black seams, Black and White chevrons on sleeves, Black cap, White star
10/1
  • Form 4
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-10

keen, chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, no danger after

3(5)
Silk - Green, Black epaulets and cap
150/1
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-5

held up and keen, headway 5f out, weakened over 3f out

4(10)
Silk - White, Red hoop, White and Red hooped sleeves, Red cap
150/1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

always behind

5(7)
Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

Dukedom

13
8/15
  • Form 3
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

soon chasing leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, held when not much room and switched right inside final furlong

7(2)
Silk - Black, Yellow sash, chevrons on sleeves, Yellow cap
40/1
  • Form 6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

mid-division, headway halfway, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace

8(3)
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow chevrons, Emerald Green sleeves, hooped cap
9/4
  • Form 9
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

held up, headway over 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ran on

9(8)
Silk - White, Light Blue chevron and sleeves, Black cap
  • Form 3-4
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8

led, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

10(1)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red seams, Emerald Green sleeves and cap
200/1
  • Form 005-09
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 43

keen, always towards rear

6(9)
NR
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-13

Withdrawn

In depth

Verdict

Dukedom has an obvious chance against some moderate looking rivals and is taken to open his account with Royal Oath preferred to Gobi King for the forecast spot. The selection ran an encouraging race on his debut on a soft surface at Newmarket and should be just as effective on this faster ground. A reproduction of the level of form shown at headquarters may well suffice. Tom Tate's Bold Medicean is well bred but would need to improve considerably on the form of his debut effort to trouble the judge, while Height of Esteem is nicely bred but comes from a yard hardly known for their great success with first time out runners. John Gosden's Royal Oath may well be better than he showed on his Newbury debut but needs to be, while Gobi King should fair better on this faster surface than on his debut. Dukedom has an obvious chance though and he gets the vote.

Formwatch

Come To Daddy (IRE) 80-1 (9-0) In touch for 6f, 15th of 17, 39l behind Breathing Fire (9-0) at Windsor 1m 2f mdn stk (5) gd in Oct.

Gobi King 20-1 (9-10) Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 9, 11l behind Future's Dream (8-12) at Haydock 1m mdn stk (4) hvy in May.

Bold Medicean 50-1 (8-13) Slowly into stride, always behind, 10th of 15, 15l behind Motaraqeb (8-13) at Thirsk 1m mdn stk (5) gd in May.

Dukedom 9-2 (9-3) Slowly into stride, behind, ridden, headway over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong, 3rd of 12, 2l behind Muzher (9-3) at Newmarket 1m 3yo mdn (5) sft in May.

Mexican Bob 40-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, ridden and headway 2f out, one pace, 6th of 9, 3l behind King's Revenge (9-3) at W'hampton 1m 1f 3yo mdn aut (5) pol in May.

Royal Oath (USA) 5-1 (9-3) Went left start, in touch on outer, effort over 1f out, not quicken, weakened final furlong, 9th of 15, 6l behind Bosset (8-12) at Newbury 7f 3yo mdn (5) sft in May.

Reflecting (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Held up mid-division and keen, headway 3f out, soon ridden, one pace, 4th of 11, 5l behind Abhisheka (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 3yo mdn fll (5) gf in May.

Height of Esteem Mark of Esteem colt out of a moderate racemare.