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15:30 Southwell

Arenaleisureplc.com Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Fibresand
  • £4,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 42.82s
  • Off Time: 15:35:59
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ultimate

2/5

    2
    Silk -

    Miss Christophene (IRE)

    40/1

      1(6)
      Silk - Dark Green, Grey triple diamond, Grey cap, Dark Green diamond

      Antipodean (UAE)

      33/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      held up, headway on outer over 2f out, edged left approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace

      2(3)
      Silk - Lilac, Rose quartered cap

      Benozzo Gozzoli

      12/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      very slowly into stride and always behind

      3(2)
      Silk - Apricot

      Ultimate

      31
      2/5
      • Form 063-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8
      • Official Rating 76

      made all, shaken up and clear over 1f out, very comfortably

      4(5)
      Silk - Orange, Emerald Green sleeves, Orange armlets, quartered cap

      First Hand

      49
      66/1
      • Form 7-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-3

      in touch, ridden along over 3f out, soon beaten

      5(4)
      Silk - White, Red stars, Red and White check sleeves

      Kochanski (IRE)

      156
      10/3
      • Form 6-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-3

      in touch, ridden along when outpaced over 2f out, stayed on towards finish

      6(1)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, RED star, BLACK cap

      Miss Christophene (IRE)

      38
      40/1
      • Form 7-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-3

      started slowly and towards rear, headway on inner over 3f out, stayed on final 2f, had no chance with winner

      Previous results

      2008
      (8)
      Silk -

      Taikoo

      4/5
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      In depth

      Verdict

      Mark Johnston's string is in such good order that Kochanski has to be feared but ULTIMATE has sound claims and can enhance his trainer's decent course record. Hughie Morrison is also represented by Benozzo Gozzoli who is a full brother to dual course winner Sularno so it will be interesting to see what the market makes of his chance in respect to his stablemate. The trainer has a near one in four strike rate from over a hundred runners at the track and Ultimate did enough behind a couple of useful sorts here last time to think that he can provide his handler with another winner at the track. Kochanski was beaten a long way on her debut at Redcar but she's been given plenty of time and may prove capable of better for a yard that is in red hot form. Antipodean is related to a couple of winners but isn't an obvious candidate for debut success whilst First Hand was beaten twenty lengths over seven furlongs at this track and would need to leave that form a long way behind. This isn't the strongest of maidens and Ultimate rates the one to beat.

      Formwatch

      Antipodean (UAE) Halling gelding out of Anka Britannia.

      Benozzo Gozzoli Medicean gelding out of Star Precision.

      Ultimate 16-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f, driven and one pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Racketeer (9-3) at Southwell 1m 2yo mdn (5) fbs in Dec.

      First Hand 80-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind and outpaced, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 20l behind Kinigi (7-9) at Southwell 7f 2yo clm (6) fbs in Nov.

      Kochanski (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 15l behind Punch Drunk (9-0) at Redcar 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) gs in Aug.

      Miss Christophene (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) Towards rear, ridden 3f out, never near leaders, 7th of 10, 10l behind Three Ducks (9-0) at Great Leighs 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Dec.