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20:20 Wolverhampton

European Breeders' Fund Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 141y
  • Going: Standard/Fast
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £5,500 added
  • Winner: £3,562
  • 2nd: £1,060
  • 3rd: £530
  • 4th: £265
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 53.18s
  • Off Time: 20:21:20
  • 7 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Biographical (USA)

4/11

    2
    Silk -

    Jaridh (USA)

    3/1

      1(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Black chevrons on sleeves

      Biographical (USA)

      19
      4/11
      • Form 3
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      tracked leader, ridden to lead entering final furlong, stayed on well, just held on

      2(5)
      Silk - Black, white seams, black sleeves, red stars, black cap, red star

      Cuban Piece (IRE)

      16
      12/1
      • Form 76
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      led, pushed along over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, no extra closing stages

      4(1)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Jaridh (USA)

      3/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      settled in mid-division, driven and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, just failed

      5(4)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap

      Jelyvator

      73
      66/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened well inside final furlong

      6(7)
      Silk - Grey, orange disc

      Punt Road (IRE)

      8 p
      66/1
      • Form 000
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      tracked leader, lost place over 2f out

      7(8)
      Silk - Purple and White diabolo, White sleeves, Purple cap

      Bournefree (IRE)

      127
      66/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      slowly into stride, held up never dangerous

      8(6)
      Silk - Light Blue, Black spots, Black cap

      Lettering

      39
      50/1
      • Form 005
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12
      • Official Rating 45

      held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      3(2)
      NR

      Holy Mackerel (IRE)

      9
      • Form 054
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 61

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2009
      (2)
      Silk -

      Miss Starlight

      6/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      2008
      (5)
      Silk -

      Fullback (IRE)

      2/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      2007
      (1)
      Silk -

      Conduit (IRE)

      10/11
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      John Gosden's yard are in fine form at the moment and the St Leger winning trainer has a 36% strike-rate at the course this year. BIOGRAPHICAL represents for him after a solid third placed effort at Bath on debut. Assuming this $270,000 purchase is heading the right way, he can build upon that first outing and pick up his first win here. Punters may be shouting Holy Mackerel if Mick Channon's option wins but he is heading the right way with each run and he has more experience on his side. Bournefree and Jelyvator both showed little on debut whilst Punt Road hasn't developed in three runs so far. Jaridh is likely to be the biggest danger to our pick on debut. The market may be the best guide to his chances but without that to go on, his dam was a juvenile winner and Saeed bin Suroor's Godolphin runner should enter calculations.

      Formwatch

      Biographical (USA) 9-1 (9-0) In touch, headway to 3rd 3f out, pushed along and stayed on inside final furlong, better for experience, 3rd of 15, 3 1/2l behind Happy Today (9-0) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd in Aug.

      Cuban Piece (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Raced wide, tracked leaders, ridden 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 6th of 9, 23l behind Time To Work (9-3) at Epsom Downs 1m 2yo mdn (4) gd.

      Jaridh (USA) Bernardini colt out of Mansfield Park.

      Jelyvator 100-1 (8-9) Started slowly, outpaced and always behind, 11th of 12, 27l behind Cochabamba (8-7) at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Jul.

      Punt Road (IRE) 40-1 (8-11) Mid-division best, no extra from 2f out, eased inside final furlong, tailed off, 11th of 12, 41l behind Webcast (8-3) at Down Royal 7f 2yo clm gd.

      Bournefree (IRE) 100-1 (8-9) Started slowly, outpaced and always in rear, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Strong Suit (9-3) at Newbury 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in May.

      Lettering 66-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon outpaced, 5th of 7, 20l behind Brevity (9-0) at Ffos Las 6f 2yo fll mdn (4) gd in Aug.

      Holy Mackerel (IRE) 50-1 (9-3) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, stayed on to modest 4th well inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 11l behind Dux Scholar (9-3) at Bath 1m 2yo mdn (5) gd.