Market Cross Jewellers Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

1st

Monsieur Bondy (GB)

No. 7, stall 7

3yo, 9-7, OR –

J: P J McDonald · T: Geoff Oldroyd

3 9-7 –

P J McDonald

Geoff Oldroyd

1:22.04 £3,780

Handy early - pushed along 2f out - responded well - hit front inside final furlong - asserted for a comfortable win

2nd

Valley Ofthe Kings (SAF)

No. 1, stall 8

4yo, 9-13, OR –

J: Kyle Strydom · T: Dylan Cunha

4 9-13 –

Kyle Strydom

Dylan Cunha

½ £1,775

Sat close to the front - driven to challenge inside final 2f with real prospects - kept going but couldn't match the winner's finishing speed and went down by half a length

3rd

Hostility (IRE)

No. 5, stall 1

3yo, 9-7, OR 82

J: Kevin Stott · T: David O'Meara

3 9-7 82

Kevin Stott

David O'Meara

1 £888

Set the pace early - pressed for effort inside the final two furlongs - overtaken close home and slipped back to third

4th

Big Alex Walmsley (GB)

No. 3, stall 6

3yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Benoit De La Sayette · T: Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

3 9-7 –

Benoit De La Sayette

Mrs Ilka Gansera-Leveque

1 £444

Settled midfield early - driven to make ground inside final two furlongs - held same rhythm through the last furlong - finished fourth beaten 2.5 lengths

5th

Judicature (GB)

No. 6, stall 4

3yo, 9-7, OR –

J: Barry McHugh · T: Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

3 9-7 –

Barry McHugh

Joel Parkinson & Sue Smith

6½

Held up early - dropped away 3f out - stayed on to pass tired horses late - finished 5th

6th

Four O Sevenseven (GB)

No. 4, stall 3

3yo, 9-4, OR –

J: William Pyle (3) · T: David & Nicola Barron

3 9-4 –

William Pyle (3)

David & Nicola Barron

1¼

Slow to break - held up towards the back - lost touch inside final two furlongs - finished sixth

7th

Apple Catcher (GB)

No. 8, stall 2

3yo, 9-2, OR –

J: Shane Gray · T: K R Burke

3 9-2 –

Shane Gray

K R Burke

2½

Sat close to the front group early - urged forward with over 2f left - dropped away with more than a furlong to run - finished seventh

8th

Wats On Lady (GB)

No. 2, stall 5

4yo, 9-8, OR –

J: James Sullivan · T: Brian Rothwell

4 9-8 –

James Sullivan

Brian Rothwell

37

Hesitant start leaving them - soon adrift at the back - driven and lost touch approaching halfway - well beaten at the finish