Music Night & Beer Festival 21st July Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)

Pontefract

14:45

Date 2023-07-11

Distance 1m2f5y

Class Class 5

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo+

Prize £4,320

Winning Time 2m 13.35s (slow by 4.95s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Star Ahoy (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	8/13F	Won
2nd	Wonderwall (IRE) Graham Lee · Richard Spencer	9/1	0.3
3rd	Iron Lion (GB) Daniel Tudhope · David O'Meara	3/1	0.2
4th	Zain Farhh (GB) P J McDonald · Paul Webber	33/1	5
5th	Renoir (GB) Connor Beasley · Ian Williams	125/1	2.75
6th	Jumeirah King (GB) Tom Eaves · Kevin Ryan	15/2	.5
7th	Break Point (GB) Robert Havlin · S Woods	16/1	1.5
8th	My Boy Benji (GB) Billy Garritty · Sam England	300/1	2
9th	Mr Cuddihy (IRE) David Egan · Michael Appleby	40/1	22
10th	Lite And Airy (GB) Darragh Keenan · S Woods	125/1	1.25
11th	Cuttlestone Bridge (GB) David Allan · Steph Hollinshead	250/1	13

Runners (11)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
11 (5)	Star Ahoy Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	132	—	7-43	80	84	66	53d	—	—	-32	27.5	0.13/1	1/2 67%
Well-bred Sea The Stars colt who could continue to progress now up in trip; leading claims
8 (3)	Iron Lion Grey J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	J:Daniel Tudhope T:David Omeara	132	—	323	78	81	64	18d	—	—	+5	19	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Has run well in defeat on all three starts (1m-1m2f, good) and has strong claims
4 (6)	Wonderwall Bay J:Graham Lee T:Richard Spencer	J:Graham Lee T:Richard Spencer	142	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-8	3.1	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Useful bumper/hurdle winner; may need further but respected nevertheless on Flat debut
9 (7)	Jumeirah King Bay J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	J:Tom Eaves T:Kevin Ryan	132	—	23-42	80	81	71	82d	—	—	0	10.6	2.25/1	10 10%
Plenty of promise in France and leading claims if reproducing that form on stable debut
6 (11)	Break Point Bay J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	J:Robert Havlin T:S Woods	132	—	34	-	74	19	20d	—	—	-2	3.8	3.75/1	16 6%
Fair form on both starts; might not be far away but needs something extra to win this
3 (4)	Renoir Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Ian Williams	J:Connor Beasley T:Ian Williams	142	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Displayed ability on the first of his two bumper starts, but others are preferred
5 (9)	Zain Farhh Chestnut J:P J McDonald T:Paul Webber	J:P J McDonald T:Paul Webber	142	—	2-	-	70	-	281d	—	—	+4	5.5	12.25/1	50 2%
Runner-up here last October on sole start; has an absence to defy on stable debut
2 (8)	Mr Cuddihy Chestnut J:David Egan T:Michael Appleby	J:David Egan T:Michael Appleby	142	—	5/4	-	74	-	75d	—	—	-1	0.5	16.25/1	66 2%
Promise on debut in 2021; then absent until this April, when well beaten
1 (2)	Lite And Airy Bay J:Darragh Keenan T:S Woods	J:Darragh Keenan T:S Woods	142	—	9	-	25	-	20d	—	—	-1	0.3	37.25/1	150 1%
25-1, tailed off on debut at Newcastle (1m2f, AW) three weeks ago
7 (1)	Cuttlestone Bridge Bay J:David Allan T:Steph Hollinshead	J:David Allan T:Steph Hollinshead	132	h	8-	-	3	-	299d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.25/1	150 1%
125-1, well beaten here (6f, good) last September on sole start; wears a first-time hood
10 (10)	My Boy Benji Bay J:Billy Garritty T:Sam England	J:Billy Garritty T:Sam England	132	—	—	-	-	-	28d	—	—	-1	0.2	37.25/1	150 1%
66-1, always behind and tailed off on last month's debut at Wetherby (7f, good to firm)

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Star Ahoy	2/5	4/9	4/9	4/9	1/2
Iron Lion	5	5	5	9/2	5
Wonderwall	7	13/2	6	13/2	13/2
Jumeirah King	10	13/2	6	6	7
Break Point	16	14	11	14	14
Renoir	50	50	50	50	50
Zain Farhh	50	50	50	50	50
Mr Cuddihy	66	50	50	50	50
Lite And Airy	150	100	66	100	100
Cuttlestone Bridge	150	150	150	150	150
My Boy Benji	150	150	150	150	150

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Star Ahoy

27.5

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 20

1/2

2nd

Iron Lion

OR: 7 Form: 8 Odds: 4

9/2

3rd

Jumeirah King

10.6

OR: 7.5 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

Zain Farhh

5.5

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 0.5

Break Point

3.8

OR: 0 Form: 2.1 Odds: 1.7

Wonderwall

3.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 3.1

13/2

Renoir

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Mr Cuddihy

0.5

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.5

Lite And Airy

0.3

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.3

150

Cuttlestone Bridge

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150

My Boy Benji

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

150

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Star Ahoy	80	84	66
Jumeirah King	80	81	71
Iron Lion	78	81	64
Wonderwall	—	—	—
Break Point	—	74	19
Renoir	—	—	—
Zain Farhh	—	70	—
Mr Cuddihy	—	74	—
Lite And Airy	—	25	—
Cuttlestone Bridge	—	3	—
My Boy Benji	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Iron Lion	18d ago	Fit
Break Point	20d ago	Fit
Lite And Airy	20d ago	Fit
My Boy Benji	28d ago	Fit
Star Ahoy	53d ago	Fresh
Mr Cuddihy	75d ago	Fresh
Jumeirah King	82d ago	Fresh
Zain Farhh	281d ago	Long break
Cuttlestone Bridge	299d ago	Long break
Wonderwall	—	—
Renoir	—	—