Saturday 23 April · Leicester, England
13:35 Madri Excepcional Maiden Stakes (GBB Race)
- Distance
- 0m 5f 0y
- Going
- Good to Firm (Good in places)
- Class
- 4
- Prize
- GBP 10000
- Runners
- 7
Race preview
The Clive Cox-trained Al Dasim has an appealing pedigree, with his dam running a good second-placed race at Listowel on her debut, albeit over 6 1/2f on soft ground. The colt may want dig underfoot and, as the going is currently set to be good to firm, it's easy to oppose him. Being the only runner in the race to have been foaled in February (rest in March/April), it seems as though MATCH PLAY will get a head start on most of his rivals here. The Dandy Man colt has a rather eye-catching pedigree, with his dam winning on her second outing over 5 1/2f on good ground, and his sire being the source of some very useful two-year-olds including Extortionist, Big Time Baby and Escape Route. I Still Have Faith warrants a mention, given his dam ran a good race to claim third over 5f on debut on good to firm ground.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunny Orange | Rossa Ryan | R M Beckett | 9 5 | 2-1 | ||
| 2 | Al Khazneh | P Cosgrave | S bin Suroor | 9 5 | 5-1 | ||
| 3 | Match Play | K Stott | K A Ryan | 9 5 | 8-1 | ||
| 4 | Kingsbury | David Probert | R Brisland | 9 5 | 12-1 | ||
| 5 | Al Dasim | A Kirby | C G Cox | 9 5 | 15-8 | ||
| 6 | I Still Have Faith | R Kingscote | Ian Williams | 9 5 | 12-1 | ||
| 7 | Secret Mistral | George Downing | A W Carroll | 9 0 | 40-1 | ||
| NR | Twayblade | Non Runner | C A Dwyer | 9 5 |