Razldazl Zamba dazzles crowd at Romford in Maiden Stayers Trophy heats
Romford hosted three preliminary heats of the Coral On TV Maiden Stayers Trophy on Monday, October 11. The £750 final, which is over 575 metres, is scheduled for Friday at Romford. The top two hounds from each of the heats qualified for the final.
Coral On TV Maiden Stayers Trophy - Heat 1
Razldazl Zamba had no trouble winning the first heat as the 2-9 race favourite. Zamba finished with a time of 35.76 seconds, the only racer in all three heats to finish with a time under 36 seconds. Qualifying for the final with Zamba was 12-1 longshot,
Aero Gaga, who finished 5 lengths behind.
Lughill Ollie gave Gaga a run for his money, finishing just ¾ of a length behind in third. Failing to qualify for the final with Ollie was Lordsbury Crash in fourth place, Buzzers Kelley in fifth, and Romeo Cerruti in sixth.
Coral On TV Maiden Stayers Trophy - Heat 2
Despite missing his break, 4-9 race favourite, Ballymac Well, was able to win the second heat with a time of 36.13 by 3¼ lengths over Ashby Melody. Well didn’t take the lead till the fifth bend, but looked impressive overall recovering from the initial setback.
In third place was Lahana Scholes, who was replacing Greenacre Babs in the second trap. Taking fourth was Zenas Star, and in fifth was Hope And Destiny. Last place went to Hawk N Trowel.
Coral On TV Maiden Stayers Trophy - Heat 3
The third heat made it three for three for the race favourites. Farloe Skywalker, the 6-4 race favourite, had a good start from trap six, but went too wide to take an early lead. Instead it was Seven Of Spades in front after the first bend. Skywalker pressed
on however, and managed to take the lead from Spades on the fourth bend. Skywalker finished with a time of 36.06, 3 lengths ahead of Spades.
In third was Elusive Sam, and in fourth was Huckles Hatrick. Fifth went to Alpha Eagle, and finishing in last place was Fabulous Melody.
Zamba should be the favourite in the final, but Well will improve his time after missing the kick in his heat. Another hound to keep an eye on is Spades, who has looked very good of late, winning three of her last five races.
Final card: 1 Ballymac Well, 2 Seven Of Spades, 3 Aero Gaga, 4 Razldazl Zamba (m), 5 Ashby Melody (m), 6 Farloe Skywalker (w)
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