17.45 Newbury: Martinette @ 14/1 Bet365 - 1pt win
Usually I void maidens but in this case the price is too big for this Charlie Hills trained filly. Martinette impressed me on her debut on the Lingfield All-Weather, when she settled nicely in rear, well off the pace in an extremely slowly run race. She had an awful lot to do when the race took really off around 3f out, and she was forced to turn wider than ideal and then to run through gaps in order to get a clear run. She appeared to be a bit green but looked talented and like a filly with a huge engine. Over 1f out she had to switch again in order to get a run and she looked then to be able to even peg back the leaders, but got short of room close to the line eventually. It was a strong performance to finish as close as she did considering the position she came from and this was a really nice educational ride, she will have learned plenty. This is a filly surly not bred to wait for handicaps and connections surly want to win a maiden, so I have no doubt that she is in this race to run to her best. She is nicely bred, the trip seems fine on pedigree, even though ground is a bit of a question mark, but also not impossible. I'm quite hopeful that she runs a fine race if the softish ground doesn't bother her.
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