COLONIAL DOWNS · FRIDAY 7 AUGUST 2026

Race 5

MAIDEN SPECIAL WEIGHT 1 1/8 Miles Turf 3 Year Olds And Up $70,000

Post

TBD

Runners

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

C J Star

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · market favourite · Casse Mark (elite trainer)

EACH-WAY

Payton's Hammer

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L · chief rival

DARK HORSE

M D Fieldstone

M/L

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

# Field of 10

1 post 1

C J Star

Leon S · Casse Mark ELITE · 118 lb

by Uncle Mo out of Do You Remember*SAf

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2 post 2

Payton's Hammer

Bocachica O · Caio Caramori · 118 lb

by Game Winner out of Snack Shack

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3 post 3

M D Fieldstone

Ruiz J · Boniface Kevin C · 118 lb

by Mosler out of Access to the Moon

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4 post 4

Mister Landry

Loveberry J · Kinmon Keith · 118 lb

by Sky Mesa out of Bards Misschief

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5 post 5

Holyrood

Cannon D · Edward Vaughan TOP-25 · 118 lb

by McKinzie out of Trappingsofsilver

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6 post 6

Still Sober

Russell S · Caramori Eduardo · 118 lb

by World of Trouble out of Caipirinha

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7 post 7

Joy Division

Marin S · Arnaud Delacour · 118 lb

by Kitten's Joy out of Cee Bee Gee Bee

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8 post 8

Madefromliona

Centeno D E · Carl Doran · 124 lb

by Madefromlucky out of Lion and the Wolf

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9 post 9

Bourbon Dream

Lopez P · Gutierrez Fausto · 118 lb

by Quality Road out of The Nightingale

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10 post 10

Norris

Kingsley T · Keri Brion · 111 lb

by Hard Spun out of Xanthique

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