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15:50 Leicester

Ladbrokes.com Melton Mowbray Conditions Stakes (Class 3)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f 218y
  • Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £9,700 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 6.47s
  • Off Time: 15:50:16
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Myplacelater

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Desert Myth (USA)

    6/4

      1(7)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

      Desert Myth (USA)

      68 BFD
      6/4
      • Form 15
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 94

      tracked leaders, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed inside final furlong, kept on

      2(4)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Emirates Dream (USA)

      60
      7/2
      • Form 1433-7
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 101

      held up in touch, headway 4f out, challenged over 2f out, no extra inside final furlong

      3(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves, White cap

      Mingun Bell (USA)

      33
      12/1
      • Form 1146-05
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 80

      held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out

      4(2)
      Silk - White, Dark Blue armlets and cap

      Prompter

      69
      5/1
      • Form 2162-27
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 106

      led, headed over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      6(1)
      Silk - White, dark blue chevrons, armlets and cap

      Tominator

      54
      12/1
      • Form 1612-57
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 88

      tracked leader and keen, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong

      7(3)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, hooped sleeves, Red cap

      Myplacelater

      62 D
      6/1
      • Form 125147
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 100

      in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, soon ridden, led inside final furlong, kept on

      5(6)
      NR

      Spying

      308
      • Form 110-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 91

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2009
      (2)
      Silk -

      Big Bound (USA)

      4/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      2008
      (5)
      Silk -

      Pampas Cat (USA)

      8/11
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-3

      In depth

      Verdict

      DESERT MYTH is a speculative suggestion to come out on top in this tricky little contest; Prompter reverts to a more conventional racecourse and is likely to be a popular choice. He is respected as a major threat, while Emirates Dream takes a significant ease in grade and also has to be considered as a big player at this level. The last named, a lightly raced son of Kingmambo, is the main reason Frankie Dettori stops off at Leicester en route to Doncaster today and is the most likely type to give the Italian his best sight of the winning post on the day. He does need to show more sparkle than he did on his reappearance in a French Group 3 in May, though. Prompter ran no sort of race in the Dee Stakes and is better judged on his previous effort in the Derby Trial at Epsom. Officially rated as the best of these by the BHA, the Michael Bell-trained colt has a solid chance if he can put his Chester run behind him. However, Desert Myth has the most scope for improvement and, as he is representative of the training strengths of the irrepressible Sir Michael Stoute, this son of Smart Strike (the sire of the mighty Curlin) is worth a shot at the likely odds.

      Formwatch

      Desert Myth (USA) 6-4fav (8-12) Broke well, soon tracking winner, hard driven to challenge over 3f out, lost place over 1f out, 5th of 7, 8l behind Bullet Train (8-12) at Lingfield 1m 3f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gf in May.

      Emirates Dream (USA) 5-1 (9-2) 7th of 8, 17l behind Silver Pond (9-2) at Longchamp(FR) 1m 3f Grp 2 (1) gd in May.

      Mingun Bell (USA) 16-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 9, 13l behind Rebel Soldier (9-5) at York 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gd in Jun.

      Prompter 13-2 (8-12) Held up in touch, pushed along over 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off and virtually pulled up over 3f out, last of 7, well behind Azmeel (8-12) at Chester 1m 2f 3yo Grp 3 (1) gs in May.

      Tominator 9-1 (9-7) Led and set slow pace, headed over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 11l behind Awsaal (9-4) at Haydock 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) gf in May.

      Myplacelater 6-1 (8-12) Tracked leader until inside final 4f, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 17l behind Principal Role (8-12) at Newbury 1m 2f 3yo lst fll (1) gf in May.

      Spying 9-2 (8-3) In touch and keen, weakened well over 2f out, 12th of 19, 10l behind Swilly Ferry (8-3) at Doncaster 6f 2yo aut (2) gf in Sep.