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15:50 Newbury

Dubai Duty Free Golf World Cup Maiden Stakes (Class D)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Firm in patches on back straight)
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.07s
  • 15 Ran
1(14)
Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon (quartered), Dark Blue sleeves and cap

Cello

8
9/1
  • Form 63
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

in touch, kept on same pace final 2f

2(5)
Silk - Red, White stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green cap, White star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, in rear, no real headway

3(13)
Silk - Dark Green, Yellow spots, Dark Green sleeves, Yellow cap
50/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

held up in rear, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, finished well

4(9)
Silk - Yellow, Dark Blue cross belts, quartered cap
5/2
  • Form 44
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders until weakened over 1f out

5(8)
Silk - White and Red stripes, White and Royal Blue striped sleeves, White cap, Red spots
100/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

behind most of way

6(11)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

Maaloof

17
7/2
  • Form 3
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, soon no response, weakened over 1f out

7(2)
Silk - Royal Blue, Red star, Red sleeves, White armlets, Red and Royal Blue quartered cap
  • Form 5
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

chased winner, ridden and every chance final furlong, one pace and held near finish

8(4)
Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

always towards rear

9(10)
Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

held up in touch, headway 2f out, disputed 2nd approaching final furlong, shaken up and strong run well inside final furlong, just held

10(6)
Silk - Grey and Royal Blue stripes, Red sleeves and cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

always behind

11(7)
Silk - Royal Blue, White sash, White sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Red cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, always behind

12(1)
Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap
  • Form 33
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

made all, hard driven final furlong, just held on, all out

13(3)
Silk - Blue, white V-sash, pale blue cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

14(15)
Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

slowly away and went right start, ran green in rear, staying on when not much room well inside final furlong

15(12)
Silk - Red, White stars, Emerald Green sleeves, Emerald Green cap, White star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-9

slowly into stride, soon pushed along and well in rear, tailed off

In depth

Verdict

A very interesting maiden and notebooks should be kept close to hand. And Horner is given a slender vote to get the better of Maaloof and State Dilemma of those with previous experience - while look-outs should be posted for moves on Peak Of Perfection, Moonlight Tango and Putra Sas. However, Horner appeals at the likely prices as the value selection after a couple of fair efforts at Chester and York earlier this season - the latter of which looks solid in the context of this race. The return to a more conventional surface will also be in the Rahy colt's favour and a bold show is expected from him today. Maaloof, like the selection, has some big-race entries and is difficult to pass over. But the form of his debut has taken a few knocks and he is not one to go overboard about in the absence of a solid betting guide.