Racecards
13:50 Newmarket
'My Oddsboost' On Betfair Suffolk Stakes (Handicap) (Class 2)
- 10 Runners
- Distance: 1m 1f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £35,000 added
- Winner: £18,039
- 2nd: £8,460
- 3rd: £4,232
- 4th: £2,114
- Form 3037-21
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 104
tracked leaders, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace
- Form 6/16330-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-9
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey William Carver
close up, chased leader over 2f out, ridden to lead entering final furlong, ran on
Maydanny (IRE)
224- Form 175106-
- Age 5
- Weight 9-6
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey Jim Crowley
keen led, ridden 2f out, headed entering final furlong, stayed on
- Form 063-003
- Age 5
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 96
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey L Dettori
dwelt towards rear, edged right and headway 2f out, stayed on one pace final furlong
- Form 32522/0
- Age 7
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer T Kent
- Jockey Louis Steward
in rear, pushed along 3f out, never on terms
- Form 1/70549-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey James Doyle
in touch, pushed along 3f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders
- Form 05-0213
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
prominent until pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 3323-92
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 89
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Laura Pearson
keen tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace
- Form 4-44440
- Age 6
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey M Dwyer
tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 296-430
- Age 5
- Weight 8-7
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer S C Williams
- Jockey David Egan
dwelt always in rear, weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
Both of the Godolphin runners were last seen at Meydan in February and Frankie gets the leg-up on Dubai Legacy. But BRIGHT MELODY won nicely over today’s trip and a rise in the weights may not be enough to halt his progress. Maydanny is 10lb higher than last summer’s success at Goodwood while Bell Rock scored over a mile here when last in action but Overwrite won off a similar mark here last month and makes more appeal. Mascat is usually in the mix but is proving hard to win with.
Formwatch
Bright Melody (IRE) (9-5) won at Meydan 1m 1f hcp gd in Feb beating Dubai Mirage (9-4) by 1 3/4l, 14 ran.
Bell Rock 12-1 (9-6) Led centre group but never on terms with far side leaders, ridden and headed in group 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 13th of 18, 11 1/4l behind Njord (9-5) at Ascot 1m hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Maydanny (IRE) 13-2 (9-10) Led, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Ilaraab (8-8) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Dubai Legacy (USA) (9-0) 3rd of 14, 2l behind Zainhom (9-1) at Meydan 7f hcp lst gd in Feb.
Graphite (FR) 50-1 (9-5) Prominent, ridden and weakened 2f out, 17th of 18, 25 1/4l behind Haqeeqy (9-5) at Doncaster 1m hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Starcat 7-1 (8-11) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened from over 1f out, 9th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Ilaraab (8-8) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Overwrite (IRE) 9-2 (9-6) Held up, pushed along 3f out, ran on without troubling leaders, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Artistic Rifles (9-5) at Ripon 1m hcp (3) gf in Apr.
Mascat 10-3 (8-13) Keen close up, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Zabeel Champion (9-6) at Ripon 1m 2f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Al Muffrih (IRE) 28-1 (8-10) Towards rear, never on terms, 10th of 13, 5 1/4l behind Born To Be Alive (9-8) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (2) pol in Mar.
The Gill Brothers 22-1 (8-6) Held up off the pace in last pair, never involved, 12th of 16, 9 1/4l behind Nugget (8-9) at Newbury 1m hcp (2) gd in Apr.