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14:50 Newmarket

Shadwell Stud Middle Park Stakes (colts) (Class A)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 9.61s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Oasis Dream

6/1

    2
    Silk -

    Tomahawk (USA)

    5/1

      3
      Silk -

      Elusive City (USA)

      6/4

        1(11)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

        Country Reel (USA)

        43
        6/1
        • Form 11
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on, not pace to challenge

        2(4)
        Silk - Light Green and White stripes, Light Green cap

        Elusive City (USA)

        39
        6/4
        • Form 111
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        raced keen, held up, headway halfway, ridden 2f out, wandered inside final furlong, stayed on

        4(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Orange disc, Orange and Royal Blue striped sleeves, Red cap, Yellow hoops

        Irrawaddy (USA)

        105
        33/1
        • Form 10
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon one pace

        5(3)
        Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

        Membership (USA)

        14 b
        33/1
        • Form 602332
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        in touch, ridden and edged right 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        6(2)
        Silk - Pink

        Miguel Cervantes (USA)

        13
        20/1
        • Form 14
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        held up in rear, never dangerous

        7(9)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Oasis Dream

        13
        6/1
        • Form 521
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        with leader, led 2f out, ridden and ran on well (new course record)

        8(6)
        Silk - Royal blue, orange disc, striped sleeves and cap

        Ontario (USA)

        53
        20/1
        • Form 31415
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        held up towards rear, never dangerous

        9(5)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap

        Sir Albert

        19
        25/1
        • Form 13310
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        held up in rear, stumbled when beaten over 1f out

        10(10)
        Silk - Dark Blue

        Tomahawk (USA)

        106
        5/1
        • Form 12
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        11(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

        Zafeen (FR)

        13
        6/1
        • Form 2121
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace

        3(1)
        NR

        Fiddlers Reach (CAN)

        3
        • Form 32551
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        Previous results

        2001
        (4)
        Silk -

        Johannesburg (USA)

        3/10
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        2000
        (3)
        Silk -

        Minardi (USA)

        5/6
        • Weight 8-11

        1999
        (1)
        Silk -

        Primo Valentino (IRE)

        100/30
        • Weight 8-11

        In depth

        Verdict

        The feature event on the second day of Newmarket's Cambridgeshire meeting has attracted some of the best colts that we have seen this season and promises to be a real cracker. Among those in action are four from the powerful Aidan O'Brien stable that always has to be respected, particularly at this meeting. Irrawaddy, Miguel Cervantes, Ontario and Tomahawk are the Coolmore team's representatives, with slight preference for the last mentioned. Mill Reef Stakes winner Zafeen has done nothing wrong and is entitled to take his chance in this company. However, this really should concern the two unbeaten colts in the line up, Country Reel and Elusive City, both of who were supplemented at a cost of ¿12,000 for this. The former looked one of David Loder's better juveniles when winning the Gimcrack Stakes at York last time and the way the stable's youngsters have improved with racing this term there is probably more to come. The TEAMtalk selection though is for Elusive City. Gerard Butler's American-bred was impressive on his debut in an all-weather maiden at Lingfield but has not stopped improving in two starts since, latterly when beating Zafeen in the Group 1 Prix Morny Casinos Barriere at Deauville. We take him to confirm superiority over that rival and to maintain the unbeaten run.