Racecards
14:40 Newmarket
Royal British Legion Nursery (Class 4)
- 5 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm (Watered)
- Surface: Turf
- £8,000 added
- Winner: £5,175
- 2nd: £1,540
- 3rd: £770
- 4th: £385
- Form 53223
- Age 2
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 83
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
- Form 61
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Jim Crowley
keen made most, pushed along approaching final furlong, forged clear inside final furlong, comfortable
- Form 443
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer R A Fahey
- Jockey T Hamilton
close up, ridden 2f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
Law Power
18- Form 443
- Age 2
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey Ryan Powell
close up in rear, ridden over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace
- Form 365
- Age 2
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey F Norton
tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on one pace
Verdict
Prerogative should be winning soon but he's 4lb higher than when runner-up in a similar event at Pontefract. Salouen was well beaten on his only start over this trip though he was battling on over 6f at Goodwood last time. MAJORIS is by Frankel and built on his debut run at Haydock with a convincing victory at Brighton. This is a bit tougher but he still looked inexperienced last time and should have come on enough to take this. Heatongrad travels from Yorkshire and makes his handicap debut along with Law Power. Both will need to step up a gear though appear capable of doing so but Book Of Poetry has run poorly since a fair debut at Beverley.
Formwatch
Prerogative (IRE) 5-2 (9-5) Led early, tracked leader, driven over 1f out, 3rd and unable to quicken inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Maths Prize (9-5) at Ffos Las 7f mdn stks (4) gd in Jul.
Majoris (IRE) 5-6fav (9-5) Slowly into stride, held up in last trio, steady headway on outside halfway, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, won at Brighton 7f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul beating Fortune Of War (9-5) by 3/4l, 9 ran.
Heatongrad (IRE) 9-4 (9-2) Tracked winner until ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 6 3/4l behind Monticello (9-8) at Musselburgh 7f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Law Power 5-1 (9-5) Went left start, soon chasing leaders, pushed along before halfway, 3rd and one pace final 2f, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Maakaasib (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn stks (4) pol in Jul.
Book Of Poetry (IRE) 5-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on and no impression, 5th of 6, 11 1/4l behind Zamjar (9-5) at Epsom 6f mdn stks (5) gd in Jul.
Salouen (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) In touch, effort well over 1f out, kept on well towards finish, 4th of 10, 4 1/2l behind Best Solution (9-0) at Goodwood 6f mdn stks (2) gd in Jul.