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16:40 Newmarket

Stan James Maiden Stakes (Class 3)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 2.71s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Sonny Red (IRE)

5/1

    2
    Silk -

    Conquest (IRE)

    3/1

      3
      Silk -

      Winning Spirit (IRE)

      11/4

        1(2)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue diamonds on sleeves and cap

        Bookiesindex Boy

        50/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong

        2(8)
        Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

        Conquest (IRE)

        3/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        chased leaders, hung right, ran green from halfway, headway to chase winner entering final furlong, ridden and ran on close home, better for race

        3(5)
        Silk - Maroon and Yellow (quartered), halved sleeves, Dark Blue cap

        Napoleon Dynamite (IRE)

        12/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        held up in rear, ridden halfway, no headway

        4(9)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue chevron, Dark Blue sleeves, White armlets, hooped cap

        Silver Hotspur

        12/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        held up, ridden halfway weakened over 1f out

        5(6)
        Silk - Light Blue and Black stripes, Black sleeves and cap

        Sonny Red (IRE)

        5/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        chased leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, ridden out

        6(1)
        Silk - Yellow and White (halved), halved sleeves, quartered cap

        The Illies (IRE)

        16
        6/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        7(4)
        Silk - Grey and Pink diamonds, Pink sleeves, Grey armlets

        Tres Hombres

        25/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened

        8(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

        Winning Spirit (IRE)

        11/4
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-3

        tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        9(7)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow braces, Yellow sleeves, Royal Blue armlets, Yellow cap

        Christmas Tart (IRE)

        20/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-12

        held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        In a race where there is little to go on, we will side with Conquest ahead of Sonny Red and Winning Spirit. A 135,000 guineas son of Invincible Spirit, Conquest is interesting on his debut, and Silver Hotspur, whose dam is a half-sister to a French Guineas winner, cost 50,000 guineas and also attracts some interest on breeding. Add to that list the 26,000 guineas son of Redback, Sonny Red, whose trainer Richard Hannon has always to be respected in these types of races. The Illies did not show too much on his debut, so you'll have to forgive the 70,000 guineas son of Fasliyev that run if supporting him, while Winning Spirit, a 50,000 guineas son of Invincible Spirit, also makes it onto the list of possibles. The market might provide clues with regard to the others - indeed to all of them - and our advice is to pay some heed to it but, without that knowledge, we will give the vote to Conquest.

        Formwatch

        Bookiesindex Boy Piccolo colt out of winning sprinter United Passion.

        Conquest (IRE) Invincible Spirit colt out of 1m4f winner Aguinaga.

        Napoleon Dynamite (IRE) Danetime colt, half-brother to winning sprinter Among Friends and 7f-1m2f winner A One.

        Silver Hotspur Royal Applause colt out of a moderate racemare.

        Sonny Red (IRE) Redback colt, half-brother to winners up to 1m.

        The Illies (IRE) 9-2 (9-3) Slowly away, outpaced, 6th of 7, 16l behind Cav Okay (9-3) at Newbury 5f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Apr.

        Tres Hombres Tobougg colt, half-brother to winning sprinter Music Teacher.

        Winning Spirit (IRE) Invincible Spirit colt, half-brother to winning sprinters Mulberry Lad and Waterline Twenty.

        Christmas Tart (IRE) Danetime filly, half-sister to numerous winners up to 1m including the decent Andreyev.