Racecards
16:10 Newmarket
Havana Gold Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4)
- 6 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £10,000 added
- Winner: £6,469
- 2nd: £1,925
- 3rd: £962
- 4th: £481
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
slow into stride pushed along in rear, never a factor
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey James Doyle
tracked leader, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, ran on
Qaaraat
16- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey Jim Crowley
led, ridden over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey J P Spencer
close up, effort when short of room and ran green over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey Fran Berry
dwelt in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened approaching final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
tracked leader, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on
Verdict
Ed Dunlop had the winner of this last year and Qaaraat ran well enough on debut at Newbury to suggest he’ll go close to making the most of his experience here. But we just prefer the Godolphin entry WAY OF WISDOM, who is by crack Australian miler Lonhro and a half-brother to a 7f two-year-old winner. De Bruyne Horse and Kit Marlowe both represent leading stables who get plenty of juvenile winners and they make more appeal than Red Roman and Solid Man.
Formwatch
De Bruyne Horse Showcasing colt out of Right Rave.
Kit Marlowe Poet's Voice colt out of La Nuit Rose.
Qaaraat 4-1 (9-5) With leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra well inside final furlong, 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind Gold Town (9-5) at Newbury 5f mdn stks (4) gf in Apr.
Red Roman Holy Roman Emperor colt out of Domitia.
Solid Man (JPN) Lord Kanaloa colt out of Maruka Sawayaka.
Way of Wisdom Lonhro colt out of La Pelegrina.