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14:50 Newmarket

Darley July Cup (Showcase Race) (Class A)

  • 16 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 9.94s
  • 16 Ran
1
Silk -
3
Silk -
11/4

    1(18)
    Silk - Dark Blue, White spots, White cap
    14/1
    • Form 11/33-32
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5

    held up mid-division, ridden halfway, never dangerous

    2(2)
    Silk - Black, White chevron hoop, Red cap
    • Form 5-20204
    • Age 8
    • Weight 9-5

    tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong

    4(1)
    Silk - Maroon, Light Blue maltese cross, Light Blue armlets and cap
    9/4
    • Form 130611
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5

    led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra

    5(16)
    Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap
    40/1
    • Form 4610-00
    • Age 6
    • Weight 9-5

    slowly into stride, held up, pulled hard, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, stayed on, never nearer

    6(13)
    Silk - Black, White chevron hoop and light blue cap
    16/1
    • Form 160-252
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5

    outpaced, always towards rear

    7(6)
    Silk - Black and White (quartered), Emerald Green collar and sleeves, White cap
    50/1
    • Form 1-41100
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-5

    held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

    8(7)
    Silk - Maroon, Yellow spots, Yellow cap, Maroon spots
    33/1
    • Form 2-22001
    • Age 5
    • Weight 9-5

    held up mid-division, headway on inside over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

    9(17)
    Silk - Purple, Orange sash, Royal Blue cap
    100/1
    • Form 420-650
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5

    behind, ridden halfway, never dangerous

    10(3)
    Silk - MAUVE
    • Form 406-410
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5

    held up in touch, headway when hampered over 1f out, not recover

    11(12)
    Silk - White and Dark Green hoops, White sleeves, Dark Green armlets, hooped cap
    16/1
    • Form 635-224
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5

    held up, headway approaching final furlong, hung right under pressure inside final furlong, ran on

    12(10)
    Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap
    • Form 230621
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13

    held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

    13(11)
    Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
    9/2
    • Form 5211-3
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13

    always prominent, driven to challenge over 2f out, led inside final furlong, ran on

    15(5)
    Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow stripes, checked sleeves, Royal Blue cap
    • Form 101-311
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13

    tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

    16(14)
    Silk - Dark Blue
    25/1
    • Form 20-1400
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13

    held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

    17(9)
    Silk - Grey, Green sleeves, Cerise cap

    Airwave

    19
    11/4
    • Form 1411-12
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-10

    held up, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on

    18(15)
    Silk - Dark green, white chevron and sleeves, white cap, black star
    • Form 31-106
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-10

    slowly into stride, behind until some late headway, never nearer

    3(8)
    NR
    • Form 012-240
    • Age 4
    • Weight 9-5

    Nonrunner

    14(4)
    NR
    • Form 21-00
    • Age 3
    • Weight 8-13

    Nonrunner

    Previous results

    In depth

    Verdict

    This promises to be an outstanding contest, with Choisir and Airwave doing battle once again; we just fancy Henry Candy's filly to reverse their Golden Jubilee form; Oasis Dream and Acclamation look to be the best of the rest. Choisir took the British sprinting division by storm in the space of a week at Royal Ascot, following his Kings Stand victory with a course record success in the Golden Jubilee Stakes over this trip. On the first occasion he was a length ahead of Acclamation, with Oasis Dream a length and a half away in third place. Acclamation was stopped in his run at a crucial point and flew home late in the day. He would have gone closer with a clear run, is still improving and is likely to play a big role once again here. Oasis Dream was having his first run of the season, is likely to prove better over this extra furlong and is certainly capable of better. However, the Australian colt put up an even better performance when landing the Group 1 Golden Jubilee Stakes by half a length from Airwave in what was arguably the race of the meeting. Henry Candy's filly, favourite that day, appeared not quite to let herself down on the extremely fast ground and it is possible she didn't quite run up to the form she showed when handing Russian Rhythm a beating in last year's Cheveley Park Stakes. There may be more to come from this exceptional filly, and with Kieren Fallon in the plate, we take her to reverse form with Choisir