Racecards
13:40 Newmarket
Robert Sangster Memorial E.B.F. Maiden Stakes (Class D2) (Class 2)
- 23 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Soft
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
chased leaders, outpaced halfway, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
outpaced, some headway over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Desert Chief
15- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer S bin Suroor
- Jockey L Dettori
led until ridden and headed halfway, soon one pace
Kenmore
23- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey S J Drowne
chased leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
Matsunosuke
21- Form F
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A Coogan
- Jockey T Williams
mid-division, effort over 1f out, soon beaten
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey Ted Durcan
slowly into stride, soon outpaced, effort over 2f out, soon beaten
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey D Holland
slowly into stride, behind, headway over 1f out, hung right and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish
River Royale
47- Form 3
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J Fortune
behind, headway halfway, stayed on well inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Tony Culhane
behind, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey T Quinn
mid-division, effort over 2f out, weakened final furlong
Waatheb (IRE)
126- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
chased leaders, weakened final 2f
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
chased leaders until over 2f out
Red Finesse
73- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey R Hills
slowly into stride, mid-division, short of room halfway, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong, never nearer
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Willie Supple
tracked leaders, led inside final furlong, ran on
- Age 2
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer G G Margarson
- Jockey A McCarthy
broke well, soon outpaced, weakened over 2f out
In depth
Verdict
A huge field for this opening maiden and one where we don't have too much to go on, so minimal stakes are probably the order of the day. We will take a chance on Desert Chief to take the prize, with Teeba and Kenmore others who could go very well. The selection is another Godolphin-owned juvenile who shaped with plenty of promise on debut despite drifting in the market at Newcastle. That run will have sharpened him up and the Green Desert colt looks capable of stepping up to take this now, especially with his team's continuing good form. Teeba is by Seeking The Gold, who has a great record with his two-year-old progeny, and the John Dunlop-trained filly may be a cut above some of these. We need to watch the market for any confidence, but she should be at home over this trip and is related to some speedy six and seven furlong winners, so she can go well. That market caution should be advised for many of these that we know so little about, but perhaps another that can go well is Kenmore, who ran green enough on his debut before picking up to finish fourth over course and distance. He looks to have a fair bit more to come and can finish closer this time. But, for the winner, we will side with Desert Chief to break his duck.