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17:00 Newmarket

Betway Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 5)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 4f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £5,400 added
  • Winner: £3,493
  • 2nd: £1,040
  • 3rd: £519
  • 4th: £260
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 31.35s
  • Off Time: 17:02:14
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Al Qaqaa (USA)

4/7

    2
    Silk -

    Moomba (IRE)

    10/3

      1(2)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Al Qaqaa (USA)

      16
      4/7
      • Form 42-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5
      • Official Rating 79

      went right start, made all, pushed along and edged left over 1f out, ran on, unchallenged

      2(4)
      Silk - Black and Grey check, Black sleeves and cap

      Moomba (IRE)

      15
      10/3
      • Form 8-3
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5

      hampered start, close up in 5th, pushed along and headway to chase winner over 2f out, no impression final furlong

      3(3)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green spots

      Speech Room (IRE)

      18
      6/1
      • Form 5
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-5

      went left start, raced wide prominent, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace

      4(5)
      Silk - Grey, one red and one green sleeve, red and green hooped cap

      Calm Down (FR)

      22
      40/1
      • Form 7
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      hampered start, tracked winner until pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

      5(1)
      Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap

      Table Mountain

      15
      14/1
      • Form 0-4
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-0

      tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, ridden and flashed tail over 1f out, kept on same pace

      In depth

      Verdict

      Only half-a-length separated Moomba and Table Mountain when they finished third and fourth at Newbury but AL QAQAA finished closer at Yarmouth, despite meeting interference in the closing stages. He’s improved as he’s stepped up in trip and can break his maiden today. Speech Room was slowly away at Haydock so should be capable of better with a similar comment applying to Calm Down.

      Formwatch

      Al Qaqaa (USA) 5-2 (9-5) Chased leaders, switched right 3f out, not much room inside final furlong, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3/4l behind On Guard (9-5) at Yarmouth 1m 3f stks (5) gd in Jun.

      Moomba (IRE) 50-1 (9-2) Went right start, in touch in 5th, headway chasing leaders 2f out, kept on in 3rd final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Al Madhar (9-9) at Newbury 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jun.

      Speech Room (IRE) 16-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up towards rear, headway over 3f out, one pace over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong, 5th of 11, 4 1/4l behind Fiesta De Vega (9-1) at Haydock 1m 2f mdn stks (5) gd in Jun.

      Calm Down (FR) 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders until weakened over 2f out, 7th of 8, 18 1/4l behind Renaissance Queen (9-0) at Newmarket 1m 4f fll stks (5) gf in Jun.

      Table Mountain 100-1 (8-11) Chased leaders and flashed tail at times, hung left and ridden inside final 2f, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 7, 4l behind Al Madhar (9-9) at Newbury 1m 2f stks (5) gd in Jun.