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15:15 Newmarket

Prestige James Seymour Stakes (Listed) (Class 1)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.81s
  • 9 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Tau Ceti

33/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ecomium (IRE)

    7/2

      3
      Silk -

      Into The Dark

      7/4

        1(1)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE hoop, WHITE sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, WHITE cap

        Chancellor (IRE)

        6 t D
        50/1
        • Form 005850
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 87

        close up, ridden over 4f out, weakened over 2f out

        2(9)
        Silk - Emerald Green, White hoops, Orange sleeves and cap

        Colisay

        14 D
        3/1
        • Form 505592
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 102

        held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, kept on but never dangerous

        3(2)
        Silk - MAROON, GREY chevron

        Ecomium (IRE)

        28 CD
        7/2
        • Form 12-647
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 102

        held up, smooth headway to chase leader over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, headed and no extra inside final furlong

        4(5)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Into The Dark

        13 vt BFD
        7/4
        • Form 111-254
        • Age 4
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 109

        led, ridden 3 lengths clear 3f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened

        5(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Grey sash and star on cap

        Tau Ceti

        727 D
        33/1
        • Form 144950/
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 102

        held up, headway over 2f out, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden and ran on

        6(4)
        Silk - Mauve, Dark Blue star, stars on sleeves and star on cap

        Aldora

        168 C
        11/1
        • Form 311/713
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-13
        • Official Rating 102

        keen, tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader over 4f out until over 2f out

        7(6)
        Silk - Black, Red and Yellow check sleeves and cap

        Colinca's Lad (IRE)

        9
        100/1
        • Form 4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-9

        steadied start, held up in rear, ridden over 3f out, never nearer

        8(7)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, LIGHT BLUE star and star on cap

        Desert Cristal (IRE)

        19 D
        33/1
        • Form 860167
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 82

        tracked leader until over 4f out

        9(8)
        Silk - Black, white spots, black sleeves, white cap

        High Reserve

        15 D
        9/1
        • Form 31-2516
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9
        • Official Rating 88

        held up in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened

        In depth

        Verdict

        High Reserve, Colisay and Into The Dark are the three for the shortlist here and High Reserve gets the vote. Unbeaten last season, Into The Dark has yet to register a success this term despite being well fancied. He will be thereabouts but is likely to find one too good. Colisay won well at Doncaster last year but hasn¿t won since. He has been running in good quality handicaps and belied odds of 25-1 when finishing second here last time. This is a weak race by Listed standards and he can go well. James Fanshawe has a high opinion of High Reserve and that was vindicated when she scooted up at Nottingham. She finished sixth in a Listed contest last time but that was her first outing for three months and she may have needed the run. High Reserve can lead them home.

        Formwatch

        Chancellor (IRE) 25-1 (8-10) Mid-division, weakened 3f out, last of 15, 31l behind Khyber Kim (8-10) at Newbury 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gs.

        Colisay 25-1 (9-4) Held up, switched right and headway over 1f out, ran on, not reach winner, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Notnowcato (8-11) at Newmarket 1m hcp 0-100 (2) gs.

        Ecomium (IRE) 14-1 (9-0) Held up, headway over 2f out, driven to challenge over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3l behind Rob Roy (8-10) at Newmarket 1m Grp 3 (1) gs in Sept.

        Into The Dark 3-1jt-fav (9-0) Led stand's side group, every chance over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon weakened, 4th of 12, 2l behind Enforcer (8-10) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 (1) gs.

        Tau Ceti 25-1 (8-4) Came wide, no rally, 10th of 11, 7l behind Better Talk Now (8-4) at Aqueduct 1m 1f gf in Nov '03.

        Aldora 2-1 (9-6) Held up behind leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, weakened final furlong, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Peeress (9-3) at York 7f lst stk (1) gs in May.

        Colinca's Lad (IRE) 100-1 (8-7) Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, 4th of 16, 4 1/2l behind Mineko (8-9) at Nottingham 1m 2f 3yo mdn (5) sft.

        Desert Cristal (IRE) 20-1 (8-6) Led to 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 12, 4l behind Ofaraby (9-5) at Goodwood 1m 2f hcp 0-100 (2) gd.

        High Reserve 10-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 11, 8l behind Portrayal (8-9) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst fll stk (1) sft.