Racecards
18:25 Newmarket
NGK Spark Plugs EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes (Plus 10) (Class 4)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £7,000 added
- Winner: £4,528
- 2nd: £1,348
- 3rd: £673
- 4th: £337
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer J Ryan
- Jockey Danny Brock
keen tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to press for 3rd close home
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
led, ridden and headed approaching final furlong, every chance inside final furlong, ran on
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
went sharply right start, close up, headway to lead approaching final furlong, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish
- Form 48
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Tom Marquand
prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and every chance over 1f out, driven to lead inside final furlong, ran on
- Form 95-
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey F Tylicki
keen close up, ridden and weakened final furlong
- Form 2
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer C Hills
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
slowly away soon close up, ridden over 1f out, kept on to press for 3rd near finish
- Age 2
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Miss Gay Kelleway
- Jockey D Holland
in touch in rear, ridden 2f out, never a factor
Verdict
Monoshka ran well enough for fourth at Newbury on his debut only to go backwards at Ascot last time albeit in better company than this. Ripper Street also failed to show any progress on his latest outing and it remains to be seen if SAKURAJIMA can do any better. He found only one too good at Windsor on his introduction and a chance is taken that Charlie Hills’ colt improves for that experience. Curve Ball was well beaten on his debut at Newbury and the newcomers look nothing special on breeding with Bizet perhaps proving best of them.
Formwatch
Bizet (IRE) Helmet colt out of Morinda.
Curve Ball (IRE) 40-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened soon after, 12th of 14, 8 1/4l behind Mutawatheb (9-0) at Newbury 6f stks (4) gs in Jun.
Dark Destroyer (IRE) Helmet colt out of Oeuvre D'art.
Monoshka (IRE) 11-2 (9-5) Tracked leader centre, lost place 2f out, soon ridden, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 12, 8l behind Seven Heavens (9-5) at Ascot 6f mdn stks (3) gf in Jul.
Ripper Street (IRE) 16-1 (9-5) Slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up, headway on inside over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no threat to winner, 5th of 9, 7 1/2l behind Maakaasib (9-5) at Chelmsford City 6f mdn stks (4) pol in Jul.
Sakurajima (IRE) 14-1 (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on into 2nd 110 yards out, never going pace of winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Bin Battuta (9-2) at Windsor 6f stks (4) gd in Jun.
Tea El Tee (IRE) Holy Roman Emperor colt out of Mayenne.