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15:35 Newmarket

bet365 Earl Of Sefton Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £80,000 added
  • Winner: £45,368
  • 2nd: £17,200
  • 3rd: £8,608
  • 4th: £4,288
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 55.17s
  • Off Time: 15:39:43
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ottoman Fleet

6/4

    2
    Silk -

    Poker Face (IRE)

    10/3

      1(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, white cap

      Blue Trail (IRE)

      67
      6/1
      • Form 3820-51
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 111

      led 1f, tracked leaders, led again over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

      3(7)
      Silk - Purple, light green stars, purple cap, light green star

      Intellogent (IRE)

      192 D
      28/1
      • Form 323707-
      • Age 8
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 106

      in touch, headway 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and kept on one pace final furlong

      4(8)
      Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops, Dark Blue sleeves and cap

      Masekela (IRE)

      222
      16/1
      • Form 245942-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 104

      keen tracked leader, ridden and weakened 2f out

      5(6)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Ottoman Fleet

      60 C
      6/4
      • Form 221-333
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 113

      held up in rear, headway 2f out, not clear run briefly approaching final furlong, switched left, pushed along and quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on

      6(2)
      Silk - Black and White (quartered), Scarlet sleeves and cap

      Poker Face (IRE)

      183
      10/3
      • Form 111-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 101

      held up towards rear, headway 2f out, pushed along to lead over 1f out, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on

      7(1)
      Silk - VIOLET, WHITE quartered cap

      Raadobarg (IRE)

      185 t
      8/1
      • Form 844558-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 107

      close up, headway and every chance 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong

      8(4)
      Silk - Purple, Gold braid, Scarlet sleeves, Black velvet cap, Gold fringe

      Reach For The Moon

      178 b
      13/2
      • Form 112/226-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2
      • Official Rating 110

      keen, headway to lead after 1f, pushed along 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened and eased final furlong

      2(5)
      NR

      Epic Poet (IRE)

      156 D
      12/1
      • Form 131322-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-2

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2022
      (6)
      Silk -

      Master Of The Seas (IRE)

      5/4
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      2021
      (1)
      Silk -

      My Oberon (IRE)

      7/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      OTTOMAN FLEET (NAP) and Blue Trail return from Meydan and the former recorded both of last year’s Listed victories over 1m1f here including a success on soft going. He edges this at the weights though Reach For The Moon has every chance on last season’s second in the Hampton Court at Ascot. Ryan Moore partners the unbeaten Poker Face, who is upped in class having missed last month’s engagement in the Doncaster Mile due to the heavy ground, while Epic Poet is a Listed winner in France and is preferred to Masekela on his debut for a new trainer.

      Formwatch

      Blue Trail (IRE) (9-7) won at Meydan 1m 2f hcp gd in Feb beating Magical Morning (9-10) by 11l, 14 ran.

      Intellogent (IRE) 22-1 (9-5) Towards rear, nudged along 3f out, faded inside final furlong, 7th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Alflaila (9-4) at Newmarket 1m 1f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Oct.

      Masekela (IRE) 11-2 (8-12) Led, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on, no chance with facile winner, 2nd of 3, 3 3/4l behind Adayar (9-4) at Doncaster 1m 2f stks (2) gs in Sep.

      Ottoman Fleet (9-3) 3rd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Nations Pride (9-10) at Meydan 1m 2f Grp 3 stks gd in Feb.

      Poker Face (IRE) 10-11fav (9-12) Keen early, tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden clear final furlong, readily, won at Pontefract 1m 2f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Billy Roberts (9-1) by 8 1/2l, 9 ran.

      Raadobarg (IRE) 80-1 (9-6) Towards rear of mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and made no telling impression inside final furlong, 8th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Bayside Boy (9-3) at Ascot 1m Grp 1 stks (1) gs in Oct.

      Reach For The Moon (8-11) 6th of 7, 28 1/2l behind Facteur Cheval (8-11) at Saint-Cloud 1m Grp 3 stks hvy in Oct.

      Epic Poet (IRE) (9-1) 2nd of 8, 1l behind Sundoro (8-10) at Marseille-Borely 1m 2f lst stks gs in Nov.