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13:50 Newmarket

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars London Rous Stakes (Class A1) (Listed Race) (Class 1)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.46s
  • 15 Ran
1(16)
Silk - White, Pink heart, White and Pink quartered cap
  • Form 621011
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

soon led, ridden over 1f out, headed last stride

3(8)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN, YELLOW stripe, YELLOW cap
5/2
  • Form 601361
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

mid-division, not much room over 1f out, soon ridden, ran on, not reach first two

4(7)
Silk - Beige, Royal blue chevrons, beige sleeves, Royal blue cap
  • Form 306534
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12

always behind

5(3)
Silk - PINK, EMERALD GREEN cross belts, armlets and spots on cap
  • Form 050601
  • Age 9
  • Weight 8-12

towards rear, soon pushed along, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous

6(12)
Silk - Light Blue, White chevrons, Light Blue cap
6/1
  • Form 363030
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-12

chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

7(9)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow epaulets, Dark Blue sleeves, Yellow spots
11/2
  • Form 602214
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-12

in touch, ridden 2f out, ran on same pace

8(10)
Silk - Orange, Dark Blue stars on sleeves

Zarzu

8
100/1
  • Form 650050
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-12

led early, in touch, ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

9(5)
Silk - Pink, Black diamonds on sleeves, Pink cap, Black diamond
25/1
  • Form 155000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

held up, effort and not much room over 1f out, no impression

10(13)
Silk - Purple, Purple and Red diabolo on sleeves
11/1
  • Form 033300
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

soon chasing leader, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead last strides

11(2)
Silk - Orange and Black (quartered), Orange sleeves, Black armlets
66/1
  • Form 100000
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

always behind

12(11)
Silk - Red, Black star, White sleeves, Red armlets, Red cap, Black star
  • Form 430410
  • Age 5
  • Weight 8-7

mid-division, ridden halfway, kept on final furlong

13(4)
Silk - Dark Blue and White stripes, White sleeves, hooped cap
25/1
  • Form 240040
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7

mid-division, headway halfway, soon ridden, one pace final furlong

14(1)
Silk - MAROON, LIGHT BLUE sleeves, LIGHT BLUE cap, MAROON diamond
16/1
  • Form 230065
  • Age 6
  • Weight 8-7

behind, kept on inside final furlong, never dangerous

15(14)
Silk - Purple and White stripes, Black velvet cap, Gold tassel
  • Form 021020
  • Age 4
  • Weight 8-7

mid-division, ridden over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

16(15)
Silk - Purple, White stars on sleeves, Purple cap, White star
100/1
  • Form 66-0010
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-6

chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong

2(6)
NR
  • Form 216420
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-0

Nonrunner

In depth

Verdict

A bit of a cavalry charge in prospect here, with Baltic King, Texas Gold, Halmahera and Boogie Street all holding claims, and we will side with Boogie Street to make his class tell. The selection is officially rated highest here and already has a 5f Listed win to his name at Kempton in May. A succession of decent efforts in Group company followed, and he ran well for a long way after a break when back in Group 3 company at Newbury last time, so he should be spot on for this. The faster ground suits him best and he has an excellent chance at these weights. Baltic King will be popular after a very comfortable win at Beverley last time and he can again go well. However, he has a bit to find at the weights with the selection strictly on the book. Texas Gold will relish the ground conditions and is another in decent form. He has shot up in the weights though after a recent reassessment and would probably prefer an extra furlong to be at his best. The same can be said of Texas Gold's Doncaster conqueror Halmahera, who is another with solid enough claims based on his best form, which he produced last time. However, he doesn't win that often and will find this race a tougher proposition, so he is just opposed. All in all a decent contest, and one that can be taken by Boogie Street.