Racecards
16:55 Newbury
Dubai International Airport Maiden Stakes (Class D) (Class D)
- 19 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good, Good to Soft in places
Admiral (IRE)
163- Form 64-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
Akimbo (USA)
245- Form 2-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey Richard Hughes
held up in touch, headway 2f out, ridden to chase leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace
Albinus
129- Form 03-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey M Dwyer
led until halfway, stayed chasing winner to over 2f out, soon weakened
Dr Thong
207- Form 5-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P & O Cole
- Jockey L Dettori
took keen hold, pressed leaders until weakened well over 1f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
slowly into stride, in rear, shaken up and kept on from over 1f out, never near leaders
Laabbij (USA)
175- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey J Fanning
behind, shaken up and kept on final 2f, never near leaders
Latif (USA)
280- Form 4-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey R Hills
held up in touch, effort 2f out, weakened quickly over 1f out
- Form 5-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M P Tregoning
- Jockey Willie Supple
with leaders, led halfway, ridden over 1f out, ran on well
Mystic Lad
63- Form 2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Jamie Poulton
- Jockey K Dalgleish
behind from halfway
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
in touch, ridden 3f out, soon weakened
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
in mid division, ridden and no impression on leaders final 2f
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C G Cox
- Jockey P Robinson
chased leaders, ridden to chase winner from over 2f out, kept on same pace, never able to challenge final furlong
Whitsbury Cross
168- Form 0-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
slowly away, towards rear, ridden and outpaced 2f out, kept on under pressure final furlong
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey Ted Durcan
slowly away, resr, kept on steadily final 2f, never able to challenge
- Form 4-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
in mid division, weakened over 3f out
In depth
Verdict
Some interesting newcomers here but they will need to be useful to trouble those with experience who set a decent standard and the vote goes to Akimbo, who is preferred to Admiral and Latif. The selection is a beautifully bred son of Kingmambo and although beaten at odds on by Mukafeh when making his racecourse debut last season the first two pulled clear of the remainder that day and the form looks solid. The extra furlong should suit and Akimbo is taken to go one better. Sir Michael Stoute's Admiral showed enough in two starts last term to suggest that he can win races and should do better once tackling longer trips and of more interest may be John Gosden's Latif, who is entitled to have learned a great deal from his only start as a juvenile. John Dunlop's Lucky Again is a stoutly bred son of Be My Guest and may also want further to show his best form and of more interest among the newcomers may be the Barry Hills-trained News Sky, who is a half-brother by Gone West to Sayyedati. However, Akimbo sets a decent standard and should be tough to beat.