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12:00 Newmarket

Heath Court Hotel EBF Novice Stakes (Plus 10) (Div 1) (Class 4)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £8,000 added
  • Winner: £5,175
  • 2nd: £1,540
  • 3rd: £770
  • 4th: £385
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 29.58s
  • Off Time: 12:02:09
  • 10 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Louganini

10/1

    2
    Silk -

    Naizagai

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Celestran

      12/1

        1(1)
        Silk - Yellow, pink seams, yellow sleeves and cap

        Big Jimbo

        7
        100/1
        • Form 00
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened 2f out

        3(10)
        Silk - Red, white sash, royal blue cap

        Celestran

        12/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        dwelt in rear, wide and headway over 1f out, kept on one pace final furlong

        4(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

        Gold Desert

        20
        7/1
        • Form 55
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        led, headed halfway, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, faded inside final furlong

        5(7)
        Silk - Black, grey sleeves, black stars, grey cap

        Johnny Utah (IRE)

        25/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        dwelt in rear, weakened over 2f out

        6(11)
        Silk - Dark Blue

        Keats (IRE)

        10
        4/6
        • Form 4
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        held up in touch, ridden and headway over 1f out, soon hung right, kept on same pace

        7(3)
        Silk - Cerise, Eton Blue sleeves, hooped cap

        Lord Warburton (IRE)

        9
        100/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        close up, pushed along and headway over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - Dark green, white stars on sleeves

        Louganini

        10/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, led inside final furlong, pushed clear

        9(5)
        Silk - Light blue, yellow and light blue halved sleeves

        Naizagai

        18
        9/2
        • Form 3
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        prominent, led halfway, edged left and headed inside final furlong, ridden out

        10(9)
        Silk - Purple, mauve star, mauve sleeves, purple stars, mauve cap, purple star

        Prince Percy

        66/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        in touch, pushed along halfway, weakened final furlong

        11(4)
        Silk - Light Blue, Mauve epaulets

        Wadi Al Sail (IRE)

        94
        25/1
        • Form 7
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        keen prominent, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        2(2)
        NR

        Big Wing (IRE)

        14/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        NonRunner

        Previous results

        2018
        (3)
        Silk -

        Battle For Glory (USA)

        16/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        2017
        (7)
        Silk -

        Maghaweer (IRE)

        7/2
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        In depth

        Verdict

        Keats was easy to back on debut at the Curragh and ran green. But he was making up ground hand-over-fist in the closing stages and will be more the finished article here. However, NAIZAGAI also showed plenty of promise when third to the well-backed Society Lion at Yarmouth and is also a certain improver. Gold Desert improved on his Sandown debut when third at York and can’t be left out of calculations while John Gosden, who won this last year, introduces the Dansili colt Celestran, who is a brother to one winner and a half-brother to another. The 80,000gns yearling Louganini is another worth a market check.

        Formwatch

        Big Jimbo 33-1 (9-5) Started slowly, always behind, 16th of 20, 19 1/4l behind With Respect (9-5) at Newbury 6f mdn stks (4) hvy in Oct.

        Celestran Dansili colt out of Starscope.

        Gold Desert 12-1 (9-5) Held up, outpaced over 2f out, headway approaching final furlong, no impression, 5th of 9, 2 3/4l behind Al Rufaa (9-5) at York 7f stks (3) sft in Oct.

        Johnny Utah (IRE) Dandy Man gelding out of Caramel Sundae.

        Keats (IRE) 25-1 (9-5) Towards rear, pushed along under 3f out, some headway but no impression and switched right over 1f out, kept on without threatening inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Ten Year Ticket (9-5) at Curragh 7f mdn sft in Oct.

        Lord Warburton (IRE) 50-1 (9-0) Raced green and soon pushed along in rear, weakened 2f out, last of 11, 21 3/4l behind King Leonidas (9-0) at Newmarket 7f stks (4) sft in Oct.

        Louganini Zoffany gelding out of Princess Loulou.

        Naizagai 8-1 (9-5) Chased leaders, switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, no impression on winner, 3rd of 10, 2 3/4l behind Society Lion (9-5) at Yarmouth 7f stks (4) hvy in Oct.

        Prince Percy Sir Percy gelding out of Crystal High.

        Wadi Al Sail (IRE) 66-1 (9-0) In touch, headway when hampered 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 7 3/4l behind Cobra Eye (9-0) at Goodwood 6f mdn stks (2) gd in Jul.

        Big Wing (IRE) Free Eagle colt out of Orafinitis.