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13:30 Newmarket

Curtis Medical Rated Stakes (Class B Handicap) (Class B)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 12.00s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Royal Storm (IRE)

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Seel of Approval

    9/2

      3
      Silk -

      Mazepa (IRE)

      8/1

        1(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow diamond, Royal Blue sleeves, Yellow stars, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

        Border Subject

        302
        8/1
        • Form 0/64100-
        • Age 7
        • Weight 9-7

        with winner, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        2(3)
        Silk - Yellow, Dark Green epaulets, Dark Green and Yellow halved sleeves, Yellow cap, Dark Green star

        Chookie Heiton (IRE)

        36
        4/1
        • Form 00010-4
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-4

        pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden over 2f ourt, one pace final furlong

        3(6)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue stripe, Royal Blue cap

        Seel of Approval

        225
        9/2
        • Form 416112-
        • Age 5
        • Weight 9-3

        tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, hung right approaching final furlong, led briefly inside final furlong, headed and unable to quicken near finish

        4(4)
        Silk - Pink, Yellow chevrons, Yellow cap

        Crafty Calling (USA)

        248
        16/1
        • Form 301054-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-10

        tracked leaders over 4f

        5(2)
        Silk - Purple, Grey stars, Purple sleeves

        Royal Storm (IRE)

        19
        9/1
        • Form 32126-0
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-9

        ridden and headed briefly inside funal furlong, rallied to lead post

        6(7)
        Silk - Silver, tassel on cap

        Mazepa (IRE)

        20
        8/1
        • Form 00100-6
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-9

        keen, held up, headway 2f out, ridden and soon every chance, ran on final furlong

        7(1)
        Silk - Black, large Yellow spots, armlets and cap

        Bond Boy

        18
        7/1
        • Form 400406
        • Age 7
        • Weight 8-7

        held up in rear, pushed along halfway, never dangerous

        8(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue stars, hooped sleeves and star on cap

        Zilch

        13
        9/2
        • Form 03-1221
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-7

        slowly into stride, towards rear, headway under pressure approaching final furlong, stayed on inside final furlong

        9(9)
        Silk - Purple and White diabolo, White sleeves, Purple cap

        Presto Vento

        176
        16/1
        • Form 050030-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-7

        jumped right start, slowly into stride, short lived effort over 1f out

        In depth

        Verdict

        A cracking way to start day-two of the 2004 UltimateBet.com sponsored Guineas meeting at Newmarket and none of the nine contenders can be confidently ruled out of going close in this tight handicap. The shortlist includes: Border Subject, who won this race in 2002 but has a little to prove off a 9lb higher mark, Chookie Heiton, who ran well on his reappearance at Doncaster and has sound claims if the rain holds off, and Zilch, who is in flying form at present and is still potentially well treated; in spite of being set to race off a 5lb higher mark than for his latest success. However, a chance is taken with the progressive Seel Of Approval, whose record when fresh is not as bad as face value would have you believe and he did nothing but improve as last season went on. It is also interesting that Darryll Holland has seen fit to keep faith with the son of Polar Falcon and the partnership make plenty of appeal at the likely prices. Stablemate Border Subject should ensure that Seel Of Approval gets the strong pace he needs and the five-year-old could have the run of the race if he is ready to go first time out this term. Obviously, the betting market will give some indications in this area and it may be prudent to hold fire for a late play on the selection. The weights appear to give Border Subject a fair amount to do on his first start for 302 days so Chookie Heiton may be the one to be on if negative signs emerge for Seel Of Approval in the preliminaries.