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14:15 Newmarket

Pearl And Coutts Newmarket Stakes (Class A) (Listed Race) (colts) (Class A)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Good
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 4.90s
  • 7 Ran
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1
Silk -

Highdown (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Moon Ballad (IRE)

    11/4

      1(4)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Red epaulets, Red and White striped sleeves and cap

      Allenby

      14 b
      40/1
      • Form 611-0
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      raced keen tracking leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      2(6)
      Silk - Light Blue and Royal Blue stripes, Royal Blue sleeves, quartered cap

      Bit of Luck

      14
      14/1
      • Form 1225-01
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      held up in rear, ridden and some headway over 2f out, no impression approaching final furlong

      3(7)
      Silk - Pink, Royal Blue chevron and armlets

      Highdown (IRE)

      190
      11/2
      • Form 146015-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      tracked leaders, ridden and effort over 1f out, hard driven inside final furlong, led post

      4(2)
      Silk - Light blue, dark blue armlets, dark blue cap

      Judgement (IRE)

      13
      11/8
      • Form 1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      set steady pace, headed over 7f out, stayed prominent, ridden 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

      5(1)
      Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets

      Kundooz

      219
      13/2
      • Form 142-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      reared start, held up behind, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out

      6(5)
      Silk - Pink, Maroon chevrons, Pink sleeves, Pink cap, Maroon star

      Martin House (IRE)

      204
      33/1
      • Form 144-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      held up, ridden 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, never nearer

      7(3)
      Silk - Royal blue

      Moon Ballad (IRE)

      41 v
      11/4
      • Form 1D-14
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-8

      held up in touch, quickened to lead over 7f out, ridden over 1f out, hard driven and edged left close home, headed post

      In depth

      Verdict

      Moon Ballad is the obvious choice after finishing fourth in the UAE Derby behind Essence Of Dubai in his latest outing. He is out of Lowther Stakes winner Velvet Moon, and his previous course experience should stand him in good stead. However, he hung badly on that occasion and was demoted to second place after an enquiry found that he impeded the eventual winner Dusky Warbler. Therefore he does not look one to trust implicitly and could be taken on with Kundooz. A half-brother to Morshdi, winner of middle distance Group 1's in Italy and Germany last term, Kundooz has a decent turn of foot and should improve on his last visit to HQ where he finished a close up third to Right Approach over seven furlongs here last August. He is sure to be seen to better effect now that he steps up in trip and gets the vote ahead of the remainder. Highdown was progressing nicely last term until a disappointing effort on heavy ground in a Group 2 in France in October. That combined with a query about his stamina at this trip make him opposable in this Listed affair. Judgement hails from an in-form stable and should relish this step up in trip and is one to consider. Martin House ran with credit after making a winning debut at York, but still has to find improvement to figure.