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14:20 Newmarket

Victor Chandler Palace House Stakes (Class A)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 5f
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 0m 59.13s
  • 10 Ran
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1
Silk -

Needwood Blade

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Bahamian Pirate (USA)

    6/1

      3
      Silk -

      Smokin Beau

      8/1

        1(4)
        Silk - Blue, White chevron, sleeves and cap

        Aramus (CHI)

        209
        33/1
        • Form 111120-
        • Age 6
        • Weight 9-1

        led, ridden and headed 2f out, not much room over 1f out, stayed on final furlong

        2(10)
        Silk - BLACK, WHITE chevron hoop and cap

        Bahamian Pirate (USA)

        197
        6/1
        • Form 200545-
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12

        soon outpaced, ridden halfway, ran on final furlong, not reach winner

        3(1)
        Silk - Yellow, black sash, white sleeves, black and white quartered cap

        Kier Park (IRE)

        49
        14/1
        • Form 43360-2
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        chased leaders, effort and every chance inside 2f out, weakened final furlong

        4(7)
        Silk - Yellow, Black sash, Black and White striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Black star

        Lady Dominatrix (IRE)

        224
        12/1
        • Form 630621-
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        close up, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

        5(9)
        Silk - Black and White (quartered), Emerald Green collar and sleeves, White cap

        Needwood Blade

        18
        9/4
        • Form 1441-41
        • Age 5
        • Weight 8-12

        soon outpaced, ridden and headway over 1f out, ran to lead inside final furlong, ridden out

        6(8)
        Silk - Yellow, Red sash, Red cap, Yellow star

        Pic Up Sticks

        17
        8/1
        • Form 22043-1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

        7(3)
        Silk - Red and Yellow (halved), sleeves reversed, Yellow cap, Red spots

        Repertory

        12
        8/1
        • Form 014-221
        • Age 10
        • Weight 8-12

        with leader until halfway

        8(5)
        Silk - White, Purple sash and sleeves, White and Purple quartered cap

        Smokin Beau

        18
        8/1
        • Form 1221-30
        • Age 6
        • Weight 8-12

        with leader, led 2f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish

        9(2)
        Silk - Orange and Purple (halved), Orange sleeves and cap

        Peace Offering (IRE)

        21
        7/1
        • Form 011-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        slowly into stride, soon tracked leaders, switched right and effort over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        10(6)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Gold sash, Black cap

        Wunders Dream (IRE)

        209
        12/1
        • Form 121510-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-6

        tracked leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened

        Previous results

        2002
        (3)
        Silk -

        Kyllachy

        2/1
        • Age 4
        • Weight 8-12

        2001
        (9)
        Silk -

        Rushcutter Bay

        20/1
        • Age 8
        • Weight 8-12

        2000
        (4)
        Silk -

        Pipalong (IRE)

        9/1
        • Weight 8-9

        In depth

        Verdict

        The amazing Repertory, who seems to be as good as ever at the age of 10, is taken to land this Group 3 contest, with Needwood Blade, Smokin Beau, Bahamian Pirate and Lady Dominatrix all snapping at his heels. Repertory rallied gamely to land a Listed contest at Cork last time, and that was no more than he deserved after two very good efforts in this country. He is a credit to connections and clearly loves racing, He will relish this ground and is expected to make a bold bid from the front here. Bahamian Pirate could well be the biggest danger, as Dandy Nicholls' horse has a touch of class and will certainly love this ground. However, he has needed his first outing in the last two seasons, and is probably best over an extra furlong, so we are prepared to go against him today. Needwood Blade certainly loves Newmarket, as he showed when winning the Abernant Stakes here at the Craven Meeting, but is another who would probably be best over an extra furlong. Smokin Beau was pulled up lame in that race, but is a lot better than that, and if over his problem he would pose a big threat to the selection, while Lady Dominatrix enjoyed great success last year and could get in the shake-up if fully wound up for her seasonal debut.