Racecards
17:05 Newmarket
March Handicap (Class C)
- 18 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good
Halland
43- Form 10212/0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-10
- Trainer N P Littmoden
- Jockey I Mongan
held up mid-division, hampered after 2f, weakened over 4f out
- Form 11014-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer B Curley
- Jockey J P Spencer
mid-division, weakened over 4f out
Dancing Phantom
176- Form 20/2200-
- Age 8
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer James Moffatt
- Jockey L Dettori
led, headed over 3f out, soon weakened
- Form 0/131-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey S Sanders
chased leaders, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong
Mowelga
71- Form 10200/P
- Age 9
- Weight 9-5
- Trainer Lady Herries
- Jockey J Quinn
towards rear, ridden and effort over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 43102-0
- Age 4
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer P Harris
- Jockey Willie Supple
tracked leader, challenged 5f out, weakened over 3f out
Green Ideal
120- Form 15/0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-3
- Trainer N J Henderson
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
held up in touch, ridden and weakened over 1f out
Forbearing (IRE)
217- Form 2/02055-
- Age 6
- Weight 9-2
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey G Duffield
held up mid-division, headway 5f out, led 3f out, soon headed, weakened over 2f out
- Form 35312-0
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Miss J Feilden
- Jockey A Quinn
held up, headway 3f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 1015-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
held up, headway over 2f out, every chance approaching final furlong, stayed on
Afadan (IRE)
85- Form 00-0430
- Age 5
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J R Jenkins
- Jockey Pat Eddery
held up mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Kylkenny
15- Form 113164
- Age 8
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
Danakil
11- Form 05-0604
- Age 8
- Weight 8-10
- Trainer S Dow
- Jockey Paul Eddery
held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, one paced final furlong
Saint Alebe
190- Form 4442-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey T Quinn
held up, headway over 2f out, led inside final furlong, edged right, readily
- Form 143130-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey O Urbina
held up in touch, ridden and effort over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 1035-65
- Age 5
- Weight 7-12
started slowly, never dangerous
In depth
Verdict
The is not much between these on the official figures for the race and Muskatsturm only heads the shortlist on the grounds of the likelihood of a decent price. He showed a good level of form in Germany before joining his current yard and is still only lightly raced. He hails from a yard that is notoriously shrewd in the placement of their horses and he can land another touch for them if he is supported today. Dancing Phantom should like the ground and has claims on the pick of his form, but as he is making his debut for his current yard today, Kylkenny is just preferred as a bigger threat. He boosted his chance after a promising reappearance at Kempton last month and has to be considered. It could also pay to factor in a little support for It¿s The Limit, but he is not one to go overboard about after 233 days off the track.