Racecards
21:00 Newmarket
E.B.F. Cecil Boyd Rochfort Fillies' Handicap (Class D) (fillies) (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 4410-43
- Age 3
- Weight 9-6
held up, headway over 2f out, hung left and led over 1f out, driven out
Go Between
21- Form 43210-2
- Age 3
- Weight 9-4
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey L Dettori
pulled hard, prominent, led 5f out, headed over 1f out, weakened
Dumnoni
10- Form 31-0630
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey N Callan
pulled hard, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 01-16
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Michael Hills
slow into stride, held up in rear, switched right over 2f out, never nearer
- Form 42-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Kieren Fallon
mid-division, ridden halfway, soon weakened
Cara Bella
33- Form 4-05
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer D R Loder
- Jockey T P Queally
held up, headway over 2f out, every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 300-361
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey O Urbina
held up, headway 2f out, stayed on final furlong
Sforzando
22- Form 6500-1
- Age 3
- Weight 8-6
- Trainer J Toller
- Jockey Lisa Jones
slow into stride, held up, kept on from over 1f out, never dangerous
Dry Wit (IRE)
242- Form 24260-
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey F Norton
led, headed 5f out, ridden and weakened 2f out
In depth
Verdict
A tricky race for punters to call with Red Sahara, Telefonica and Go Between all worthy of consideration, but the nomination is given to Red Sahara. The selection failed to settle last time at Leicester behind Madamoiselle Jones, but the drop back to 7 furlongs is a big plus here and as she had previously won well at Newbury over this trip when defeating Go Between she looks the one to beat. There is no obvious reason why those placings with Go Between should be reversed, although the latter may have needed that run at Newbury as she was returning from a break. Telefonica was also returning from a break at Newmarket last time when well beaten behind Moon Dazzle. But she had shown promise in her two runs last season and she may have just needed that outing at Newmarket last month. Lady Georgina won well last time and is another worth considering, but we are happy to stick with Red Sahara as our idea of the winner.