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15:00 Newmarket

Godolphin Stud & Stable Staff Awards Challenge Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £120,000 added
  • Winner: £68,052
  • 2nd: £25,800
  • 3rd: £12,912
  • 4th: £6,432
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 24.91s
  • Off Time: 15:01:08
  • 5 Ran
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1
Silk -

Mustashry

2/1

    2
    Silk -

    Limato (IRE)

    4/1

      1(5)
      Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

      Mustashry

      97 CD
      2/1
      • Form 10-3175
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-8
      • Official Rating 121

      made all, ridden and ran on final furlong

      2(3)
      Silk - Royal blue, white hoop, striped sleeves, white cap, royal blue star

      Shine So Bright

      27 BFDCD
      6/4
      • Form 33-1614
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-4
      • Official Rating 115

      took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching final furlong

      3(1)
      Silk - Dark Green, Black chevron, White cap

      Limato (IRE)

      47 BFDCD
      4/1
      • Form 19-4106
      • Age 7
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 114

      close up, headway to chase winner approaching final furlong, ridden and no impression inside final furlong

      4(2)
      Silk - Purple, white hoops, purple sleeves, white stars, purple cap

      Oh This Is Us (IRE)

      41 CD
      12/1
      • Form 362591
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-3
      • Official Rating 108

      close up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, kept on one pace

      5(4)
      Silk - Light blue, white hollow box, light blue sleeves and cap

      Solar Gold (IRE)

      28 BF
      11/1
      • Form 232040
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 98

      tracked winner, ridden over 1f out, faded inside final furlong

      Previous results

      2018
      (3)
      Silk -

      Limato (IRE)

      7/4
      • Age 6
      • Weight 9-3

      2017
      (9)
      Silk -

      Limato (IRE)

      6/4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-3

      2016
      (8)
      Silk -

      Aclaim (IRE)

      6/1
      • Age 3
      • Weight 9-1

      In depth

      Verdict

      There may only be five runners in this but it is far from straightforward. Limato bids for a hat-trick of victories in this Group 2 and Ryan Moore rides but he’s now a seven-year-old and is unlikely to enjoy the soft going. The ground could also be a problem for Mustashry and SHINE SO BRIGHT has only raced on the surface once before but did finish third on that occasion and can be forgiven a below-par run at Doncaster last month when he was left isolated under the stands’ rail. Oh This Is Us has won 13 times but never above Listed level and this looks an even stiffer task for Solar Gold.

      Formwatch

      Mustashry 12-1 (9-7) Held up in 6th, headway on outside over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, lost modest 4th last strides, 5th of 8, 5 1/4l behind Enable (9-4) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 1 (1) gf in Jul.

      Shine So Bright 10-11fav (9-3) Came stand side overall leader and raced alone, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 4th of 5, 3 1/2l behind Sir Dancealot (9-7) at Doncaster 7f Grp 2 stks (1) gf in Sep.

      Limato (IRE) 5-2fav (9-6) Held up in mid-division, closer on outside tracking leaders 4f out, going well over 2f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Suedois (9-3) at Goodwood 7f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.

      Oh This Is Us (IRE) 5-2fav (9-10) Held up towards rear, pushed along and headway on outside well over 1f out, hard ridden and ran on well to lead close home, won at Chester 1m hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Alemaratalyoum (8-8) by 1/2l, 11 ran.

      Solar Gold (IRE) 9-2fav (9-2) Chased winner until pushed along 2f out, ridden and weakened 1f out, 10th of 13, 8 1/2l behind Breathtaking Look (9-2) at Doncaster 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gf in Sep.