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14:20 Newmarket

Godolphin Flying Start Zetland Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £60,000 added
  • Winner: £34,026
  • 2nd: £12,900
  • 3rd: £6,456
  • 4th: £3,216
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.50s
  • Off Time: 14:21:21
  • 8 Ran
1(7)
Silk - Red, white epaulets, diabolo on sleeves
  • Form 441
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 84

keen close up, lost place 4f out, pushed along and headway over 1f out, one pace final furlong

2(1)
Silk - Red, black stripe, striped sleeves
  • Form 21
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2

close up, headway to lead entering final 2f, edged left approaching final furlong, ran on strongly(hand time)

3(2)
Silk - Dark Blue
2/1
  • Form 61
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2

held up, pushed along 3f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, not pace to challenge

4(3)
Silk - Lime Green, Royal Blue epaulets and cap
14/1
  • Form 221624
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 97

set steady pace, pushed along and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

5(5)
Silk - Red, white sash, royal blue cap
16/1
  • Form 5121
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 90

in touch in rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out

6(8)
Silk - Red, grey epaulets, white sleeves
6/1
  • Form 411
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2
  • Official Rating 94

keen in touch in rear, headway over 3f out, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong

7(4)
Silk - Royal blue
  • Form 21
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-2

tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

9(9)
Silk - Maroon, royal blue hoop, sleeves and cap
  • Form 11
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 86

awkwardly away, keen tracked leader after 2f, led over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, kept on one pace

8(6)
NR
14/1
  • Form 72152
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 90

NonRunner

Previous results

In depth

Verdict

Aidan O’Brien has won the last two renewals and Mythical, by Camelot out of a Cape Cross mare, will be fancied to complete the hat-trick, though his half-brother Johan Strauss was best up to a mile. The Ballydoyle colt routed modest opposition at Gowran but the form has yet to be franked. Goodwood winner Volkan Star bids to give Godolphin a first win in this since 2012 but a case can also be made for the unbeaten Miss Yoda – her yard won this with the filly Coronet in 2016. The progressive Tritonic outstayed Man Of The Night and hot favourite Cape Palace in a conditions race at Newbury last month and he’s preferred to the Mark Johnston pair but we’ll take a chance on MAX VEGA who, having just failed to overhaul the well-regarded Kenzai Warrior at Salisbury, easily landed the odds at Pontefract and looks to have stamina in abundance.

Formwatch

Berkshire Rocco (FR) 2-1jfav (9-2) Pressed leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to lead just over 1f out, ran on well, won at Chester 7f stks (4) gd in Aug beating Breathalyze (9-8) by 1l, 5 ran.

Max Vega (IRE) 2-5fav (9-4) Prominent, led over 1f out, kept on strongly, won at Pontefract 1m stks (4) gs in Sep beating She's A Unicorn (8-10) by 6l, 7 ran.

Mythical (FR) 9-4jfav (9-5) Close up, soon disputed lead, led inside first 3f, joined before straight, pushed along to regain lead 2f out, quickly asserted, stayed on well inside final furlong, easily, won at Gowran Park 1m mdn sft in Sep beating Mccabe (9-5) by 8 1/2l, 8 ran.

Subjectivist 13-2 (9-2) Close up, ridden and slightly outpaced over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 4th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Pyledriver (9-2) at Haydock 1m lst stks (1) sft in Sep.

Tell Me All 9-4fav (9-7) Raced keenly, with leader, led over 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, stayed on under pressure when hard pressed final 75 yards, just held on, won at Ayr 1m (2) gd in Sep beating Yoshimi (9-3) by shd, 10 ran.

Tritonic 12-1 (8-12) Close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, soon led, ridden and ran on, won at Newbury 1m stks (2) gd in Sep beating Man Of The Night (9-1) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.

Volkan Star (IRE) 1-3fav (9-5) Made all, drew clear over 1f out, very easily, won at Goodwood 1m stks (4) gd in Aug beating Hold Fast (9-0) by 6l, 8 ran.

Miss Yoda (GER) 13-8fav (9-5) Restless in stalls, dwelt, in touch, wide and headway over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, ran on, won at Sandown 1m stks (4) gd in Sep beating Dogged (9-4) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.

Frankel's Storm (9-0) 2nd of 0, 2 1/4l behind Rubaiyat (9-2) at Dusseldorf 1m lst stks in Sep.