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15:25 Newmarket

Alex Scott Maiden Stakes (colts and geldings) (Class D)

  • 11 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 28.15s
  • 11 Ran
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1
Silk -

Ammenayr (IRE)

50/1

    2
    Silk -

    My Mellors (USA)

    13/2

      3
      Silk -

      Steel Cat (USA)

      10/1

        1(9)
        Silk - Orange and Purple (halved), Orange sleeves and cap

        Ammenayr (IRE)

        81
        50/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, driven and led inside final furlong

        2(6)
        Silk - Light Blue, Dark Blue stars, Light Blue cap

        Bahlino (IRE)

        167
        33/1
        • Form 00-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        towards rear, ridden halfway, never troubled leaders

        3(3)
        Silk - White, Red Cross of Lorraine, Red and White check sleeves, Red cap

        Esperance (IRE)

        172
        33/1
        • Form 03-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        towards rear, ridden halfway, never dangerous

        4(10)
        Silk - Pale Blue, Red epaulets and cap

        Highgate Hill

        164
        50/1
        • Form 0-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        5(8)
        Silk - Dark green, white chevron and sleeves, white cap, black star

        My Mellors (USA)

        194
        13/2
        • Form 0-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, driven and stayed on inside final furlong

        6(4)
        Silk - WHITE, ROYAL BLUE chevrons, diabolo on sleeves, ROYAL BLUE cap

        Operashaan (IRE)

        26
        150/1
        • Form 0-6
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        close up, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        7(7)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow stripe, White cap

        Steel Cat (USA)

        167
        10/1
        • Form 4-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        close up, ridden and led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra near finish

        8(2)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow chevron, Yellow cap, Royal Blue spots

        Sublimity (FR)

        1/2
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        slowly away, headway halfway, ridden and every chance when hung left over 1f out, one pace

        9(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Maroon epaulets, chevrons on sleeves

        Tee Jay Kassidy

        18
        200/1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        never better than mid-division

        10(1)
        Silk - Red, Black chevron, White sleeves and cap

        Torzal

        26
        200/1
        • Form 540-0
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        always towards rear

        11(11)
        Silk - Emerald Green, Light Blue chevron, diamonds on sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Wild Ovation

        207
        8/1
        • Form 56-
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        led, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        This doesn't look to be the strongest of maidens for the course. Of those to have run Wild Ovation probably has the best form on offer. A half-brother to the high-class sprinters Bold Edge and Brave Edge, it remains to be seen whether this trip will bring out the best in him. Steel Cat showed some promise on his debut at Yarmouth and will certainly be all the wiser here. However, his future looks to lie in handicaps. The pair to concentrate on are My Mellors and newcomer Sublimity. The latter, who is out of a mare that won on her only racecourse outing, is sure to attract plenty of support and runs here in preference to running in tomorrow's Wood Ditton, but the vote goes to My Mellors, who showed plenty of pace in a maiden over course and distance here last October, before lack of condition took its toll. A half-brother to a Group 3 winner in France and a dual Grade 2 winner in the States, he is taken to make the most of his edge in experience.