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21:10 Newmarket
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- 15 Runners
- Distance: 5f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- Form 307076
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M C Chapman
- Jockey B Reilly
chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, ran on to lead inside final furlong, all out
- Form 105313
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 48-2210
- Age 3
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 67
- Trainer N A Callaghan
- Jockey D Holland
always behind
Kool Ovation
14- Form 933-05
- Age 3
- Weight 9-1
- Official Rating 66
- Trainer A Dickman
- Jockey J P Spencer
slowly into stride, held up, headway over 1f out, hard ridden inside final furlong, kept on same pace
- Form 09-0073
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 63
- Trainer J L Spearing
- Jockey Johnny Murtagh
chased leaders, headway when not clear run over 1f out, kept on final furlong
- Form 080-064
- Age 3
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 61
- Trainer M Blanshard
- Jockey Ted Durcan
always behind
- Form 1448-20
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer Julian Poulton
- Jockey M Halford
slowly into stride, chased leaders over 3f
- Form 7-2406
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 60
led, ridden and headed inside final furlong, no extra
- Form 364-241
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 60
held up, headway halfway, stayed on final furlong, never troubled leaders
- Form 4-78436
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 60
- Trainer G A Huffer
- Jockey A Kirby
prominent, effort over 2f out, soon one pace
- Form 2766-66
- Age 3
- Weight 8-8
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer W R Muir
- Jockey Richard Hughes
tracked leaders, effort over 1f out, soon weakened
- Form 263576
- Age 3
- Weight 8-5
- Official Rating 56
- Trainer Mrs C A Dunnett
- Jockey Kirsty Milczarek
prominent, every chance from over 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 1760-00
- Age 3
- Weight 8-2
- Official Rating 53
- Trainer P S McEntee
- Jockey Donna Caldwell
held up, hampered early, always behind
In depth
Verdict
We will take a chance with Kool Ovation here, who gets the vote ahead of Island Swing, Piper Lily and Mulberry Lad. It would not be the biggest surprise to us to see Kool Ovation go well as bits of his maiden form read well, he is lightly raced and Jamie Spencer is an interesting jockey booking. Piper Lily is improving and her Sandown run last time suggests she has to be given a lot of thought here. Island Swing also showed improvement last time, but that was over six furlongs at Goodwood and it will be interesting to see how she fares at five. The handicapper might have taken care of Ashes for now in terms of winning, while Orpen Wide would hold claims on his best all-weather form. The drop to five furlongs could help the cause of Mulberry Lad tonight, while many of the others have seemed best on the all-weather so far or are coming here from hard-to-assess maiden form. All in all, it spins us back to the selection, which is Kool Ovation.
Formwatch
Ashes (IRE) 4-1co-fav (9-2) Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Tartatartufata (8-13) at W'hampton 5f 3yo hcp (5) pol.
Stephanie's Mind 9-1 (8-1) Prominent, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened, last of 13, 11l behind Bonne de Fleur (9-8) at W'hampton 5f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Island Swing (IRE) 25-1 (8-4) In touch, ridden 2f out to chase leaders, kept on, 3rd of 10, 6l behind Emerald Lodge (9-4) at Goodwood 6f 3yo hcp (4) gd.
Piper Lily 25-1 (8-7) Behind, ridden 3f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 4th of 12, 4l behind Peopleton Brook (8-6) at Sandown 5f 3yo hcp (5) gf.
Tipsy Lillie 16-1 (8-2) Raced stands' side, slowly into stride, always towards rear, 12th of 17, 9l behind Yorkshire Lad (9-3) at Nottingham 6f 3yo hcp (5) gf in May.
Baileys Applause 11-2 (8-2) Chased leaders, led 1f out, ran on, won at Southwell 5f 3yo hcp (6) fbs in Apr beating Ben Casey (8-9) by a nk, 12 ran.