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15:20 Newmarket

Squires Restaurant At Bedford Lodge Hotel Novice Stakes (Class 4)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
  • Winner: £3,881
  • 2nd: £1,155
  • 3rd: £577
  • 4th: £289
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 13.80s
  • Off Time: 15:21:41
  • 6 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Heavy Metal

13/8

    2
    Silk -

    Rising Legend

    11/4

      2(7)
      Silk - DARK GREEN, RED cap, DARK GREEN diamond

      Heavy Metal

      15
      13/8
      • Form 81
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      made all, ridden inside final furlong, stayed on

      3(4)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Dark Blue sleeves

      Birdman (IRE)

      5/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      started slowly and went right start, behind, good headway final furlong, stayed on to 3rd post

      4(1)
      Silk - Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star

      Hajam

      7/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, edged left and weakened inside final furlong

      5(6)
      Silk - Black, yellow and black halved sleeves, yellow cap, black star

      Rising Legend

      11/4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      chased winner, ridden to challenge over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong

      6(5)
      Silk - Yellow, Black chevron, White cap

      Tuffan (USA)

      33/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-0

      went right start, hung right and reminder soon after, always towards rear, weakened over 2f out

      7(2)
      Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PINK chevrons, ROYAL BLUE cap

      Threes Grand

      25
      8/1
      • Form 1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-11

      chased leaders, switched right over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, stayed on again to 3rd inside final furlong, lost 3rd post

      1(3)
      NR

      Cay Verde

      6
      • Form 51
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      Nonrunner

      Previous results

      2011
      (4)
      Silk -

      B Fifty Two (IRE)

      7/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-2

      2010
      (3)
      Silk -

      Klammer

      6/4
      • Age 2
      • Weight 9-5

      2009
      (4)
      Silk -

      Niran (IRE)

      8/1
      • Age 2
      • Weight 8-12

      In depth

      Verdict

      CAY VERDE made a promising debut in a strong maiden at Newbury and impressed when scoring at Ascot last week. Both races were on soft ground but there's no reason to believe he won't be as effective on faster going. That form looks stronger than Heavy Metal's all-the-way success at Brighton though like most of Mark Johnston's juveniles there's likely to be more to come. The filly Threes Grand scrambled home at Windsor but the form hasn't worked out badly and she will have come on for the experience as she looked very green. Rising Legend is closely related to the useful sprinter Danehurst and other winners but the biggest threat may emerge in the shape of Birdman, who is related to several speedy performers and is out of a 5f winner.

      Formwatch

      Heavy Metal 7-4fav (9-3) Made all, brought main group to stands side in straight, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Brighton 5f 2yo mdn (5) gs beating Lady Phill (8-9) by 1l, 7 ran.

      Birdman (IRE) Danehill Dancer colt out of Gilded Vanity.

      Hajam Exceed And Excel colt out of Saabiq.

      Rising Legend Rock Of Gibraltar colt out of Miswaki Belle.

      Tuffan (USA) Bernardini colt out of Love Of Dubai.

      Threes Grand 7-1 (8-4) Chased leaders, ridden to narrow lead and edged left inside final furlong, just held on, won at Windsor 5f 2yo flls mdn auc stks (5) sft in Apr beating Uncomplicated (8-10) by shd, 8 ran.

      Cay Verde 11-2 (9-3) Tracked leader and always going well, led over 1f out, quickened readily clear inside final furlong, easily, won at Ascot 5f 2yo mdn (3) sft beating Hototo (9-3) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.