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14:35 Newmarket

Peter Stone Memorial Houghton Conditions Stakes (Class 2)

  • 7 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Soft
  • Surface: Turf
  • £15,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 39.99s
  • Off Time: 14:37:58
  • 7 Ran
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Silk -
2
Silk -
10/1

    1(1)
    Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

    Autocue

    83
    9/2
    • Form 1
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-3

    slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 2f out

    2(7)
    Silk - Red, Emerald Green triple diamond, armlets and diamond on cap
    50/1
    • Form 440301
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 82

    held up on outside, ridden 3f out, soon beaten

    3(6)
    Silk - Royal blue

    Emmrooz

    20 BFD
    5/4
    • Form 217
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 102

    held up in touch, shaken up over 2f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out but no impression, one pace final furlong and lost 2nd

    4(2)
    Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE epaulets, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars, ROYAL BLUE cap, WHITE star

    Ghetto

    13
    10/1
    • Form 41403
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 85

    led, shaken up and headed 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final furlong, no chance with winner

    5(3)
    Silk - Red, Emerald Green chevron, Emerald Green cap
    9/4
    • Form 21
    • Age 2
    • Weight 9-3
    • Official Rating 90

    tracked leading pair, shaken up to lead 2f out, ridden and hung right over 1f out, clear final furlong and continued to drift right, stayed on well

    6(4)
    Silk - Navy Blue, Gold stripe, collar, cuffs and cap

    Amouretta

    10 v
    250/1
    • Form 8U
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-7

    slowly into stride, always last, lost touch well over 2f out

    7(5)
    Silk - Black, Emerald Green stripe, Red cap
    20/1
    • Form 321
    • Age 2
    • Weight 8-7
    • Official Rating 79

    chased leader until hung right over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

    In depth

    Verdict

    Autocue did everything asked of him when making a winning debut at Newmarket in July and there may well be a lot more to come from Sir Michael Stoute's two-year-old but a safer bet looks to be Emmrooz, with Kandahar Run rated the pick of the remainder. The selection has shown decent form already and showed that he handles cut in the ground when a close up seventh in the Royal Lodge last time. A reproduction of that form may well suffice for Godolphin's colt. Richard Hannon's Ghetto is more exposed than most of these but is proven with cut in the ground and makes more appeal than stablemate Cordell, who may find the going too testing. Henry Cecil's Kandahar Run is going the right way and cannot be ruled out but Emmrooz has solid claims and he gets the vote.

    Formwatch

    Autocue 5-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, driven to challenge over 1f out, ran on inside final furlong to join leader post, won at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul deadheating with Menadha (9-3), 7 ran.

    Cordell (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Pressed leader, led over 2f out until headed inside final 2f, rallied to lead inside final furlong, pushed out, readily, won at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn (4) pol in Sept beating Greylami (9-3) by 1/2l, 10 ran.

    Emmrooz 9-2jt-fav (8-12) Tracked leaders, every chance over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 2l behind City Leader (8-12) at Ascot 1m 2yo Grp 2 (1) gs in Sept.

    Ghetto 16-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and one pace inside final furlong, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Art Master (9-0) at Kempton 1m 2yo stk (3) pol.

    Kandahar Run 7-2 (9-3) Held up behind leaders, ridden to lead well over 1f out, driven out final furlong, won at Doncaster 1m 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sept beating Tiger Dream (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.

    Amouretta 100-1 (8-6) Slowly into stride and unseated rider in race won by Tomintoul Flyer (9-1) at Leicester 1m 2f 2yo stk (3) sft, 5 ran.

    Lady Sorcerer 4-5fav (9-0) Chased leaders, challenged 2f out, soon driven, went 2nd entering final furlong, driven ahead final 100yds, won at Kempton 1m 2yo fll mdn aut (6) pol beating Spiritofthestorm (9-0) by a shd, 13 ran.