Racecards
14:25 Newmarket
Princess Royal Nayef Stakes (Fillies' Group 3) (Class 1)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 1m 4f
- Going: Good to Soft (Soft in places)
- Surface: Turf
- £60,000 added
- Winner: £34,026
- 2nd: £12,900
- 3rd: £6,456
- 4th: £3,216
- Form 424062
- Age 6
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 107
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Oisin Murphy
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 2212-18
- Age 4
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey James Doyle
chased leaders, 2nd over 2f out, ridden to challenge and every chance 2f out, still well there over 1f out, lost 2nd inside final furlong, kept on same pace in 3rd
Apphia (IRE)
27- Form 215464
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 98
- Trainer H Palmer
- Jockey Josephine Gordon
made all, ridden and pressed inside final furlong, stayed on gamely to assert near finish
Elas Ruby
47- Form 1-24134
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 101
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey L Dettori
steadied start, held up towards rear, ridden and no response 2f out, never a factor
- Form 0-1831
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey Daniel Muscutt
tracked leaders in 5th, headway 3f out, chased leaders and every chance 2f out, ridden and unable to quicken over 1f out, 4th and one pace inside final furlong
- Form 1-2624
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer R M Beckett
- Jockey P J Dobbs
chased winner, pushed along 3f out, lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f
- Form 431717
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 86
- Trainer A Keatley
- Jockey S De Sousa
last pair, headway near side of group over 2f out, kept on in 5th inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders
- Form 51127
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 106
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R L Moore
held up in touch, pushed along over 3f out, ridden chasing leaders 2f out, unable to quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 315122
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer L M Cumani
- Jockey J P Spencer
steadied start, held up last, headway far side of group tracking leaders over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, soon challenging, no extra close home
- Form 5-1274
- Age 3
- Weight 8-10
- Official Rating 97
- Trainer W J Haggas
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
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Previous results
In depth
Verdict
There is no Journey running for John Gosden this season but the trainer is hoping that To Eternity can provide him with a fourth winner in the last six years in this Group 3. She didn’t fire in the Geoffrey Freer at Newbury last month but didn’t enjoy the soft ground having beaten Pleasant Surprise and York winner Fleur Forsyte under an enterprising ride from James Doyle on the July course here earlier. Stablemate Elas Ruby can’t be ignored while Mori disappointed in the York race won by Fleur Forsyte, though the quicker surface here should see her finish much closer. ELBERETH ran well in the Group 2 Dahlia Stakes here in May and also when fourth in the Coronation Cup at Epsom in June. She was returning from a break when second in a Group 2 in Turkey at the start of the month and will strip fitter here.
Formwatch
Elbereth (9-2) 2nd of 6, 2l behind Secret Number (9-6) at Veliefendi 1m 4f Grp 2 gs in Sep.
To Eternity 9-2 (9-2) Led, ridden and headed inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, last of 8, 13 1/4l behind Defoe (8-10) at Newbury 1m 5f Grp 3 stks (1) sft in Aug.
Apphia (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Tracked winner until 8f out, tracked leaders, pushed along along and ran in snatches from 7f out, stayed on one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind My Reward (9-5) at Chester 1m 5f hcp lst stks (1) gd in Sep.
Elas Ruby (8-11) 4th of 10, 2 1/4l behind God Given (8-11) at Deauville 1m 4f Grp 3 stks (1) gd in Aug.
Fleur Forsyte 12-1 (8-12) Keen early held up, headway to track leaders 3f out, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on, won at York 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gs in Aug beating More Mischief (9-11) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Isabel De Urbina (IRE) 11-4fav (8-9) Raced wide in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 4th of 14, 12 1/4l behind To Eternity (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gs in Aug.
Jet Streaming (IRE) 7-1 (8-4) Raced in 5th early, pushed along over 4f out, one pace 2f out, 7th of 13, 4 3/4l behind Panstarr (8-4) at Curragh 1m 2f hcp sft in Sep.
Mori 10-11fav (9-2) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 7th of 10, 7 1/2l behind Fleur Forsyte (8-12) at York 1m 4f lst fll stks (1) gs in Aug.
Pleasant Surprise (IRE) (8-10) 2nd of 9, shd behind Cap Verite (8-10) at Saint-Cloud 1m 4f lst stks gd in Sep.
Coconut Creme 9-2 (8-9) In touch on inside, pushed along 3f out, ridden and kept on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 4th of 9, 2 1/2l behind Billesdon Bess (8-9) at Salisbury 1m 2f lst fll stks (1) gf in Aug.