Elwazir to shine at Newmarket
THERE are some nice prospects on show at Newmarket tomorrow, but the best of them all could be Elwazir in the 32Red.com Novice Stakes.
Beautifully bred, he made a very pleasing debut at Headquarters a month ago and looks sure to take a step forward.
While Owen Burrows can have first time out winners, the majority improve for the run and that bodes well for the son of Frankel who is out of Dash To The Top, which makes him a half-brother to Group One winner Speedy Boarding.
Not cheap at 500,000 guineas, he at least showed on debut that he possessed an engine when finishing second to Henry Candy’s smart prospect Thrave.
Behind Elwazir in third was Aidan O’Brien’s Coat Of Arms, who had earlier finished second in the Futurity Stakes and fourth in the Group One National Stakes.
That give some real substance to the form and Burrows will be disappointed if this Derby entry fails to go one better.
It is no surprise to see Hugo Palmer step up in trip with Left Alone in the second division of the Rewards4Racing Fillies’ Novice Median Auction Stakes.
Third on her debut over six furlongs at Yarmouth, in which she was doing her best work close home, she ran a similar race last time out, powering through the line to claim second at Kempton.
That was also over six, behind a nice one of John Gosden’s, but she will surely be suited by the extra furlong this time.
In the first division, Palmer’s High Seas is also worth noting given she reared on leaving the stalls last time out, which meant she did well to eventually finish fourth.
Harry Dunlop was thrilled with the debut effort of Knight To Behold in the Haynes, Hanson & Clark at Newbury and will be disappointed should he fail to build on it in the British EBF Racing UK Novice Stakes.
Beaten a nose by Palmer’s White Mocha, who had the benefit of experience, he failed by the narrowest of margins to get the verdict.
While this race has attracted, on paper at least, some very nice individuals, Knight To Behold should be wiser for his first effort. ASHEENA (176) P D’Arcy 9-0 ..................................... J Haynes ASTROBLAZE M Tompkins 9-0 ................................ S W Kelly CAROLYN’S VOICE S C Williams 9-0 .................. Oisin Murphy COLOURFIELD (12) E Vaughan 9-0 ...................... A Beschizza GEMINI C Hills 9-0 .................................................. J Crowley GOLDFOX GIRL M Appleby 9-0 ................................ A Mullen HIGH SEAS (16) H Palmer 9-0 (BF) ...................... James Doyle LADY AL THUMAMA (16)CFellowes9-0 .............. SDonohoe PRETTY PEARL (19) R Eddery 9-0 ............................. L Morris QUEEN OF DREAMS W Knight 9-0 .................. Martin Harley RIVER RULE (49) S C Williams 9-0 .......................... D Muscutt WILD IMPALA (12) J Gosden 9-0 ............................. L Dettori BETTING: 3 Wild Impala, 7-2 Lady Al Thumama, 4 High Seas, 13-2 Gemini, 8 Colourfield, 12 Carolyn’s Voice, 14 Asheena, 20 Goldfox Girl, Queen Of Dreams, 25 Others.
14-1 In touch, pushed along and headway approaching final furlong, kept on same pace, 5th of 12, 8l behind Veracious at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll mdn (4) gd. 25-1 Chased leaders, went 3rd and one pace over 1f out, 3rd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Augenblick at Kempton 7f Fillies Novice Auction Stakes (2yo) (6) pol. 5-2fav Held up, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and ran on final furlong, nearest fnish, 4th of 10, 2 1/2l behind Caiya at Salisbury 7f 2yo fll nov stks (5) sft. Makfi filly out of Gaze. 100-1 Dwelt in rear, ridden 2f out, never on terms, 9th of 12, 11l behind Veracious at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll mdn (4) gd.
Poet’s Voice filly out of Two Days In Paris. 9-2 Held up in 5th, never on terms, weakened final furlong, 5th of 7, 7l behind Blessed To Empress at Chelmsford City 5f Fillies Novice Auction Stakes (2yo) (5) pol in May. Phenomena filly out of Baileys Honour.
Epaulette filly out of Celestial Dream. Havana Gold filly out of Astrodonna. 25-1 Slowly into stride, in rear, well beaten over 1f out, last of 7, 12l behind Merkava at Chelmsford City 1m 2yo nov auc stks (5) pol. 66-1 In rear, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 10, 15l behind Society Power at Lingfield 6f 2yo mdn (5) gs in Sep. BIDDING WAR (34) J Tate 9-0 ................................... L Morris 67 CANIMAR (12) E Dunlop 9-0 ............................. P J McDonald 64 DANCE ON THE DAY T Dascombe 9-0 .................. R Kingscote — FORWARD THINKER D M Simcock 9-0 ................ J P Spencer — LA DIVA (21) R Varian 9-0 (BF) .................................. A Atzeni 75 LEFT ALONE (21) H Palmer 9-0 ........................... James Doyle 73 LETHAL ANGEL S C Williams 9-0 ...................... Oisin Murphy — MAGGIE JONKS (28) A Balding 9-0 ..................... Rob Hornby 63 RHIGOLTER ROSE W Haggas 9-0 ............................. G Mosse — TIMPANI (12) J Gosden 9-0 ...................................... L Dettori — WILLINGFORSHILLING H Dunlop 9-0 ........... Martin Harley — BETTING: 9-4 Left Alone, 5-2 La Diva, 7 Rhigolter Rose, 10 Bidding War, 12 Timpani, Canimar, 14 Dance On The Day, Forward Thinker, 20 Others.
15-8 Switched right start, held up in rear, headway on inside chasing leaders 2f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, stayed on into 2nd never able to challenge, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Tivoli at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol. 13-8fav Prominent, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Fayrouz Rose at Nottingham 1m mdn (4) gs.
Leroidesanimaux filly out of Landela. 20-1 Slowly away towards rear, wide and headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 13, 3l behind Beauty Filly at Yarmouth 6f 2yo fll nov stks (4) gs in Sep.
100-1 Held up, pushed along 2f out, never near leaders, 6th of 12, 9l behind Veracious at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll mdn (4) gd. 16-1 Chased leaders, ridden inside final furlong, no extra, 6th of 13, 10l behind Preening at Kempton 1m 2yo mdn fll (5) pol. MOVE TO THE FRONT (15) C Cox 9-8 (D2) ................... A Kirby BY ROYAL APPROVAL (16) M Appleby 9-7 ........ G Malune (7) GUZMAN (12) R Fahey 9-6 .................................... P Hanagan LEXINGTON GRACE (15) R Hannon 9-6 (D2) ............... S Levey LETSBE AVENUE (28) R Hannon 9-5 (D) ................. R L Moore EPISCIA (29) S C Williams 9-5 ......................... Aaron Jones (3) CARDAW LILY (16) R Hughes 9-4 ............................. S W Kelly STRAIGHT ASH (8) R Hannon 9-4 .................. Hollie Doyle (3) BERTOG (18) J Mackie 9-4 ................................. P Mulrennan OSWALD (29) R Brisland 9-2 ............................ Martin Harley GOSSIP COLUMN (29) C Hills 9-2 (BF) ............... P J McDonald HARD GRAFT (21) D Brown 9-1 ............................ J P Spencer IMAGE (13) P McBride 9-1 ....................................... D Probert REINBEAU PRINCE (11) R Fahey 8-13 .................. P Mathers SMUGGLERS TOP (13) T Dascombe 8-12 ............. R Kingscote ELSAAKB (19) J Gosden 8-11 .................................. J Crowley GALACTIC (7) R Hannon 8-11 .............................. T Marquand CONTRIBUTE (15) M Meade 8-10 ..................... Oisin Murphy PRINCE CONSORT (12) B Meehan 8-9 .......................... R Tate GIOVANNI MEDICI (28) S Durack 8-9 ........................ L Morris BETTING: 13-2 Move To The Front, 7 Letsbe Avenue, Elsaakb, 10 Episcia, Lexington Grace, Guzman, 12 Contribute, 14 Oswald, Gossip Column, 16 Others.
2-1 With leader, led about halfway, ridden and hung left final furlong, kept on, won at Brighton 7f nov aut stk (5) gs beating Sing Out Loud by nk, 6 ran. 16-1 Held up in mid-division, took keen hold, stayed on inside final furlong, never dangerous, 6th of 13, 7l behind Society Power at Chelmsford City 7f 2yo nov stks (5) pol.
6-1 Held up, ridden and headway entering final 2f, joined leader inside final furlong, asserted to lead towards finish, won at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp 0-65 (6) pol in Sep beating Roman Spinner by 3/4l, 13 ran. 12-1 In rear, headway entering final furlong, ridden and ran on to lead towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 6f 2yo nov auc stks (4) pol in Sep beating Ghepardo by 1/2l, 10 ran. 11-1 Mid-division, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 6l behind Beatbox Rhythm at York 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd. BEDOUIN’S STORY S bin Suroor 9-0 .................... P Cosgrave — BOND STREET BEAU P McBride 9-0 ...................... D Probert — BURLINGTON (14) J Gosden 9-0 ............................. L Dettori — CRACK ON CRACK ON (72) C Cox 9-0 ............... Martin Harley 57 DARK SIDE JAZZ (9) J Ryan 9-0 ........................... J Osborn (7) 61 DUBAI FRAME E Dunlop 9-0 ............................ P J McDonald — ELWAZIR (26) Owen Burrows 9-0 ........................... J Crowley 125 ENDLESSLY M Meade 9-0 ................................. Oisin Murphy — FEEL THE WRATH (19) D P Quinn 9-0 ................ C Bennett (3) — KEY VICTORY C Appleby 9-0 ...................................... W Buick — MARBLE BAR (79) H Candy 9-0 .......................... H Crouch (3) 68 MASAARR R Varian 9-0 ............................................ A Atzeni — MAYPOLE (10) R Hannon 9-0 .................................. R L Moore 82 QAYSAR R Hannon 9-0 ............................................... S Levey — STYLEHUNTER J Gosden 9-0 ............................. James Doyle — BETTING: 11-4 Elwazir, 6 Key Victory, 13-2 Stylehunter, 7 Bedouin’s Story, 8 Masaarr, 10 Maypole, 14 Qaysar, Dubai Frame, Crack On Crack On, 16 Others.
9-1 Chased leaders, ran green and edged right over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd post, no chance with winner, improve, 2nd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Thrave at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn (4) gs in Sep. Teofilo colt out of Patroness. Raven’s Pass colt out of Sunday Bess. Farhh colt out of Time Crystal. Distorted Humor colt out of Aryaamm. 4-1 Tracked winner, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 7, 3 1/2l behind Lady Dancealot at Goodwood 6f nov med aut stk (5) sft. 8-1 Keen in touch, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, 5th of 11, 7l behind Lansky at Windsor 6f 2yo nov stk (5) gf in Aug. Sixties Icon colt out of Strictly Lambada.
Choisir colt out of Coco Demure. 40-1 Chased leaders on inside, pushed along over 2f out, lost place over 1f out, 7th of 12, 10l behind Glendevon at Kempton 7f 2yo nov stks (5) pol. Nathaniel colt out of What’s Up Pussycat. SOMETHINGTHRILLING (26) D Elsworth 5 9-5 (D3) .... J Bryan (5) TAI HANG DRAGON (94) R Hannon 3 9-1 ............... R L Moore HIDDEN STEPS (9) A Balding 3 9-0 (D) .................... D Probert SONG MAKER (18) C Appleby 3 8-13 (BF) ................... W Buick BINT DANDY (29) C Dwyer 6 8-11 (D4) ............. L Edmunds (3) AIMEZ LA VIE (24) R Fahey 3 8-11 ........................ P Hanagan LADY FREYJA (126) J Ryan 3 8-10 ............................. G Mosse AL NAFOORAH (35) E Dunlop 3 8-8 (D3) ........... P J McDonald CLEARLY (18) J Gosden 3 8-8 (D) ................................ A Atzeni DYNAMIC (35) W Haggas 3 8-6 (BF, D) ................. T Marquand ALEXANDRAKOLLONTAI (15) A Whillans 7 8-5 (D2) .... R Scott (3) ASSANILKA (22)HDunlop38-3(D) .......................... KO’Neill BETTING: 4 Song Maker, 9-2 Clearly, 13-2 Dynamic, 7 Aimez La Vie, 10 Tai Hang Dragon, Hidden Steps, Al Nafoorah, Hells Babe, 12 Others.
2-1fav In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on to lead towards finish, caught post, 2nd of 9, ns behind Rinaria at Wolverhampton 1m 1f fll hcp (4). 9-2 Hampered and went right start, in touch 6f out, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, not trouble leaders, 5th of 13, 4 1/2l behind Peach Melba at Newmarket 1m fll hcp (2) gd. 2-1fav Held up in mid-division, headway over 1f out, plugged on inside final furlong, not pace to threaten, 5th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Uae Queen at Sandown 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep. 9-1 Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead final strides, won at Musselburgh 7f 3yo hcp 0-85 (4) sft beating Raselasad by hd, 11 ran. 5-1 Took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway between horses over 1f out, kept on same pace and no impression final furlong, 6th of 11, 4 1/2l behind Uae Queen at Sandown 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-85 (4) gd in Sep. 40-1 Led stand side until merged with far side, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 11l behind One Master at Ascot 7f fll lst stks (1) gs. W Haggas 9-2 ..................................... G Mosse (21) C Appleby 9-2 ............................... W Buick (33) H Dunlop 9-2 .............. R Kingscote (27) C Wall 9-2 ........................ G Wood (3) Sir M Stoute 9-2 ...................................... J Crowley R Varian 9-2 ................................................... A Atzeni MTompkins9-2 .......................................... SWKelly Sir M Stoute 9-2 ....................... R L Moore BETTING: 9-4 Knight To Behold, 5-2 Bow Street, 6 Talas, Wild West Hero, 13-2 Refrain, 8 Al Muffrih, 33 Ttmab, 66 Pentland Hills.
33-1 Slowly into stride, behind, good headway near side of group over 1f out, switched left and went 2nd inside final furlong, strong challenge close home, just failed, 2nd of 7, ns behind White Mocha at Newbury 1m 2yo stks (2) gd in Sep. 5-1 Held up towards rear, headway on outside into mid-division and ran green before halfway, shaken up and stayed on from over 1f out, went never nearer 4th towards finish, 3rd of 14, 1l behind Kassar at Kempton 1m 2yo nov stks (4) pol.
Dansili colt out of Tamarind. Exceed And Excel colt out of Hi Calypso. Dubawi colt out of Folk Opera. Sea The Stars colt out of Scarlet And Gold. Mawatheeq colt out of Astrodiva. 100-1 Held up towards rear, some headway 3f out, not much room and switched left over 2f out, soon weakened, 14th of 16, 18l behind Ghaiyyath at Newmarket 1m 2yo mdn (4) gs in Sep.
20-1 Dwelt and slow into stride, raced green and outpaced, recovered to rear 7f out, headway over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, better for race, 3rd of 8, 4l behind Deyaarna at Chelmsford City 1m 2f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol. Dubawi colt out of Future Generation.
9-2 Chased leaders, kept on same pace inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 1 3/4l behind Kassar at Kempton 1m 2yo nov stks (4) pol.
33-1 Slowly into stride, behind, good headway on outside over 1f out, stayed on inside final furlong, went never nearer 2nd near finish, 2nd of 10, 3/4l behind Austrian School at Pontefract 1m 2f 2yo nov stk (4) sft.
40-1 Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, unable to challenge, 4th of 9, 2l behind Delsheer at Windsor 1m 2yo nov stk (5) gs. 7-2 Keen early in touch, ridden 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, not trouble leaders, 6th of 9, 3 1/2l behind Just Brilliant at Newmarket 1m 2yo nov stk (4) gd. 7-1 A little slow into stride, towards rear, not much room and edged left on bend 6f out, never on terms, last of 9, 11l behind Delsheer at Windsor 1m 2yo nov stk (5) gs.
20-1 Slowly away pushed along in rear, never near leaders, 5th of 8, 8l behind Old Persian at Newmarket 1m 2yo nov stk (4) gd.
6-1 Raced wide close up, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 10, 6l behind Msayyan at Nottingham 1m 2yo mdn (5) gs. (13) M Johnston 9-7 (D) ......... P J McDonald (16) Ed Walker 9-5 (BF) ......................... J P Spencer (14) M Meade 9-3 (D) ................. R L Moore (16) C Cox 8-13 ................................ A Atzeni (15) P Chapple-Hyam 8-12 ........ M Harley (53) R Hannon 8-11 (BF) ................ K O’Neill (21) Adam West 8-10 ............... J Crowley (16) S Kirk 8-5 .................................. M Dwyer (18) P McBride 8-4 ........................... G Wood (3) (20) S C Williams 8-3 ............................. J Quinn BETTING: 7-2 Ship Of The Fen, 9-2 Simpson, 5 Shaherezada, 6 Lynwood Gold, 8 Blooriedotcom, 10 Cheeky Rascal, 12 Regular Income, Bajan Gold, Gold Eagle, 14 Gift of Hera.
15-8fav Tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, led entering final furlong, kept on well, won at Nottingham 1m 1f 2yo hcp 0-90 (3) gs beating Baileys Excelerate by 2l, 6 ran.
2-1fav Steadied start, held up in rear, headway going well when switched right over 1f out, switched left and not clear run inside final furlong, struck on nose by rival jockeys whip and hampered towards finish, unable to challenge, 3rd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Motown Mick at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs. 7-2 Held up, niggled along over 3f out, switched left and headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home, 2nd of 7, nk behind Motown Mick at Windsor 1m 2yo hcp 0-85 (4) gs. 11-4 A little slowly away, soon pressing winner, driven and every chance over 1f out, no impression inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Wax And Wane at Ayr 1m 2yo nov stk (4) hvy. 3-1 Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 9, 1/2l behind Enzo at Brighton 1m 2yo nov stk (5) gs.