Newmarket: dry overnight but rain is forecast today, BY DAVID BAXTER8:10AM 10 JUL 2014
A DRY night has left the going as good to firm for the start of Newmarket’s July festival, though rain has hit the track this morning.
With steady rain since 7.30am, the going could change before racing, as clerk of the course Michael Prosser said: “These are developmental showers which could yield 5-6mm, mainly this morning.
“The ground remains good to firm but it could be that they are kicking the top off it this afternoon. It doesn’t look like we are going to see the sun for ladies’ day unfortunately.”
Seismos has been ruled out of the Princess of Wales’s Stakes, while Randwick is the other non-runner on the card in the 3.15.
John Gosden: has fine record in Bahrain Trophy
PICTURE: Sam Lawrie
JOHN GOSDEN has dominated the Group 3 Bahrain Trophy (1.40), in recent seasons, winning Newmarket’s St Leger trial the last three times, and he relies on Forever Now to make it four.
An eight-length winner of a Doncaster maiden last time out, the colt is a natural candidate for the race, being a brother to 2012 winner Shantaram.
A top-priced 20-1 for the Ladbrokes-backed Classic, Forever Now is having only his fourth career start this afternoon.
Hugo Lascelles, racing manager to owner Lady Bamford, said: “He came out of his maiden well and though this is a big step up from that it is one he has to take. John is keen to run him. We have given this horse a bit more time than Shantaram but he is not as big a model.”
Newmarket’s July festival is the highlight of the day, but there is a wealth of Flat action, with meetings from Bath, Doncaster, Epsom, Leopardstown and Nottingham.
Today’s key pointer
1. In the last three seasons William Buick is 9/25 (36 per cent) when riding two-year-olds on Newmarket’s July Course for a profit of £37.83 to £1 level-stakes. He rides Exceedingly for John Gosden at 3.50.
Pointer appears from Raceform Interactive
Going
Bath: firm
Doncaster: good
Epsom: good, good to firm in places
Leopardstown: good to yielding
Newmarket: good to firm
Nottingham: good, good to firm in places
Arab Spring (left): an easy winner of the Duke of Edinburgh at Royal Ascot
PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)
Stoute seeking tenth win in Princess of Wales’s
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The Princess of Wales’s Stakes is the big race on day one and Stoute’s challenge for what would be a sixth victory in ten runnings of the Group 2 race is headed by one of his most progressive middle-distance colts in Arab Spring, the 13-8 favourite, and supported by a runner very much at ease in the grade in 3-1 second favourite Hillstar. It is 10-1 bar the two.
Both have strong connections with the prize, Arab Spring being bred and owned by Ballymacoll Stud who won this two years ago with future Melbourne Cup winner Fiorente. Despite inevitable interest from Australia in Duke of Edinburgh Handicap winner Arab Spring, Ballymacoll insist the horse is “not for sale”.
“It will be his first start in a Group race but we are hoping he is good enough. He has shown enough,” said Peter Reynolds, manager of Ballymacoll Stud.
Hillstar, who ran on late to finish seven lengths behind stablemate Telescope in second place in the Hardwicke Stakes, is the half-brother to 2011 winner Crystal Capella, but Ryan Moore has picked Arab Spring.
Clerk of the course Michael Prosser said weather forecasts had been something of “a moveable feast”, though the track missed the showers on Tuesday and conditions were mostly dry and breezy on Wednesday.
He said: “There’s due to be light rain overnight, into Thursday morning, then brightening up in the afternoon, but that isn’t a given because different forecasts are giving different scenarios. Some give rainfall potentially into the afternoon.
“The going is good to firm and given the uncertainty of the forecast we’ve decided not to irrigate the home straight. We’ve merely irrigated the bend swinging into the straight to ensure it isn’t greasy.”
Newmarket (July)THU 10 JUL 2014
GOING: GOOD TO FIRM (GoingStick Overall 8.3; Stands’ side 8.3; Centre 8.3; Far Side 8.1) (Stands’ side course). (Rain)
STALLS: Stands’ side course: 1m 2f, 1m 4f & 1m 5f – Centre; Remainder – Far side
1:40 |
BAHRAIN TROPHY (GROUP 3) (CLASS 1) (3yo) Winner £45,368 8 runners 1m5f Good To FirmCH4 Race Conditions: £80,000 guaranteed For 3yo Weights colts and geldings 9st 1lb; fillies 8st 12lb Penalties in 2014, a winner of a Group 3 race 3lb; of a Group 1 or Group 2 race 5lb Entries 15 pay £ 800 Penalty value 1st£45,368.00 2nd £17,200.00 3rd £8,608.00 4th £4,288.00 5th £2,152.00 6th £1,080.00 |
Betting forecast: 11/4 Windshear, 3/1 Forever Now, 7/2 Hartnell, 6/1 Bunker, 10/1 Odeon, 10/1 Vent De Force, 16/1 Honor Bound, 16/1 The Corsican.
2:10 |
PORTLAND PLACE PROPERTIES JULY STAKES (GROUP 2) (COLTS & GELDINGS) (CLASS 1) (2yo) Winner £45,368 12 runners 6f Good To Firm CH4 Race Conditions: £80,000 guaranteed For 2yo colts and geldings Weights 9st Penalties a winner of a Group 1 or Group 2 race 3lb Entries 21 pay £ 800 Penalty value 1st £45,368.00 2nd £17,200.00 3rd £8,608.00 4th£4,288.00 5th £2,152.00 6th £1,080.00 |
Betting forecast: 11/4 Ivawood, 5/1 The Great War, 6/1 Belardo, 6/1 Jungle Cat, 8/1 Mubtaghaa, 10/1 Mind Of Madness, 12/1Angelic Lord, 12/1 Muhaarar, 16/1 Dougal, 16/1 George Bowen, 16/1 Ustinov, 66/1 Lightning Stride.
2:40 |
PRINCESS OF WALES´S BOYLESPORTS.COM STAKES (GROUP 2) (CLASS 1) (3yo+) Winner £56,710 8 runners 1m4f Good To Firm CH4 Race Conditions: £100,000 guaranteed For 3yo+ Weights 3yo colts and geldings 8st 3lb; fillies 8st; 4yo+ colts and geldings 9st 2lb; fillies 8st 13lb Penalties after October 31st, 2013, a winner of a Group 2 race 3lb; of a Group 1 race 5lb Entries 26 pay £ 1000 Confirmed 12 Penalty value 1st £56,710.00 2nd £21,500.00 3rd £10,760.004th £5,360.00 5th £2,690.00 6th £1,350.00 |
Betting forecast: 6/4 Arab Spring, 11/4 Hillstar, 8/1 Cavalryman, 8/1 Dandino, 9/1 Pether´s Moon, 14/1 Excellent Result, 14/1Gatewood.
3:15 |
BOYLESPORTS.COM DOWNLOAD OUR APP HANDICAP (BOBIS RACE) (CLASS 2) (3yo 0-105) Winner £43,575 11 runners 1m2f Good To Firm CH4 Race Conditions: £70,000 guaranteed For 3yo Rated 0-105 Weights highest weight not less than 9st 7lbMinimum weight 8-0 Penalties after June 28th, each race won 6lb What About Carlo’s Handicap Mark 101Entries 19 pay £ 350 Penalty value 1st £43,575.00 2nd £13,048.00 3rd £6,524.00 4th £3,262.00 5th£1,631.00 6th £819.00 |
Betting forecast: 3/1 Mount Logan, 9/2 Mange All, 6/1 Insaany, 7/1 What About Carlo, 8/1 Madeed, 9/1 Torchlighter, 12/1Our Gabrial, 14/1 Stormardal, 14/1 Ventura Quest, 20/1 Free Code.
3:50 |
PETER SILVESTER MEMORIAL EBF STALLIONS MAIDEN FILLIES´ STAKES (BOBIS RACE)(CLASS 4) (2yo) Winner £6,469 17 runners 6f Good To Firm RUK Race Conditions: £10,000 guaranteed For 2yo fillies which are E.B.F. eligible Weights 9st Entries 28 pay £ 50Penalty value 1st £6,469.00 2nd £1,925.00 3rd £962.00 4th £481.00 |
Betting forecast: 7/4 Osaila, 7/1 Exceedingly, 7/1 Sulaalaat, 8/1 Dubai Breeze, 9/1 War Alert, 12/1 East Coast Lady, 12/1Lacing, 12/1 Taaqah, 14/1 Gipsy Doll, 16/1 Lady Of Dubai, 16/1 Taqneyya, 16/1 Umniyah, 20/1 La Favorita, 40/1 Jillanar, 66/1Anastazia, 100/1 Bombay Mix, 100/1 What A Party.
4:25 |
HASTINGS DIRECT SIR HENRY CECIL STAKES (LISTED RACE) (CLASS 1) (3yo) Winner £22,684 9 runners 1m Good To Firm RUK Race Conditions: £40,000 guaranteed For 3yo which have not won a Group 1 or Group 2 Pattern race since 2yoWeights colts and geldings 9st 3lb; fillies 8st 12lb Penalties in 2014, a winner of a Listed race 3lb; of a Group 3 race 5lb Entries 19 pay £ 200 Penalty value 1st £22,684.00 2nd £8,600.00 3rd £4,304.00 4th £2,144.00 5th£1,076.00 6th £540.00 |
Betting forecast: 9/4 Pretzel, 7/2 Table Rock, 9/2 Zarwaan, 5/1 Windfast, 10/1 Parbold, 12/1 Coulsty, 14/1 Anjaal, 14/1 God Willing, 25/1 Sir Jack Layden.
5:30 |
FRONTLINE BATHROOMS HANDICAP (CLASS 3) (3yo+ 0-90) Winner £9,703 15 runners 5f Good To Firm RUK Race Conditions: £15,000 guaranteed For 3yo+ Rated 71-90 (also open to such horses rated 70 and below)Weights highest weight: 4yo+ 9st 12lb; 3yo 9st 7lb Minimum weight 8-7, 3-y-o 8-2 Penalties after June 28th, each race won 6lb Oh So Sassy’s Handicap Mark 90 Entries 29 pay £ 75 Penalty value 1st £9,703.00 2nd£2,887.00 3rd £1,443.00 4th £721.00 |
Long Handicap: Harrogate Fair 8-6, Come On Dave 8-5
Betting forecast: 11/2 Oh So Sassy, 6/1 Doctor Parkes, 7/1 National Service, 7/1 Pearl Blue, 8/1 Commanche, 8/1 Harrogate Fair, 10/1 Arctic Feeling, 10/1 Lupo D´oro, 12/1 Go Far, 12/1 Go Nani Go, 14/1 Arctic Lynx, 16/1 Come On Dave, 16/1 Stone Of Folca, 20/1 Megaleka, 33/1 Saffire Song.
fonte: RacingPost