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18:15 Newmarket

Headland International Selling Stakes (Class 4)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £6,000 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 26.96s
  • Off Time: 18:16:54
  • 12 Ran
1(12)
Silk - White, Royal Blue epaulets, check sleeves and cap
66/1
  • Form 500
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 45

led, ridden and headed over 2f out, weakened final furlong

2(10)
Silk - RED, WHITE braces, sleeves and cap
  • Form 60
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

steadied start, held up in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, went 2nd just inside final furlong, no extra near finish

3(2)
Silk - Dark Green, Red epaulets, chevrons on sleeves
20/1
  • Form 9270
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 55

chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

4(1)
Silk - Light Blue and Orange stripes, Orange sleeves
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

broke well, steadied into mid-division after 2f, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, one pace inside final furlong

5(7)
Silk - Red and White stripes, Dark Green sleeves and cap
  • Form 080
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 50

tracked leader, ridden and every chance 2f out, weakened 1f out

6(6)
Silk - WHITE, DARK BLUE stars, DARK BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars
  • Form 6050
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13
  • Official Rating 59

prominent, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened

7(9)
Silk - Black, White hollow box, diabolo on sleeves
4/1
  • Form 40
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

tracked leaders, led over 1f out, ridden out

8(11)
Silk - Dark Blue, White disc, White sleeves, Dark Blue armlets, White cap
  • Form 86
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-13

soon outpaced and ridden along, headway over 1f out, kept on, never able to challenge

9(3)
Silk - Black and Pink check, Black sleeves, Pink armlets
  • Form 76
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8

keen, chased leaders, outpaced 3f out, hampered over 2f out, not recover

10(8)
Silk - WHITE, BLACK disc, striped sleeves
25/1
  • Form 084
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 46

soon pushed along in mid-division, ridden and kept on final furlong

11(5)
Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow cross belts, Yellow sleeves, Emerald Green armlets, Emerald Green cap, Yellow star
20/1
  • Form 093
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 48

held up, ridden over 2f out, held when short of room 1f out

12(4)
Silk - EMERALD GREEN and YELLOW (halved), YELLOW sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap
  • Form 663
  • Age 2
  • Weight 8-8
  • Official Rating 51

slowly into stride, soon chased leaders, ridden and switched left over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Victorian Cape gets the narrow vote in this seller, with Grimes Hope and What's For Tea the others to consider. The selection ran well for a long way at Yarmouth last time before fading into mid-division behind Rosy Alexander. That was a slight improvement on his debut and with Ryan Moore taking over from Chris Catlin in the plate and this ease in grade he can run a big race here. Grimes Hope ran very green on his debut at Salisbury but he is sure to come on plenty for the experience and he should be capable of much better today in this company. What's For Tea ran well in this grade last time when third behind Rio Taffeta, although that form has since been let down. Tuanku showed plenty of promise on his debut, but he was very disappointing at Newcastle last time. He may be worth another chance, but we will stick with Victorian Cape who looks to have been found a good opportunity to get his head in front.

Formwatch

Amwell House 66-1 (9-0) Slowly away, in touch, ridden halfway, soon weakened, last of 10, 24l behind Sporting Art (9-3) at Ascot 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.

Bridge of Fermoy (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Always towards rear, last of 17, 25l behind Francesca d'Gorgio (8-12) at Newmarket 6f 2yo mdn auc (4) gf in Jul.

Distant Noble 66-1 (8-0) Raced wide, held up in mid-division, chased leaders 3f out, soon ridden and weakened over 2f out, 12th of 14, 19l behind Fortuity (8-13) at Kempton 7f 2yo hcp (5) pol in Jul.

Grimes Hope (IRE) 33-1 (9-3) Tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, 12th of 14, 15l behind Fast Company (9-3) at Salisbury 7f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Jul.

Mairead's Boy (IRE) 80-1 (8-12) Soon ridden in mid-division, weakened over 2f out, 13th of 15, 11l behind Baronovici (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.

Tenth Night (IRE) 18-1 (8-12) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 2f out, beaten when eased final furlong, 10th of 14, 8l behind Willyn (8-9) at Thirsk 7f 2yo clm (5) gf.

Tuanku (IRE) 10-3 (8-12) Raced stands side, towards rear, never dangerous, 10th of 15, 28l behind Jim Martin (8-12) at Newcastle 7f 2yo mdn auc (4) gd in Jul.

Victorian Cape (IRE) 5-1 (9-1) With leader, effort over 2f out, soon ridden and every chance, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 12, 9l behind Rosy Alexander (8-7) at Yarmouth 7f 2yo mdn auc (6) gf in Jul.

Ambrose Princess (IRE) 33-1 (8-12) Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, soon one pace, 6th of 15, 6l behind Baronovici (9-3) at Windsor 6f 2yo mdn (4) gd in Jul.

Friction 12-1 (8-2) Behind, outpaced over 3f out, never on terms, 4th of 7, 6l behind Pequeno Dinero (7-11) at Beverley 7f 2yo clm (5) hvy in Jul.

Little Bones 20-1 (8-6) Bumped start, behind, headway over 1f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 9l behind Rough Rock (8-11) at Yarmouth 6f 2yo sll (6) gf in Jul.

What's For Tea 11-2 (8-7) Mid-division, ridden along halfway, driven and stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Rio Taffeta (9-3) at Catterick 7f 2yo sll (6) gs in Jul.