I must first offer my apologies for not being able to make it to Newmarket tomorrow myself. Unfortunately i am otherwise engaged. It does look a cracking card and i am sure that a fantastic day will be had by all. Now i will do my level best to point you in the direction of a few winners!
The first two Maiden races are best watched unless you 'know' something and i don't. Any strong market support should be noted because the stables will have a far better idea of where they stand than everybody else.
The 2.05 sees a strong field assemble for the Ben Marshall Stakes. I have a strong fancy for Ecliptic in this. He is a progressive 3yo and his only start this year was earlier this month in victory at Salisbury. The step up to a mile should not be a concern and he looks a horse of huge potential. The 6/4 with Coral should be taken because i think he's going to be an Evens or shorter shot on the day.
Next up is the Zetland Conditions Stakes over 1m2f. Rougemont and Repeater were separated by just a head over this trip at Leicester. But it can easily be argued that Repeater was unlucky in defeat. Mojave, from the in form Al Zarooni stable is another interesting contender after showing bug improvement when winning comfortably last time over a mile. He looks to have more scope for improvement than the other two mentioned and is fancied to take this to make it a double on the card for Dettori and Al Zarooni.
The 3.55 Montrose Fillies Stakes is one that will be watched with eagle eyes by many. In recent years it has thrown up top quality fillies such as Midday (4th), Ouija Board (3rd) and Blue Bunting, who won the race last year. Godolphin have another likely type in Tactfully who won in good style first time up at Nottingham from a subsequent winner. Also unbeaten in one race is Oojooba from the stable of Roger Varian. She won well at Haydock. But the pick is the well regarded Diala, trained by William Haggas. She was second on her debut to Group 1 Fillie's Mile winner Lyric Of Light and then won readily over 7 furlongs here. The step up to a mile should not inconvenience her and she is taken to make her mark for next year's Classics.
The final Listed contest is the Jane Seymour Stakes over 10f. Prince Khalid Abdulla holds a strong hand in this with Jet Away, Dux Scholar and Slumber all in his ownership. The pick of them is Jet Away who ran away with a Conditions event at York earlier in the month. He is clearly progressing and this can be another step in the right direction for him.
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