17:25 Newmarket

Saturday 14 October 2017

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Darley Club Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 17:26 | Winning time: 1m 48.54s

(8)

Sovereign Debt¹⁵

Age: 8| Weight: 9-8| J: J P Sullivan| T: Mrs R Carr| OR: 114| D

22/1

Likeable veteran and winning for the 14th time when completing a hat-trick in a Group 3 contest over an extended 1m at Epsom (good) in June. Held since and carries a penalty today.

Form: 115344

(7)

First Sitting¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: G Mosse| T: C F Wall| OR: 114| D

14/1

Twice a winner already in 2017 including in a Group 3 event at Deauville (1m2f, good) in August. Well held at Chantilly on soft ground subsequently and interesting to see how he fares today.

Form: 0-71318

(11)

Robin Of Navan¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: James Doyle| T: H J L Dunlop| OR: 114| D

10/1

Put in a decent effort when fourth in a 1m Group 1 event at Deauville (soft) last month and ran a decent race when fifth at Chantilly subsequently. Better ground forecast here shouldn't inconvenience too much.

Form: 421845

(6)

Fidaawy²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Jim Crowley| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 98| BF

15/2

Handicap winner over 1m4f at York (good) in August and ran well in a similar race over 1m2f at Newbury (good) subsequently. Steps up in grade here but remains open to improvement.

Form: 5-10712

(2)

Spark Plug^p⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Tom Marquand| T: B J Meehan| OR: 110| CD

5/1

Followed up a Listed victory at Sandown (1m2f, good-to-firm) by finishing runner-up over the same trip at Windsor (good-to-firm) in Group 3 event last time. Interesting runner today.

Form: 1-32512

(3)

Intimation⁴²

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 104| BF

7/1

Listed winner 12 months ago and lightly raced this time around. Disappointing when only fifth at Sandown (1m, good) in a Group 3 last month and interesting to see how she fares today.

Form: 331-225

(4)

Muffri'Ha⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: W J Haggas| OR: 107| CD

4/1

Winning for the sixth time when taking a Listed contest at Newmarket (good-to-soft) over 1m at the end of last month. Fair effort when 4L seventh in a Group 1 last weekend and interesting to see how she fares today.

Form: 332417

(9)

Forest Ranger⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: T Hamilton| T: R A Fahey| OR: 110

7/1

Made the frame on each of his last three starts including over this trip at York (good) last time out. Remains open to improvement and interesting to see how he fares in this contest.

Form: 165232

(12)

Monarchs Glen¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 101| D

7/2

Registering his third victory when scoring in a Listed contest over 1m2f at Goodwood (soft) last time out. Drops slightly in trip and is an interesting runner returning to Group company for the first time since April.

Form: 1-14421

Non-Runners

(1)

Air Pilot⁷⁶

Weight: 9-6| Age: 8

T: R M Beckett J: P J Dobbs

(10)

Fabricate²¹

Weight: 9-6| Age: 5

T: M L W Bell J: A Kirby

(5)

Promising Run¹⁷

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: S bin Suroor J: P Cosgrave

Forecasts

Monarchs Glen (7/2), Muffri'Ha (4/1), Spark Plug (5/1), Intimation (7/1), Forest Ranger (7/1), Fidaawy (15/2), Robin Of Navan (10/1), First Sitting (14/1), Promising Run (14/1), Fabricate (14/1), Air Pilot (16/1), Sovereign Debt (22/1)

MUFFRI'HA can follow up a decent effort in Group 1 company last week by taking this competitive looking Group 3 contest. The selection finished seventh on that occasion but showed her liking for this track when winning over 1m a week earlier and she is taken to get the better of Monarchs Glen, one of two three-year-old's in this concluding event and a Listed winner last time out. The other member of the classic generation Forest Ranger, a close third in a similar race to this last time can fill the same position once more.