13:50 Newbury

Saturday 19 May 2018

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Shalaa Carnarvon Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 13:53 | Winning time: 1m 10.27s

(7)

Breathless Times⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: K Shoemark| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 96| D

7/1

Improved from a promising debut to win twice at Wolverhampton. Only beaten 1L in to fouth on AW Championships Finals Day having missed the break. Every chance there's more to come.

Form: 2-114

(4)

Cardsharp¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 108| D

8/1

Group 2 winner at Newmarket over this trip last year but has disappointed on his two starts this campaign. Should appreciate the drop in class and needs to prove he's trained on as a three-year-old.

Form: 3335-90

(8)

Eqtidaar¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 107| D

10/3

Winner of a Nottingham maiden on debut and returned with a fine effort when only beaten 1L by a useful sort at Ascot earlier this month in a Group 3. A reproduction of that effort should see him go close here and improvement entirely possible.

Form: 14-2

(6)

Juliet Capulet¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 106

15/2

Both her wins last year came over 7f, most recently in a Group 2 at Newmarket. Couldn't land a blow in the Breeders' Cup when last seen but respected on return for connections in fine form.

Form: 431210-

(9)

Murillo^t¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 108

9/4

A winner of a Tipperary maiden in May and placed twice in Group 2 company thereafter. Couldn't land a blow in the 2,000 Guineas but probably only there to ensure a strong gallop and worthy of plenty of respect down in class here.

Form: 6133-9

(1)

Never Back Down^b1⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: H Palmer| OR: 98| D

25/1

Last of 10 in a valuable race at Lingfield when last seen, very keen early and hanging badly right and finishing tailed off. Risky proposition at present. Wears first-time blinkers.

Form: 21651-0

(5)

Shabaaby²¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 109| BF| D

8/1

Won twice last year, the latter effort an impressive 7L victory at Doncaster but failed to back that effort up when an unplaced even money favourite at York in October. Crowley prefers Eqtidaar and others preferred on return.

Form: 3114-

(3)

Stone Of Destiny⁶⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| D

20/1

Has won two of his three starts, most recently a three-runner affair at Chelmsford at prohibitive odds. Starts out for a new yard here making his turf debut and others bring stronger form-lines to the table.

Form: 121

(2)

All Out²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-9| J: Tom Marquand| T: R Hannon| OR: 94| D

22/1

Won her first two starts but found out to some extent at pattern level subsequently and this looks like a strong race for the grade.

Form: 113-5

Forecasts

Murillo (9/4), Eqtidaar (10/3), Breathless Times (7/1), Juliet Capulet (15/2), Shabaaby (8/1), Cardsharp (8/1), Stone Of Destiny (20/1), All Out (22/1), Never Back Down (25/1)

MURILLO was a smart sprinter last year, placing twice in Group 2 company and there's every chance he can make his presence felt in this company after he was deployed as a pacemaker in the 2,000 Guineas. Eqtidaar gets the vote of Jim Crowly over stablemate Shabaaby and that could prove significant while Juliet Capulet could be a force to be reckoned with if she picks up where she left off last season.