15:25 Newmarket

Saturday 15 July 2023

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bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:29 | Winning time: 1m 26.03s

(2)

City Of Troy¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| D

4/6

Made plenty of appeal on pedigree and duly got off the mark at the first time of asking in maiden at the Curragh (7f, good) 14 days ago, staying on well. He should have plenty more to offer.

Form: 1

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(9)

Cuban Thunder²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: K Stott| T: D J S Ffrench Davis| OR: 87

50/1

Opened account in York maiden on penultimate start but couldn't land a blow in Coventry Stakes last time and looks up against it again here.

Form: 210

(4)

Great Truth¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| D

3/1

Made an impressive start to his career when taking 6-runner minor event at Leicester (7f, good) 16 days ago. Ought to have learnt plenty from that and must enter calculations.

Form: 1

(10)

Haatem²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 102

17/2

Bath maiden winner who took his form up a notch when fifth of 20 in Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot (6f, good) 25 days ago. Should appreciate the step up in trip and not taken lightly.

Form: 3135

(7)

Metallo¹⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Charles Bishop| T: J Channon| D

80/1

Caused a surprise when making virtually all in 9-runner maiden at Salisbury (7f, good to firm) 17 days ago. However, will need to improve significantly to take a hand here.

Form: 01

(3)

Oddyssey²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: N Callan| T: P Owens

33/1

Twice-raced maiden who belied his odds when third of 16 in Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot (7f, good to firm, 125/1) 21 days ago. Further improvement may be forthcoming and he can't be ruled out.

Form: 73

(1)

Quatre Bras⁴⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Marco Ghiani| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam

28/1

350,000 gns Sea The Stars colt who didn't go unbacked when third on debut at Yarmouth (7f) last month. Should improve but asked a much bigger question now.

Form: 3

(6)

Son³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| D

20/1

Built on encouraging debut effort when taking 10-runner maiden at Newbury (6.5f, firm, 6/5) 38 days ago, bit in hand. Open to further progress and could make presence felt.

Form: 31

(8)

Turf Phoenix²⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding| OR: 95

22/1

Doing all his best work at the finish when eighth of 20 in Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot (6f, good, 33/1) 25 days ago. Likely more to come, particularly over this longer trip.

Form: 418

Non-Runners

(5)

Iberian³⁰

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: C Hills J: Rossa Ryan

Forecasts

City Of Troy (4/6), Great Truth (3/1), Iberian (8/1), Haatem (17/2), Son (20/1), Turf Phoenix (22/1), Quatre Bras (28/1), Oddyssey (33/1), Cuban Thunder (50/1), Metallo (80/1)

CITY OF TROY looked an exciting prospect when scoring at the Curragh a fortnight ago and can take the step up to Group company in his stride. Great Truth impressed with the manner of his debut victory at Leicester and is feared most, whilst Haatem should relish this stiffer test of stamina and is also much respected.