14:55 Newmarket

Saturday 4 May 2024

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William Hill Palace House Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 14:58 | Winning time: 58.88s

(7)

Kerdos²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox| OR: 106| D

13/2

Smart colt who added to his tally in listed Beverley Bullet (5f) in September and similar form when eighth in Group 1 Prix de L'Abbaye at Longchamp on final start in October. Disappointing reappearance in handicap company on ground that shouldn't have been an issue but he can bounce back.

Form: 26518-8

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(6)

Mitbaahy¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 9-9| J: J P Spencer| T: C Hills| OR: 109| D

3/1

Big improver in 2022 and signed off light campaign last season with a career-best display to land a 6-runner listed race at Chester (6f, heavy) on what was his final run for Roger Varian. Fared best of those ridden off the pace when fourth in the Abernant Stakes here 16 days ago. Player.

Form: 8/5881-4

(3)

Significantly^p¹⁷

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Ryan Sexton| T: Miss J A Camacho| OR: 100| D

16/1

Extremely likeable sprinter who won the Ayr Gold Cup last season in between two more big efforts in valuable handicaps. Almost certainly needed the run on reappearance in a 6f course handicap 16 days ago and will step up on that, but no easy task on these terms.

Form: 26212-8

(5)

Tees Spirit¹⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: Mia Nicholls| T: Adrian Nicholls| OR: 99| CD

14/1

Five-time winner in 2022. Didn't fire for the bulk of last season but enhanced excellent record fresh when making all in a C&D handicap 18 days ago. Well ridden on that occasion and this asks a different question but he's clearly fit and in form.

Form: 90209-1

(8)

Twilight Calls²⁵³

Age: 6| Weight: 9-9| J: R L Moore| T: H Candy| OR: 106| CD

10/3

Smart gelding who bounced back to form when 3¼ lengths fourth of 17 to Bradsell in King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot last summer. Effort flattened out in the Nunthorpe when last seen but his record fresh is a good one on the whole (though did fail to fire in this a year ago).

Form: 22/9940-

(2)

Vadream^p¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes| OR: 105| CD

14/1

Smart mare who produced a career best on first crack at 5f when winning this race a year ago. Looked rusty on reappearance at Bath a fortnight ago and will very likely run closer to form this time.

Form: 00757-3

(9)

Seven Questions^p1⁸⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Shepherd| T: George Scott| OR: 100| D

33/1

Rattled off a hat-trick last summer but come up short in pattern company since and his merit is established as a notch below this. Cheekpieces on for the first time.

Form: 233-377

(1)

Beautiful Diamond²²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 101| D

5/2

Winning debut at Nottingham in June and cranked her form up a notch when landing a 5-runner listed event at Ayr in September. Has the size to improve further as a 3-y-o so she demands respect for her in-form yard.

Form: 1351-

Non-Runners

(4)

Equality¹³

Weight: 9-9| Age: 6

T: C Hills J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Beautiful Diamond (5/2), Mitbaahy (3/1), Twilight Calls (10/3), Equality (9/2), Kerdos (13/2), Vadream (14/1), Tees Spirit (14/1), Significantly (16/1), Seven Questions (33/1)

MITBAAHY made a really encouraging start for Charles Hills when fourth in the Abernant Stakes here a fortnight ago, and with stablemate Equality no longer a runner, he looks the way to go. Twilight Calls has surprisingly failed to make a breakthrough in pattern company but his record fresh is encouraging, with 3-y-o Beautiful Diamond a fascinating runner.