13:50 Newmarket

Saturday 28 September 2024

All13:1513:5014:2515:0015:4016:1516:45

Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 13:51 | Winning time: 1m 38.38s

(6)

Angelo Buonarroti³⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: D Egan| T: R M Beckett

3/1

€1,000,000 breeze-up purchase. Promising debut ninth in Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot for Raphael Freire before cosily landing 17-runner maiden at York (7f, good to firm) 36 days ago. Capable of better, especially upped to 1m, so possibilities.

Form: 91

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(1)

Hawksbill²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: H Palmer| OR: 94| D

25/1

Got off the mark in 1m Haydock novice in August. Advanced his form when 3¾ lengths fourth of 8 to Luther in listed race there (8.2f, good) 21 days ago but this demands another clear personal best.

Form: 4214

(5)

Law Of Design²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: B J Meehan

18/1

Sottsass gelding who built on debut promise when impressively bagging 4-runner novice at Ascot (7f, good to soft) 21 days ago. Should have more to offer stepped up to 1m so no forlorn hope.

Form: 31

(7)

Luther²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: C Fellowes| OR: 104| D

4/1

Improving Frankel colt who went 2-3 with ready success in 8-runner listed race at Haydock (8.2f, good) 21 days ago by 2 lengths. Likely more to come yet and is not taken lightly.

Form: 121

(4)

Puppet Master⁵⁶

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

3/1

Camelot colt who confirmed debut promise with a facile victory in 6-runner maiden at Galway (8.3f, soft) 56 days ago. In top hands so he can't be ruled out despite the big step up in grade.

Form: 21

(3)

Royal Playwright²⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 103

7/1

Looked a good prospect when making a winning start at Salisbury (7f) in July and backed it up with an excellent third of 7 in Solario Stakes at Sandown. One to consider with this step up to 1m a likely big plus.

Form: 13

(2)

Wimbledon Hawkeye³⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: James Owen| OR: 109

4/1

Kameko colt has improved a chunk with each of his three starts, landing 7f Kempton novice on his debut and coming in a fine second of 11 to The Lion In Winter in Acomb Stakes at York (7f) last time. The one to beat with this step up in trip also a positive.

Form: 132

Forecasts

Angelo Buonarroti (3/1), Puppet Master (3/1), Wimbledon Hawkeye (4/1), Luther (4/1), Royal Playwright (7/1), Law Of Design (18/1), Hawksbill (25/1)

WIMBLEDON HAWKEYE found only The Lion In Winter too strong when a fine second in York's Acomb Stakes last time out and with this longer trip also likely to suit then James Owen's Kameko colt looks the way to go. Charlie Fellowes' upwardly-mobile son of Frankel Luther could emerge as the main danger, with Royal Playwright, Angelo Buonarroti and Puppet Master all capable of better and worthy of consideration too in a fascinating Royal Lodge.