16:45 Newmarket

Saturday 28 September 2024

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

Stradivarius First Foals 2024 Handicap

Off time: 16:46 | Winning time: 1m 25.28s

(9)

Telemark^t¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 98| D

11/1

Improved for fitting of a tongue tie when successful at Thirsk (7f) in June and bounced back to his best when winning 9-runner handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to soft, 12/1) 13 days ago. Displayed a likeable attitude there and he's respected from a 4 lb higher mark.

Form: 810081

(12)

Spangled Mac^t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-8| J: Fred Daly⁽⁷⁾| T: G Boughey| OR: 94| D

14/1

Been in mixed form this season but ran creditably enough when fourth of 9 in handicap at Doncaster (6.5f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Looks on a more than workable mark but high draw is a concern.

Form: 674704

(1)

Darkness^v¹⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 91| D

6/1

Scored at Newmarket (7f) in June and bounced back to his best when doubling his tally for the year in a 9-runner handicap (7/1) at Sandown (7f, soft) 15 days ago. Did well to overcome a pace bias there and merits consideration from only 2 lb higher mark.

Form: 154401

(2)

Street Kid^p⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-3| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: K P De Foy| OR: 89| D

33/1

Has his own way of doing things but is a largely reliable sort and bounced back to form when third of 8 in handicap at Haydock (7.2f, good to firm) 49 days ago. Now below last winning mark and he can give a good account without posing serious threat to principals.

Form: 6-12003

(3)

Mission To Moon²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R Varian| OR: 92| D

3/1

Returned with 7f Goodwood win on soft and showed he's effective on a firmer surface when an excellent fourth of 29 in the Britannia at the Royal Ascot. Good fourth there last time despite making effort away from winner and he has to be shortlisted.

Form: 0-12444

(13)

Noodle Mission³⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: Rob Hornby| T: E Smyth-Osbourne| OR: 89| CD

11/1

Has been a real success story for current yard, better than ever when notching a fourth win of the year in 14-runner event at Southwell (7.1f) last month, edging ahead 2f out and asserting late on. Draw makes life tougher here but he's clearly on the upgrade.

Form: 121121

(11)

Granger Bay²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Billy Loughnane| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 92| D

3/1

Much improved to get off the mark on his second handicap start in a 7-runner event at Ascot (7f, good to soft) 22 days ago, tanking along before drawing clear to score by 6 lengths. 15 lb is clearly hefty but he's yet to reach his ceiling.

Form: 2-8321

(6)

Run Boy Run^p⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: George Wood| T: R Spencer| OR: 86| D

8/1

Dual winner at the July Course here this summer (including beating Granger Bay on second occasion) but found his run of good form coming to a halt meeting softer conditions at Newbury last time. Frame claims if able to bounce back.

Form: 021136

(7)

Spanish Blaze¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: T E Whelan| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 86| D

13/2

Consistent sort again emerged with plenty of credit when beaten 1½ lengths into a fast-finishing fourth by Telemark a 9-runner handicap at Doncaster (7f, good to soft) 13 days ago. Respected again.

Form: 123554

Non-Runners

(8)

Mcmanaman²⁸

Weight: 9-6| Age: 6

T: Ian Williams J: Non Runner

(5)

Fifty Nifty⁴⁹

Weight: 9-4| Age: 3

T: Tom Clover J: Rossa Ryan

(4)

Accidental Agent²⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 10

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Non Runner

(10)

Yorkshire²²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 4

T: E Bethell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Mission To Moon (3/1), Granger Bay (3/1), Fifty Nifty (9/2), Darkness (6/1), Spanish Blaze (13/2), Run Boy Run (8/1), Yorkshire (8/1), Noodle Mission (11/1), Telemark (11/1), Spangled Mac (14/1), Street Kid (33/1), Mcmanaman (33/1), Accidental Agent (33/1)

A hot handicap, though the value may lie with MISSION TO MOON, who has shaped as if up to winning a race of this nature several times this season and caught the eye from a poor position at Ascot last time. Darkness and unexposed 3-y-o Fifty Nifty are also high on the shortlist.