14:35 Newbury

Saturday 12 April 2025

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Watership Down Stud Too Darn Hot Greenham Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 14:37 | Winning time: 1m 24.42s

(1)

Al Qudra⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| OR: 110| D

11/4

Listed winner last year and has shown he's trained on in 2 outings in the Middle East this year, winning a local Group 2 in Qatar latterly. Thereabouts on form but others bring much less-exposed profiles.

Form: 5128-21

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(2)

Aurora Majesty²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 87| D

9/1

Ready winner of 7f events on AW at Newcastle and Wolverhampton last month. Tackles a much higher level on turf debut but there's surely more to come.

Form: 11

(5)

Chancellor²³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 101| D

5/1

Beaten at short odds in a 7f Ascot listed event last July but an impressive winner of maiden/novice events at Doncaster either side, defying a penalty with ease over 7f last time. Definitely more to come from him this year.

Form: 131-

(7)

Diablo Rojo^t¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Egan| T: Raphael Freire| OR: 90

16/1

Made it 2-3 when shading a tight finish in a 6f Lingfield novice on reappearance 19 days ago. That was a useful performance and he looks capable of even better now returning to 7f. The first-time tongue tie worn at Lingfield is retained.

Form: 16-1

(9)

Jonquil²¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 92| BF| D

8/1

Debut winner for Sir Michael Stoute last August. Only 9¾ lengths sixth of 7 in listed race at Doncaster (7f, good) a fortnight later but remains a colt with lots of potential for his new stable.

Form: 16-

(3)

Noble Champion^t¹⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker| D

14/1

Strong in the betting on both starts, leaving his debut run behind with a tongue tie added (retained) when scoring easily on Lingfield's AW (7f) in November. Definitely more to come.

Form: 51-

(10)

Rashabar¹⁸⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: B J Meehan| OR: 113

6/1

66/1 winner of the Coventry at Royal Ascot last June but showed that was no fluke when showing even better form to finish second in 6f/7f Group 1s in France later in the season. Sets a good standard for the rest to aim at.

Form: 32122-

(4)

Rogue Allegiance¹²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara

14/1

Strong in the betting (6/5) and easily made a winning debut over 6f on Newcastle's AW in December. Pitched in at the deep end on return but the stable did win this race last year.

Form: 1-

(6)

Saracen¹⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C Soumillon| T: J P O'Brien

13/2

€500,000 Siyouni colt who looked a smart prospect when making a winning debut at the Curragh (6f, soft) last autumn. A very interesting contender with Christophe Soumillon taking the ride.

Form: 1-

(8)

Yah Mo Be There²⁶⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J P Spencer| T: R Spencer| OR: 99| C

25/1

Well behind Rashabar in the Coventry but bounced back to win a 6f course listed event (good to firm) under Jamie Spencer in July. Off since and this looks a big ask on return.

Form: 201-

Forecasts

Al Qudra (11/4), Chancellor (5/1), Rashabar (6/1), Saracen (13/2), Jonquil (8/1), Aurora Majesty (9/1), Noble Champion (14/1), Rogue Allegiance (14/1), Diablo Rojo (16/1), Yah Mo Be There (25/1)

An interesting Greenham. RASHABAR brings Group 1 form and gets the vote but there are some colts of real potential up against him and it wouldn't be any surprise were the likes of Chancellor and/or Jonquil to improve past him. Last autumn's easy Curragh maiden winner Saracen is another intriguing contender with Christophe Soumillon over to ride.