14:00 Newbury

Saturday 18 April 2026

All13:2514:0014:3515:1015:4516:2016:55

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

Off time: 14:00 | Winning time: 1m 24.92s

(4)

Albert Einstein^h1²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 109| BF

9/4

Looked exciting when winning both starts last spring, latterly a 6f Group 3. Lost unbeaten record with a bit of a whimper in 7f Curragh listed on heavy-ground return 3 weeks ago but entitled to come on for the run. Connections talked about sprinting but give 7f another go with a hood added.

Form: 11-6

(8)

Alparslan¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 108| D

9/1

Made it 2-2 when dominating a valuable sales race at the Curragh (6f, good to soft) last September. Found the Group 1 Dewhurst at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) too hot to handle 4 weeks later but remains with the potential for better after only 3 starts.

Form: 116-

(2)

Aqpan²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C Demuro| T: R Varian| OR: 92| D

28/1

Raced over 7f on all-weather, producing 2 promising runner-up efforts at Kempton before pushed out to land short odds on Southwell return 3 weeks ago. Likely capable of better but this is a big jump in class.

Form: 22-1

(5)

Ardisia¹⁶⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: H Palmer| OR: 108

14/1

Gained a fifth win of a fantastic first season when bagging a valuable listed event at Redcar (6f, good to soft) in October. Ended his campaign with a respectable 5¾ lengths seventh of 14 to Gstaad in Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar (1m, firm) in November.

Form: 131127-

(7)

Gonna Fly¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| C

20/1

Looked a smart prospect when making a winning start to his career in a 1m course novice (heavy) last backend. Holds Group entries over 1¼m and 1½m but isn't currently in the 2000 Guineas.

Form: 1-

(3)

Needle Match¹⁷⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| CD

20/1

2/1, made a winning debut in 6.5f course maiden (heavy) last autumn. That bare form is a long way short of the required standard here but his yard isn't one to pitch them in deep for the sake of it.

Form: 1-

(1)

Title Role⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 106| D

11/4

Confirmed 6f course debut promise when landing short odds at Kempton (7f) in October. Has continued to progress in 3 outings at Meydan this year, landing a 1m turf listed race on latest start 7 weeks ago. Likely capable of even better.

Form: 21-311

(6)

Zavateri¹⁸⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 118| D

5/2

Won Group 2s at Newmarket July meeting and Glorious Goodwood before making it a perfect 4-4 in Group 1 National Stakes at the Curragh (7f, good to soft) in September. Lost unbeaten record when 3 lengths fourth in the Dewhurst but it was another smart effort and he's the standard setter on return.

Form: 11114-

Forecasts

Albert Einstein (9/4), Zavateri (5/2), Title Role (11/4), Alparslan (9/1), Ardisia (14/1), Needle Match (20/1), Gonna Fly (20/1), Aqpan (28/1)

ZAVATERI sets the bar pretty high on his juvenile form. It's interesting that the Ballydoyle team is prepared to give Albert Einstein another chance to show what he can do at 7f, this time with a hood fitted, after initially talking of a return to sprinting following his reversal at the Curragh but it could that the chief threat emerges from Title Role, who had Tuesday's Newmarket scorer Talk of New York behind in third when winning a listed race in Dubai last time.