15:15 Newbury

Saturday 23 September 2023

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 1m 17.29s

1^st

(2)

Array

29-3

7/4f

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Prominent, ridden to lead over 1f out, hard pressed inside final furlong, ran on well, always holding on op 85/40

2^nd

(3)

Mister Sketch

29-3

5/2

T: Eve Johnson HoughtonJ: Charles Bishop

In rear, headway going well on outside over 1f out, ridden to press leader final 100 yards, could not go by, kept on tchd 3/1

3^rd

(8)

Seven Questions

29-3

7/1

T: George ScottJ: Callum Shepherd

Mid-division on inside, ridden tracking leaders over 1f out, bumped inside final furlong and outpaced, ran on well in 3rd

4^th

nse

(5)

Turf Phoenix

29-3

14/1

T: A M BaldingJ: James Doyle

Held up, ridden off pace 2f out, stayed on strongly final 100 yards, never on terms tchd 11/1 and tchd 16/1

5^th

(6)

Haatem

29-6

5/1

T: R HannonJ: S M Levey

Led near side, ridden and challenged 2f out, soon headed, no extra final 100 yards tchd 9/2

6^th

(1)

Matters Most

29-3

8/1

T: R M BeckettJ: H Crouch

Mid-division on outside, pushed along and weakened 2f out

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Non-Runners

(7)

Roman Emperor¹⁰⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: J Ryan J: K Stott

(4)

Red Zone Hero⁸

Weight: 9-3| Age: 2

T: M L W Bell J: Tom Marquand

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.75Pl:£1.60, £1.70EX:£6.90Trifecta:£23.70Tricast:£21.74SF:£6.28Swingers:£1.70, £3.00, £2.40

Forecasts

Array (7/4), Mister Sketch (5/2), Haatem (5/1), Seven Questions (7/1), Red Zone Hero (15/2), Matters Most (8/1), Turf Phoenix (14/1), Roman Emperor (33/1)

Not the strongest of renewals but MISTER SKETCH looked potentially smart when a wide-margin winner at Salisbury so could be the way to go. There wasn't much between Seven Questions and Array when placed in the Sirenia Stakes at Kempton 2 weeks ago and they head the dangers.

MISTER SKETCH
SEVEN QUESTIONS (IRE)
ARRAY (IRE)

Previous Winners

2022

Sakheer

Weight: 9-3 |Age: 2

J: David Egan | T: R Varian

4/5

Prize Money

1st: £58,014.002nd: £21,994.003rd: £11,007.004th: £5,483.005th: £2,751.006th: £1,381.00