13:05 Newmarket

Saturday 17 May 2025

All13:0513:4014:1514:5015:2516:0016:35

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Off time: 13:05 | Winning time: 1m 24.30s

1^st

(3)

Dark Tornado

49-8

16/1

T: D P QuinnJ: J F Egan

Raced near side, prominent, led 2f out, soon ridden, stayed on well op 12/1

2^nd

1 ¼

(5)

Sterling Knight

69-6

4/1

T: E A L DunlopJ: Billy Loughnane

Raced near side, held up in touch, asked for effort over 1f out, went 2nd towards finish, no match for winner op 5/1 tchd 7/2

3^rd

(1)

Harvard Sound

49-2

13/2

T: Tom CloverJ: N Callan

Tracked leader far side, ridden over 2f out, kept on one pace op 9/2

4^th

1 ¼

(8)

Leadman

59-1

11/2

T: D O'MearaJ: R Kingscote

Tracked leaders near side, driven over 1f out, hung right and faded inside final furlong op 9/2

5^th

1 ½

(4)

Waleefy

49-5

7/2f

T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon

Led near side group, briefly led overall over 2f out, soon driven and headed, weakened inside final furlong tchd 10/3 and tchd 4/1

6^th

(6)

Madame De Sevigne

49-1

4/1

T: R EdderyJ: D Egan

Raced near side in last, pushed along over 2f out, never involved op 13/2

7^th

(7)

Persuasion

89-9

14/1

T: T D BarronJ: Luke Catton (5)

Took keen hold and raced near side in rear, drifted right and ridden over 2f out, no telling impression tchd 16/1

8^th

(2)

Vicario

49-5

8/1

T: E WalkerJ: Rob Hornby

Led overall far side, driven and headed over 2f out, soon weakened op 9/1 tchd 8/1

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Non-Runners

(9)

Physique¹⁵

Weight: 9-4| Age: 5

T: Mrs P Sly J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£17.00Pl:£2.90, £1.50, £2.40EX:£87.60Trifecta:£730.30Tricast:£472.15SF:£79.04Swingers:£11.90, £13.00, £5.10

Forecasts

Waleefy (7/2), Sterling Knight (4/1), Madame De Sevigne (4/1), Physique (4/1), Leadman (11/2), Harvard Sound (13/2), Vicario (8/1), Persuasion (14/1), Dark Tornado (16/1)

WALEEFY presumably didn't relish the track on his reappearance at Goodwood and, given his otherwise progressive profile and back on a more conventional, galloping track, he could be the answer. Madame de Sevigne will be a big threat if on-song and Sterling Knight is worth a second look, too.

WALEEFY (IRE)
MADAME DE SEVIGNE (IRE)
STERLING KNIGHT

Previous Winners

2024

Change Sings

Weight: 9-7 |Age: 4

J: George Downing | T: Eve Johnson Houghton

10/3

Prize Money

1st: £15,462.002nd: £7,251.003rd: £3,627.004th: £1,812.005th: £906.006th: £453.00