2024-10-12 Newmarket 13:15
Newmarket

Space Blues Darley Stakes (Group 3)

Distance: 1m1f

Going: Good To Soft

Prize: £48,204

Runners: 8

Winning time: 1m 52.40s (slow by 3.20s)

Age: 3yo+

Class: Class 1

8 Lead Artist

J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden

Age:3 Weight:9st 4lbs

OR:112 SP:3/1

Dwelt start - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway over 2f out - soon led - ridden over 1f out - kept on well(op 11/4 tchd 5/2)

2 1½

3 Liberty Lane

J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:113 SP:5/4F

Raced in second - pressed leader going easily over 2f out - soon briefly led - edged right inside final furlong - no extra inside final 110yds(op 6/4)

3 2¼ 3¾

4 Peace Man

J:Robert Havlin T:John & Thady Gosden

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:102 SP:20/1

Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway 3f out - outpaced over 1f out - soon carried right and disputing third - kept on(op 14/1)

4 ½ 4¼

2 Ancient Rome

J:Jamie Spencer T:Charles Hills

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:110 SP:9/1

Awkward start - took keen hold - towards rear - headway on near side of group over 3f out - edged right when disputing third 1f out - tried to bite rival final 110yds - soon no extra(op 15/2 tchd 7/1)

5 4¾ 9

7 The Foxes

J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding

Age:4 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:111 SP:10/1

In rear - outpaced from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 16/1)

6 4¼ 13¼

5 Savvy Victory

J:Rossa Ryan T:S Woods

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:105 SP:40/1

Slowly away - in rear - headway on far side of group over 3f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 33/1)

7 nk 13½

6 Spirit Dancer

J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey

Age:7 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:118 SP:20/1

Towards rear - brief headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)

8 4 17½

1 Al Mubhir

J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:110 SP:9/1

Led at steady pace - headed 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)

3 Highland Avenue

J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby

Age:6 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:109 SP: -

5 Maljoom

J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas

Age:5 Weight:9st 5lbs

OR:118 SP: -

11 Caviar Heights

J: T:K R Burke

Age:3 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:104 SP: -

12 Valvano

J: T:Ralph Beckett

Age:3 Weight:9st 1lbs

OR:97 SP: -

Skellet

J:NON-RUNNER T:Ralph Beckett

Age:3 Weight:8st 12lbs

OR:105 SP: -

Betting breakdown

Tote win: £4

Tote place: £1.30 £1.20 £3

Exacta: £6.50

Trifecta: £58.40

Tricast: £52.17

CSF: £6.53