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14:45 Newmarket

Saturday 21 July 2018

All14:1514:4515:2516:0016:3517:1017:40

Smarkets Betting Exchange Aphrodite Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed)

Off time: 14:49 | Winning time: 2m 33.85s

1^st

(3)

Worth Waiting

38-5

4/1

T: D R LaniganJ: F Norton

In touch, ridden 2f out, headway when not clear run and switched right approaching final furlong, quickened to lead inside final furlong, ran on op 6/1

2^nd

1 ¾

(7)

Highgarden

38-5

5/1

T: J & T GosdenJ: K T O'Neill

Tracked leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on one pace tchd 9/2

3^rd

(2)

Dramatic Queen

38-5

10/1

T: W J HaggasJ: Liam Jones

Taken to post early, led, ridden and headed over 1f out, driven and stayed on towards finish op 8/1 tchd 15/2 and tchd 12/1

4^th

(4)

Alwaysandforever

49-2

7/2f

T: L M CumaniJ: P Cosgrave

Slowly away pushed along and soon tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, soon edged left, ridden and every chance from over 1f out, unable to quicken inside final furlong op 10/3 tchd 3/1

5^th

(1)

Queen Of Connaught

38-5

11/2

T: M L W BellJ: Hayley Turner

Keen in rear, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, no impression final furlong op 6/1

6^th

1 ¼

(5)

Melodic Motion

49-2

13/2

T: R M BeckettJ: Oisin Murphy

Keen held up, ridden and headway when not clear run and hampered approaching final furlong, not recover op 5/1

7^th

(6)

Ejtyah

38-5

6/1

T: D M SimcockJ: J P Spencer

Keen in rear, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out op 7/1 tchd 11/2

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£5.30Pl:£2.40, £2.40EX:£24.30Trifecta:£189.30SF:£22.60Swingers:£5.10, £9.60, £10.50

Forecasts

Alwaysandforever (7/2), Worth Waiting (4/1), Highgarden (5/1), Queen Of Connaught (11/2), Ejtyah (6/1), Melodic Motion (13/2), Dramatic Queen (10/1)

Any of these could be capable of taking the prize. Alwaysandforever was just collared in this grade at Pontefract recently and should go well again for last year's winning trainer while Melodic Motion is likely to live her York reappearance well behind and was Group 2-placed last season. Ejtyah was poor in the Oaks but should bounce back while C&D winner Queen Of Connaught faces a tougher exam here. WORTH WAITING is a little underestimated in the early betting and should improve upped in distance. The daughter of Bated Breath could easily be capable of winning in this grade.