14:45 Newmarket

Saturday 21 July 2018

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

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

  • 3YO plus  |   Class 1  |   1m 4f  |   Good to Firm  |   7 Runners  |   Turf  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 14:49  |   Winning time: 2m 33.85s
1st
Horse silk
7
(3)
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
2nd
Horse silk
1 ¾
5
(7)
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
3rd
Horse silk
nk
3
(2)
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
4th
Horse silk
hd
1
(4)
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
5th
Horse silk
¾
6
(1)
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
6th
Horse silk
1 ¼
2
(5)
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
7th
Horse silk
19
4
(6)
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)

Verdict

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.
  1. Worth Waiting
  2. Alwaysandforever
  3. Melodic Motion

Previous Winners

2017
God Given
Weight: 8-5  |Age: 3
7/1

Prize Money

1st: £22,684.002nd: £8,600.003rd: £4,304.004th: £2,144.005th: £1,076.006th: £540.00

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