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13:50 Newmarket

Saturday 30 September 2023

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Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (Group 2)

Off time: 13:50 | Winning time: 1m 37.06s

1^st

(8)

Ghostwriter

29-2

10/3

T: C G CoxJ: R Kingscote

Chased leaders in group towards near side, good headway near side of group over 2f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, stayed on well op 11/4 tchd 7/2

2^nd

1 ¼

(1)

Al Musmak

29-2

7/1

T: R VarianJ: David Egan

Raced centre in group of three, tracked group leader, pushed along and led overall entering final 2f, ridden and headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner op 8/1

3^rd

(9)

Capulet

29-2

7/4f

T: A P O'BrienJ: R L Moore

Raced towards near side, led group and 2nd overall, pushed along and lost 2nd 3f out, ridden and unable to quicken when hung right from 2f out, rallied inside final furlong, went 3rd towards finish op 13/8

4^th

(4)

Macduff

29-2

12/1

T: R M BeckettJ: Rossa Ryan

Slowly into stride, raced in group towards near side, held up in last pair, steady headway near side of group 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to challenge tchd 11/1

5^th

(5)

Son

29-2

33/1

T: R HannonJ: P J Dobbs

Raced in centre and overall leader, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, lost 2nd soon after, kept on, but no extra towards finish op 40/1

6^th

1 ½

(3)

Defiance

29-2

33/1

T: R VarianJ: Tom Marquand

Raced in main group towards near side, held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders 2f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened final 110 yards op 16/1

7^th

(2)

At Vimeiro

29-2

33/1

T: Jane Chapple-HyamJ: C Soumillon

Slowly into stride, raced centre in 3rd in group but last trio overall, pushed along over 2f out, never involved op 25/1

8^th

1 ½

(6)

Aablan

29-2

4/1

T: C ApplebyJ: W Buick

Sweating, held up in mid-division, weakened 2f out op 6/1

9^th

1 ½

(7)

Caviar Heights

29-2

14/1

T: A M BaldingJ: Oisin Murphy

Raced in group towards near side, close 3rd, went 2nd in group 3f out until over 2f out, weakened quickly inside final 2f, soon behind tchd 16/1

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Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£4.34Pl:£1.50, £2.30, £1.20EX:£28.60Trifecta:£91.60Tricast:£51.93SF:£26.25Swingers:£5.80, £2.20, £3.20

Forecasts

Capulet (7/4), Ghostwriter (10/3), Aablan (4/1), Al Musmak (7/1), Macduff (12/1), Caviar Heights (14/1), Son (33/1), Defiance (33/1), At Vimeiro (33/1)

A mouth-watering renewal of this long-established Group 2. CAPULET stepped up considerably on last month's promising debut win when finding only exciting stablemate Diego Velazquez too good in the Champions Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown and has to be considered the one to beat on that form, especially with further progress on the cards. Ghostwriter defied a penalty in an excellent time at Ascot and is well worth his place in this higher grade, while Defiance is another fascinating contender.