A general view as runners run on the track in Newmarket on Tuesday.Photography: Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images
After weeks of unusually hot temperatures, the only suspicion of spring while Newmarket opened its doors for a new season here on Tuesday was a small flight of swallows on the Rowley Mile – Back from Africa for a first wet and cold day at the Craven meeting. Regarding weather conditions, this looked more like Plumpton in January than at the Maison de Flat Racing the first afternoon of a new campaign.
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But the conditions could not alleviate the feeling of anticipation on the day of opening, because the hopes of the Guinea of 2025 were published for their classic trials on the Rowley Mile, before a potential inclination at the immortality of race here in less than three weeks.
The Craven meeting is all about the future, unlisted juveniles that shone in the morning before spending under the hammer in Tattersalls a few hours later to the potential winners of group 1 who exploded the winter spider canvases on a course that staged the first race under an official series of rules in 1666.
Tuesday, it was three -year -old fillies with classic aspirations while 10 runners aligned themselves for the Nell Gwyn, including six with an entry into the 1000 Guinea on May 4. It was one of the other four that emerged in front, however, as Zanzoun by John and Thady Gosden, a 9-1 shot, accelerated a length and three quarters of celestial orbit, also at 9-1, with the 20-1 remaate in third.
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Zanzoun is certainly raised to win a classic, with the Uber Dubawi and Frankel Stallions on each side of his Pedigree, but a trip to Paris for the Test Pool of the Pillics – the French equivalent of the 1000 Guinea – seems a more likely target than the much shorter trip to the road to the Gosdens Court in 20 days.
“This might be the case,” said John Gosden. “There is a very good AGA Khan filly (Zarigana) that we saw the other day in the cave price, but it's nice to win here and we have beautiful plans to make.”
The main Newmarket for Colts, The Craven Stakes on the complete classic classic trip of a mile, will be directed here Wednesday, but there was a probable runner in the 2000 Guinea on the track before running on Tuesday while Hugo Palmer took the opportunity to exercise Galileo Gold, on the son of Rowley.
Seagulls Eleven is a 50-1 shot for the Guinea, but has kept a very good company as a juvenile, ending his two-year campaign with three points in group 1 comprising a third and a half behind the champion of Scouta and Henri Matisse, the Tuple Turf winner of Breeders of Breeders.
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This form offers real hope to Palmer and Seagulls The owners of Eleven, a union of current and former players from Brighton & Hove Albion, that their purchase of £ 50,000 – a relative chest for a hope of Guineas – will not be moved among the best of its generation in the classic next month.
However, none of the unions is likely to be there to watch him run, because Brighton is at home for Newcastle – the Palmer team – on Sunday of the Guinea weekend, although the goalkeeper Jason Steele is in Newmarket for Tuesday's gallop.
“I only won one Guinea and we also brought her father here to gallop, and they look very similar,” said Palmer. “It is a very open renewal, although Iidan (O'Brien) seems to seem that he has essentially won it and that he could run only one horse (Twain), and I remember that he said about the Air Force Blue (the favorite beaten in 2016).
“I think we all think that the footballers play 90 minutes of football on a Saturday and spend the rest of the time running their ferraris, but they are incredibly busy guys. All played for Brighton when we bought the horse, but a few went to something else. Brighton was actually playing Newcastle on the day of 1000 Gunineas, so I think they would have all passed here and Newcastle before. “
Opera on the song for Craven
Eight of the nine runners in Craven Stakes on Wednesday in Newmarket are still entering 2,000 Guinea next month and half a dozen people have ended their juvenile season in the events of group one, but the most interesting runner on the ground is undoubtedly Charlie Appleby Work dance (3.35)Who did not run at two years and entered the group race company for the first time.
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The notable speech of Appleby, 2,000 winners of Guineas from last year, was the first foal to win the classic without having run as juvenile for 86 years. He started his race career in minor events in Kempton in January and February, and Opera Ballo arrives at Craven after winning the same two races in an impressive style.
Cheltenham: 1.30 Toad Hall 2.05 Typhoon Flyer 2.40 Blow your Wad 3.15 AJP Kingdom 3.50 Dashel Drasher 4.25 Hymac 5.00 Liverpool Knight.
Beverley: 1.40 Ali Shuffle 2.15 Acts law 2.50 Promise 3.25 ADON VALLEY 4.00 LIGHTENING MANN 4.32 NIBRAS GOLD 5.07 MOBY Quick 5.37 CATTON LADY.
Newmarket: 1.50 Double Rush (NAP) 2.25 Muhaajim 3.00 Apollo One 3.35 Opera Ballo 4.10 Stellenbosch 4.45 Valédiction 5.20 Stage (NB).
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French las: 4.37 BUCKNA 5.12 PYLEIGH Master 5.45 Verse Lilting 6.15 At Majments Madness 6.45 West to the bridge 7.15 River Run Free 7.45 Just Aidan.
He also posted a very fast period when accelerating four clear lengths under a hand turn during his last departure, and is a decent bet around 4-1 to improve his more experienced opponents and preserve his undefeated record.
Newmarket 1.50 Rush has been well improved when he has gone to all time for his three -year debut and still has a lot at hand, even his reassessment brand if it is close to this form on the lawn.
Newmarket 1.15 Exclamation 1.50 large 2.25 Yabher 3.00 noisy jazz 3.35 Sea Baaeed 4.10 The XO 4.45 White Chapel Road 5.20 Valsharah (NB)
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Cheltenham 1.35 Sainte Lucie 2.10 Coco Mademoiselle 2.45 Gilbertina 3.20 A Penny Cent 3.55 Metkayina 4.30 Somespring Special 5.05 Gaelic Saint
Ripon 2.00 The Quiet Gent 2.35 Gravitas 3.10 Green Pursuit (NAP) 3.42 Dakota Gold 4.15 Lord Protector 4.50 Last Shamardal 5.25 Garden Oasis
Blue trench 4.37 Milandes 5.12 CAP DU NORD 5.45 JUKEBOX JOKER 6.15 Jackstell 6.45 Indeevar Bleu 7.15 Peter's Last Deal 7.45 The Blue Room
Cheltenham 2.05 The novice Typhoon Flyer was an emphatic winner on a decent field in Haydock the last time and is an equitable price at approximately 5-1 to continue its progress on a brand of 6 lb higher.
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Newmarket 2.25 No form at all in this traditional event for unleeped children of three years, but Migrice Has an impeccable pedigree and his coach knows what is necessary in this race.
Cheltenham 2.40 The runners of the title hunting sites dominate the market and Tom Lacey Blow your bundle, A winning novice of the second year which ran well its late return in February, could have slipped to a price of value accordingly.
Newmarket 3.00 Apollo One To a decent fresh record and made a deserved breakthrough at group level three during its final departure last year.
