Newmarket
13:15
Space Blues Darley Stakes
Newmarket Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2024 Distance: 1m1f Type: Flat Going: Good To Soft Class: Class 1 Surface: Turf
Win: £4 Place: £1.30 £1.20 £3 Exacta: £6.50 Tricast: £52.17 Trifecta: £58.40
Non-Runners: Skellet (vet's certificate)
Pos No. Horse Notes Age/Sex Status Jockey Trainer Weight SP Beaten By Comment
1st 8 Lead Artist (GB) 3 C Good John & Thady Gosden 130 lbs 3/1 Won 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)
2nd 3 Liberty Lane (IRE) 4 G AVG K R Burke 131 lbs 5/4F 1.5 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)
3rd 4 Peace Man (GB) 6 G AVG John & Thady Gosden 131 lbs 20/1 2.25 Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - headway 3f out - outpaced over 1f out - soon carried right and disputing third - kept on (jockey said gelding hung left-handed)(op 14/1)
4th 2 Ancient Rome (USA) 5 H AVG Charles Hills 131 lbs 9/1 .5 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)
5th 7 The Foxes (IRE) 5 H Good Andrew Balding 131 lbs 10/1 4.75 In rear - outpaced from 2f out - kept on inside final furlong - not pace to challenge(op 16/1)
6th 5 Savvy Victory (IRE) 5 G AVG S Woods 131 lbs 40/1 4.25 Slowly away - in rear - headway on far side of group over 3f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 33/1)
7th 6 Spirit Dancer (GB) 7 G Good Richard Fahey 131 lbs 20/1 0.3 Towards rear - brief headway over 2f out - weakened over 1f out(op 16/1 tchd 14/1)
8th 1 Al Mubhir (GB) 5 G AVG William Haggas 131 lbs 9/1 4 Led at steady pace - headed 2f out - weakened quickly over 1f out(op 10/1 tchd 9/1)