14 Oct 2023 15:50 Newmarket
Winner: £80,000 (Penalty: £45,368); Distance: 1m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 3YO plus; Going: Soft.
Earthlight Darley Stakes (Group 3)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
3(9) |
| - |
Highland Avenue (IRE) (colt, grey, 9 5) |
89-3244 / 6 |
Flat (84) | W Buick | C Appleby Godolphin |
11/4 | |
| raced near side group tracking leader and closest to rail, led going well inside final 2f, pushed along and came clear over 1f out, very easily | ||||||||||
2nd |
10(7) |
| 4 L |
Silver Sword (GB) (gelding, grey, 9 1) |
121715 / 3 |
Flat (24) | Greg Cheyne | Dylan Cunha Martians Racing… |
22/1 | |
| bit keen, held up tracking leaders in near side group, headway on rail edging right over 1f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, no chance with very easy winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4(8) |
| 1¼ L |
Raadobarg (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
339353 / 6 |
Flat (24) | R L Moore | G Boughey AMO Racing Limited |
7/1 | |
| led near side group, pushed along and headed inside final 2f, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong, just held on for 3rd | ||||||||||
4th |
1(6) |
| HD |
Spirit Dancer (GB) (colt, bay, 9 8) |
2-38111 / 6 |
Flat (49) | O J Orr | R A Fahey Done Ferguson Mason |
10/1 | |
| raced near side group tracking leaders, hung right from over 2f out, ridden and stayed on same pace final furlong, just missed modest 3rd | ||||||||||
5th |
9(1) |
| ¾ L |
Real Gain (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
1-131 / 4 |
Flat (15) | Finley Marsh | R Hughes Clarke, Jeffries,… |
4/1 | |
| led centre group, pushed along as groups merged 3f out, weakened inside final furlong | ||||||||||
6th |
7(4) |
| 2½ L |
Maximilian Caesar (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
2-10221 / 3 |
Flat (30) | Stefano Cherchi | M Botti Keep Kicking Racing… |
22/1 | |
| tracked leader in centre group and keen, pushed along as groups merged 3f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out | ||||||||||
7th |
6(2) |
| 1 L |
Knight (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
11-7422 / 4 |
Flat (24) | James Doyle | S & E Crisford KHK Racing |
10/3 | |
| close 3rd in centre group and keen, pushed along over 2f out, weakened inside final 2f | ||||||||||
8th |
8(5) |
| 1½ L |
Padishakh (FR) (colt, bay, 9 1) |
1-24725 / 4 |
Flat (69) | David Egan | R Varian Woodhurst, Withernsea… |
6/1 | |
| held up last in near side group, ridden and hung badly left over 2f out, soon beaten | ||||||||||
9th |
5(3) |
| 28 L |
Sir Busker (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
13-2907 / 8 |
Flat (24) | Jim Crowley | W J Knight Kennet Valley Syndicates… |
28/1 | |
| held up last in centre side group, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out, tailed off and eased | ||||||||||
2(10) |
| - |
Dubai Future (GB) (colt, bay, 9 5) |
331-252 / 7 |
Flat (231) | D Tudhope | S bin Suroor Godolphin |
0/0 | ||
| NonRunner | ||||||||||