12 Jul 2025 16:00 Newmarket
Winner: £100,000 (Penalty: £56,710); Distance: 7f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 2YO only; Going: Good to Firm.
bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
5(2) |
| - |
Saba Desert (GB) (colt, chestnut, 9 3) |
1 / 2 |
Flat (29) | W Buick | C Appleby Godolphin |
6/1 | |
| reared leaving stalls, soon recovered in close 5th, challenged near side rail over 1f out, ridden to lead and edged left inside final furlong, soon clear, stayed on strongly | ||||||||||
2nd |
2(6) |
| 1¼ L |
Italy (GB) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
1 / 2 |
Flat (57) | R L Moore | A P O'Brien Smith,Magnier,Tabor,Westerberg,Brant |
4/6 | |
| raced in 4th far side of group, closer 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
6(3) |
| NK |
Wild Desert (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
12 / 2 |
Flat (21) | James Doyle | C Appleby Godolphin |
7/2 | |
| close 3rd, went 2nd after 1f, carried left from 2f out, keeping on same pace and held when hampered and lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
7(1) |
| ¾ L |
Venetian Lace (IRE) (filly, chestnut, 9 0) |
14 / 2 |
Flat (21) | Oisin Murphy | C Johnston Sheikh Hamdan Bin… |
14/1 | |
| on her toes, led against near side rail, pushed along hung badly left off rail from 2f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, soon hung left and distracted rivals, weakened towards finish | ||||||||||
5th |
4(4) |
| 1½ L |
Raakeb (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
1337 / 2 |
Flat (25) | S Hitchcott | R Hannon Sheikh Abdullah… |
50/1 | |
| held up in rear, some late minor headway, never involved | ||||||||||
6th |
1(5) |
| HD |
Bourbon Blues (GB) (gelding, bay, 9 3) |
018 / 2 |
Flat (25) | Tom Marquand | B J Meehan M Hughes, M Kerr-dineen… |
33/1 | |
| tracked leader 1f, handy 3rd out wide until 4f out, pushed along and outpaced halfway, weakened over 2f out | ||||||||||
7th |
3(7) |
| 3½ L |
Moonfall (IRE) (colt, bay, 9 3) |
231 / 2 |
Flat (30) | Billy Loughnane | G Boughey Sheikh Mohammed… |
25/1 | |
| raced far side of group, held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling in rear over 2f out, never a factor | ||||||||||