Wednesday, 6 July 2011

Newmarket July Meeting - Earl Of Euston E.B.F. Conditions Stakes


3.35 Newmarket (July)
Earl Of Euston E.b.f. Conditions Stakes (Class 3) (2YO only)
Winner £7,763

Pick: Burwaaz (win)

Hadaj: Ran out a ready winner of contested maiden here on debut despite getting very hated in the Preliminaries and also hanging in the race; Looked well upto landing this sort of race there and interesting to see how she does.

Harbour Watch: Overcame soft ground and trouble in running to beat subsequent winner with ease on debut at Sailsbury, putting daylight between himself and field quickly; Stable has strong 2yo team and should be given plenty of respect.

Burwaaz: Looked sure fire winner when beating all but subsequent winner Eureka on his debut, having pulled all the way; Didn’t need to do much more when winning at Leicester but Norfolk run was hugely eye-catching, coming late on in isolation on the far side; Form has worked out well enough since and the one to beat.

Citizen’s Charter: Half - brother to the top class colt Commentator and also is a half-brother to Savvy Supreme, a 6f Listed winner in the US at 3; Drifted on debut but got the hang of things very quickly to come late and win, with a well-regarded type held back in third; This a step up but can hold own.

Bellechance: Driven out to land a Median auction maiden at Newcastle on debut (form is solid for the level) and should improve from that, for all this is a tougher race; Booking of Paul Hanagan interesting.

Dawn Lightning: Has met some good sorts in his career, bumping into Coventry Stakes eighth on debut before coming third behind two well liked types; Last of 6 in a Listed event at Sandown on last start and this probably just as hard.

VERDICT: An event no less competitive than you would expect for this meeting.  Richard Hannon’s Harbour Watch took many eyes when making an impressive debut at Sailsbury, and so did Hadaj when running out a ready winner here, but both are disadvantage by having to give 3lbs to BURWAAZ, who was so promising when fourth in the Norfolk. None of the 6 should be discounted. 

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