July 13 / 15.35 Newmarket (July)

15.35

Good To Firm

Princess Of Wales’s Stakes (Sponsored By The Kingdom Of Bahrain) (Group 2)

  • Prize money: £70887.5
  • 1m 4f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 4 runners
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Princess Of Wales’s Stakes (Sponsored By The Kingdom Of Bahrain) (Group 2)

Runners: 4 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Showers

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £4.50

Form: 310-22 D BF

Last run: 26 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Highly progressive in handicaps last year on various ground; short-headed on reappearance in Group 3 at Newbury (1m4f, good) and another good second in Listed race at York (1m6f, good to firm) last month; needs extra if he's to beat Adayar but he may be best of the rest.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

9th

5

(1)

21st Aug 2024

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 1

15:35 York

Israr

9st 8lb

J: William Buick

T: John & Thady Gosden

Record of 321 since wearing blinkers, most recently landing the Wolferton at Royal Ascot (1m2f Listed, good to firm) where he won well and looked better than ever; headgear retained; faces a stiffer task on first Group 1 attempt and owner's retained rider Jim Crowley prefers Alflaila.

33/1

1st

9

(8)

18th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

18:40 Ascot

Israr

9st 5lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John & Thady Gosden

Group 2 winner (1m4f) last term; beaten favourite in two runs in Britain with blinkers added this spring but he ran right up to his best when second to Passenger in 1m2f Chester Group 2 (good to firm; also acts on heavy) last time, with the pair well clear; solid chance.

7/2

2nd

3

(3)

10th May 2024

Good

1m 2f 70y

Class 1

15:05 Chester

Israr

9st 3lb

J: Jim Crowley

T: John & Thady Gosden

took keen hold, prominent, led over 1f out, headed final 110yds

7/2

OUR TIP

1/2

Form: /12-13 D

Last run: 22 days

W: 9st 8lb

5 yo Colt

OR: 121

Form & Verdict
Won the Derby (1m4f, good to soft) and King George (1m4f, good to firm) in summer 2021; has not quite hit the same form over 1m2f in his last five starts (better form last autumn than this season) but still brings much the strongest form claims today.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

2

(4)

13th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Adayar

9st 8lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Won the Derby (1m4f, good to soft) and King George (1m4f, good to firm) in summer 2021; has not quite hit the same form over 1m2f in his last five starts (better form last autumn than this season) but still brings much the strongest form claims today.

1/2

3rd

1

(3)

21st Jun 2023

Good

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

16:20 Ascot

Adayar

9st 2lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Has raced only five times since winning the Derby (1m4f, good to soft) and King George (here; 1m4f, good to firm) in summer 2021; close second to Bay Bridge in the Champion Stakes over C&D (good to soft) last October on second start back from an absence and reappeared with comfortable win in the Group 3 Gordon Richards Stakes at Newmarket (1m2f, soft) last month; there can be optimism he is as good as ever and another Group 1 win may well be imminent.

5/2

1st

2

(6)

7th May 2023

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

13:15 Newmarket

Adayar

9st 2lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

in touch with leaders, headway over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden clear, edged left inside final furlong, kept on well, comfortably

11/10

Form: 95-102 D

Last run: 69 days

W: 9st 11lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won weak 1m4f Group 2 at Meydan on reappearance, able to dictate from the back straight; placed in this race last year and in a Group 2 on the other Newmarket course this May on latest outing, both behind a much shorter-priced stablemate and the same fate seems to await him today.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

(2)

13th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Global Storm

9st 11lb

J: James Doyle

T: Charlie Appleby

Won weak 1m4f Group 2 at Meydan on reappearance, able to dictate from the back straight; placed in this race last year and in a Group 2 on the other Newmarket course this May on latest outing, both behind a much shorter-priced stablemate and the same fate seems to await him today.

8/1

2nd

1

(5)

5th May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket

Global Storm

9st 5lb

J: James Doyle

T: Charlie Appleby

raced in second, raced centre after 3f

5/1

5th

5

(3)

23rd Sep 2022

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

16:45 Newmarket

Global Storm

9st 7lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Charlie Appleby

towards rear, pushed along 3f out, some headway on outer over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, made no impression

9/2

Form: 853-16 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 8lb

4 yo Colt

OR: 106

Form & Verdict
Quirky sort whose best effort came with clearcut Group 3 win at Newbury (1m4f, soft) in April, despite again hanging badly left in latter stages; no show in Group 2 at Royal Ascot (1m4f, good to firm; ran well with the same conditions there one year earlier) on his only run since; Ryan Moore rides him for the first time; major work to do even on best form.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

7th

1

(3)

21st Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 5f 61y

Class 2

14:05 Newbury

Grand Alliance

9st 12lb

J: James Doyle

T: Charlie Fellowes

Has usually run in Group events, winning a Group 3 here (1m4f, soft) on 2023 reappearance; second in Group 2 at Deauville (upped to 1m7f, very soft) last August but no show in 1m6f handicap at Haydock (14-1) two weeks ago on his only start since, after which he seems best watched.

20/1

14th

1

(6)

7th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

1m 6f 1y

Class 2

14:25 Haydock

Grand Alliance

9st 12lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Fellowes

Last nine races were Group events; career best winning a Group 3 at Newbury (1m4f, soft) on 2023 reappearance and second in Group 2 at Deauville (upped to 1m7f, very soft) last August was a major revival; absent since and needs to return at his peak but he's not fully exposed as a stayer.

10/1

4th

3

(1)

13th Jul 2023

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Grand Alliance

9st 8lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: Charlie Fellowes

Quirky sort whose best effort came with clearcut Group 3 win at Newbury (1m4f, soft) in April, despite again hanging badly left in latter stages; no show in Group 2 at Royal Ascot (1m4f, good to firm; ran well with the same conditions there one year earlier) on his only run since; Ryan Moore rides him for the first time; major work to do even on best form.

12/1

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Payout
Exacta £4.60
Straight Forecast £5.03
Trifecta £8.50

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Adayar

RP RATINGS:

Adayar

TOPSPEED:

Adayar

POSTDATA:

Adayar

NEWMARKET:

Adayar

The Times:

Adayar

Telegraph:

Adayar

The Guardian:

Adayar

Daily Mail:

Adayar

D Express:

Adayar

Daily Mirror:

Adayar

The Sun:

Adayar

The Star:

Adayar

Daily Record:

Adayar