May 05 / 15.35 Newmarket

15.35

Good To Firm

Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2)

  • Prize money: £70887.5
  • 1m 4f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 5 runners
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Jockey Club Stakes (Group 2)

Runners: 5 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

13/8 (Won)

  • Win: £3.00
  • Place: £1.30

Form: 3/38-7 C BF

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 5lb

5 yo Horse

OR: 117

Form & Verdict
2021 saw him win the Irish Derby, Grand Prix de Paris and the St Leger, and finish third when favourite for the Arc; however, last season he was confined to two runs in the summer and took two backward steps, and he found worryingly little when push came to shove at Newbury (6-4 favourite) 13 days ago; now tries headgear in revival bid.
Place /
No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

5th

1

(2)

2nd Jun 2023

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 1

15:10 Epsom

Hurricane Lane

9st 2lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Took well to first-time cheekpieces in the Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket (1m4f, good; Group 2) four weeks ago, bouncing back from a few disappointing efforts and returning to something like his high-class 3yo form; bagged three Group 1 prizes and finished third in the Arc during that solid 2021 campaign; evidently revived, he's respected in the retained headgear.

7/2

1st

2

(2)

5th May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket

Hurricane Lane

9st 5lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

midfield, raced centre after 3f

13/8

7th

4

(6)

22nd Apr 2023

Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

13:30 Newbury

Hurricane Lane

9st 2lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

2021 saw him win the Irish Derby, Grand Prix de Paris and the St Leger, and finish third when favourite for the Arc; however, last season he was confined to two runs in the summer and took two backward steps; goes well on softer than good; the class act in this field, needing to reaffirm that but another crack at the Arc remains connections' hope for him.

10/11

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Form: 495-10 C

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 5lb

6 yo Gelding

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Won weak 1m4f Group 2 at Meydan on reappearance, able to dictate from the back straight, and his heavy defeat there later in March came when trying 2m, again making the running; it could also be a weak renewal of this race, so he's firmly in calculations.
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No / Draw
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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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

11/8

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 91613-

Last run: 216 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo

OR: 111

Form & Verdict
Sometimes makes the running; best efforts make him the pick of these on 2022 form, never better than over 1m2f at Longchamp on last two starts but he earlier dominated a 1m3f French Listed race in July; lesser displays in his two runs at 1m4f (the Derby and Goodwood Group 3) are the worry but he's one to take very seriously.
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No Results Found

14/1

Form: 7323-0 D

Last run: 27 days

W: 9st 5lb

8 yo Gelding

OR: 103

Form & Verdict
No win back in Europe last year but most of his ability remained, for instance when third of five in this race; tailed off in good handicap at Musselburgh four weeks ago, when good to soft may well have been against him but it's hard to be confident about his prospects today.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

6th

2

(2)

11th Jul 2024

Soft

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Outbox

9st 11lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

led group, raced near side from 8f out

25/1

1st

5

(4)

3rd May 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

16:10 Newmarket

Outbox

9st 5lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Beaten in this race for last two years (third in 2022, fourth in 2023); starts this campaign as a 9yo and his losing sequence is mounting up; although not disgraced in the Stockholm Cup International on last appearance, he's vulnerable against these younger rivals.

20/1

1st

5

(4)

3rd May 2024

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

16:10 Newmarket

Outbox

9st 5lb

J: Hollie Doyle

T: Archie Watson

Beaten in this race for last two years (third in 2022, fourth in 2023); starts this campaign as a 9yo and his losing sequence is mounting up; although not disgraced in the Stockholm Cup International on last appearance, he's vulnerable against these younger rivals.

20/1

Form: 6110-3

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 2lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 95

Form & Verdict
Flowered most of last year and returned in good form when third on Kempton AW (1m3f) last month; however, that success has come in handicaps and it would require something of a different order for her to win this.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

4

(3)

24th May 2023

Good

1m 2f 0y

Class 1

15:30 Ayr

Jewel In My Crown

9st 2lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Rae Guest

held up in rear

16/1

5th

5

(3)

5th May 2023

Good To Firm

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket

Jewel In My Crown

9st 2lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Rae Guest

held up in last, raced centre after 3f

20/1

3rd

4

(8)

10th Apr 2023

Standard To Slow

1m 2f 219y

Class 2

16:05 Kempton (AW)

Jewel In My Crown

9st 6lb

J: Callum Shepherd

T: Rae Guest

in rear

12/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £8.20
Straight Forecast £10.60
Trifecta £12.10

Selections

TOPSPEED:

West Wind Blows

RP RATINGS:

Hurricane Lane

SPOTLIGHT:

Global Storm

NEWMARKET:

West Wind Blows

Telegraph:

West Wind Blows

Daily Mail:

West Wind Blows

Daily Mirror:

West Wind Blows

The Sun:

West Wind Blows

The Star:

West Wind Blows

Daily Record:

West Wind Blows

POSTDATA:

Hurricane Lane

The Guardian:

Hurricane Lane

D Express:

Hurricane Lane

The Times:

Global Storm