October 12 / 14.25 Newmarket

14.25

Good To Soft

Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3)

  • Prize money: £36861.5
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 6 runners
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Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3)

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Mostly cloudy

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7/4 (Won)

  • Win: £2.88
  • Place: £1.50

Form: 212 BF

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Long odds-on when beating a stablemate (who beat Genealogy next time) at the Curragh (7f, good to firm) before coming up short in a Group 2 at Leopardstown (1m, good) when under the pump a long way out; the winner of that race is promising but the third was close up and he's since finished only third in a Listed race; still looks a major player here as Ballydoyle's apparent number one.
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4th

9

(4)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 1f 212y

Class 1

16:05 Ascot

Delacroix

9st 3lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Ballydoyle colt who is progressive in the main; justified favouritism in the Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown (good to yielding) most recently, taking his form figures over 1m2f to 11121 and overall strike-rate to 6-11; unable to match Ombudsman's late acceleration in the International but had got up late on to collar that rival in the Eclipse and is set for another gripping rematch.

3/1

1st

5

(8)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 2f 0y

17:30 Leopardstown

Delacroix

9st 3lb

J: Christophe Soumillon

T: A P O’Brien

Won two Derby trials over C&D and bounced back from Epsom failure to win the Eclipse at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm); deserved much credit for overhauling Ombudsman late on, having found trouble in running in the straight; beaten by the same top-class rival at York; reputation largely restored all the same; major player for stable denied six in a row in this last year.

10/11

2nd

6

(3)

20th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

1m 2f 56y

Class 1

15:35 York

Delacroix

9st 1lb

J: Ryan Moore

T: A P O’Brien

Won two Derby trials this spring and bounced back from Derby disappointment to win the Group 1 Eclipse at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) last month; he deserves immense credit for overhauling Ombudsman late on last time having found trouble in running in the straight and got behind, and it was a performance that suggests he could take plenty of beating today.

15/8

6/1

  • Place: £2.10

Form: 31

Last run: 59 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Entered a good few notebooks at Sandown (7f, good) and then won as he liked over Beverley's extended 7f (good to firm) two months ago, after which Rossa Ryan was highly complimentary; others have achieved more, but the fact that his top connections are up for the challenge commands respect.
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7

(4)

26th Jul 2025

Good To Soft

1m 2f 56y

Class 1

14:40 York

Stanhope Gardens

8st 13lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Pushed Eclipse winner Delacroix close in the Group 3 Autumn Stakes at Newmarket (1m, good to soft) last October and ran a fine race when fifth in the Derby (1m4f, good) last month, losing two places close home; appeals as a type whose best days still lie ahead and this trip could be ideal.

11/4

15

(2)

7th Jun 2025

Good

1m 4f 6y

Class 1

15:30 Epsom

Stanhope Gardens

9st 2lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Dam's winning siblings include Romsdal, placed in the Derby and St Leger; dug in late for a promising third to Ruling Court on Sandown 7f debut as 2yo and ended the season by making Delacroix pull out most of the stops in a Newmarket Group 3 (1m, good to soft); had a gift of a reappearance at Salisbury recently but if he's made the same progress over the winter as some of his rivals he'd be on the premises.

14/1

1st

2

(2)

24th May 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 4

17:50 Salisbury

Stanhope Gardens

9st 9lb

J: Hector Crouch

T: Ralph Beckett

Delivered on debut promise when eased-down winner of Beverley maiden (7.4f, good to firm) last summer and was close second to subsequent Group 1 Futurity second Delacroix in Newmarket Group 3 (1m, good to soft) in the autumn; holds multiple Group 1 entries for the season ahead and ought to be very hard to beat here.

1/5

Form: 31

Last run: 24 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Both runs over 7f on good to firm; patently in need of his debut experience at Leicester in a race that has worked out well and then made pretty much all the running at Yarmouth; no question that others have achieved more but it's difficult to gauge the ceiling of this scopey grey's talent.
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6

(5)

3rd Oct 2025

Good

1m 6f 34y

Class 1

16:05 Ascot

Nightwalker

9st 3lb

J: Colin Keane

T: John & Thady Gosden

Sole win remains his maiden as 2yo, admittedly appearing mostly in Group races since; gelded before penultimate start but also put in his place since in a Listed race and valuable handicap; hooded today, having tried cheekpieces and blinkers in June; this is a new trip but it's hard to have much confidence in him right now.

10/1

4th

1

(1)

6th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 3f 211y

Class 2

15:15 Ascot

Nightwalker

9st 9lb

J: Luke Catton

T: John & Thady Gosden

Won for Sir Michael Stoute at two; highly tried since that maiden win and was gelded prior to finishing third of four in a small-field Listed race at Windsor two weeks ago (extended 1m3f); on the verge of becoming a tad disappointing, but this is his handicap debut and he tries soft ground for the first time.

10/1

4

(4)

23rd Aug 2025

Good

1m 3f 99y

Class 1

18:15 Windsor

Nightwalker

8st 13lb

J: Benoit De La Sayette

T: John & Thady Gosden

Yarmouth maiden winner (7f, good to firm) for Sir Michael Stoute last September; has been taking on exalted company in his last three starts, including when a far-from-disgraced fifth of 11 in the Dante at York (1m2f, good to firm); gelded since sixth of nine in the King Edward VII at Royal Ascot (1m4f, good to firm); no surprise if he goes well; no headgear today.

6/1

Form: 41 D

Last run: 37 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
Cost 1,250,000euros as a yearling; his stable has won the last four renewals of this race and the horse (stablemate of Stanhope Gardens) this colt beat with relative comfort at Haydock (1m, good to soft) won by 8l this week; impressed with the way he picked up from off the pace last time and he's clearly a smart prospect.
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4th

4

(1)

12th Oct 2024

Good To Soft

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Newmarket

Silver Peak

9st 3lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Cost 1,250,000euros as a yearling; his stable has won the last four renewals of this race and the horse (stablemate of Stanhope Gardens) this colt beat with relative comfort at Haydock (1m, good to soft) won by 8l this week; impressed with the way he picked up from off the pace last time and he's clearly a smart prospect.

5/2

1st

6

(6)

5th Sep 2024

Good To Soft

0m 7f 212y

Class 3

15:40 Haydock

Silver Peak

9st 2lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

raced in last, niggled along briefly 5f out, went fourth over 3f out, headway on outer 2f out, pushed along to lead 1f out, ridden and went clear inside final furlong, comfortably

7/4

10/1

Form: 21 D

Last run: 25 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR:

Form & Verdict
400,000gns yearling; eyecatching debut behind a shorter-priced stablemate and then overcame a bad draw on a tight track at Punchestown (1m, good) where he won going away in the end; big individual with better days ahead of him and impossible to discount.
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10th

4

(3)

24th Apr 2026

Yielding

1m 2f 100y

19:45 Cork

Genealogy

9st 7lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Won over 1m for Aidan O'Brien at two; easily pick of three hurdle runs for this yard when second in Ascot handicap (soft), most recently never counted on Flat return in 1m6f Curragh conditions event early this month; cheekpieces now tried and back in trip on return to handicap company.

14/1

5th

6

(4)

3rd Apr 2026

Soft

1m 6f 0y

17:27 Curragh

Genealogy

9st 5lb

J: J M Sheridan

T: Denis Gerard Hogan

Won over 1m for Aidan O'Brien at two; hurdle campaign since joining this yard; chased home the subsequent Fred Winter runner-up Winston Junior in Ascot contest in January; last of five in Naas conditions race behind Saratoga when last seen.

16/1

Form: 124

Last run: 28 days

W: 9st 3lb

2 yo Colt

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Finished ahead of the Gimcrack winner when a staying-on second in Goodwood's Group 2 Vintage Stakes (7f, good) but never got remotely involved in the Champagne at Doncaster (Group 2; again held up); that latest run leaves him with the most to prove of these but 1m should suit him well.
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3rd

2

(1)

20th May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

17:15 Ayr

Wolf Of Badenoch

9st 12lb

J: Conor Whiteley

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Very smart 2yo who has lost his way but off a much reduced mark he was a close fourth at Doncaster (1m, good to firm) after being well backed; he might well have won that race on another day as he hit some traffic.

6/4

4th

8

(12)

25th Apr 2026

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 6

19:45 Doncaster

Wolf Of Badenoch

9st 7lb

J: Cieren Fallon

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Scored on his debut here in June 2024 but without a victory since and fitted with eyeshields when failing to beat a rival in 7f Wolverhampton handicap last time; hard to warm to.

20/1

12th

9

(8)

31st Mar 2026

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Wolf Of Badenoch

8st 13lb

J: Stevie Donohoe

T: Tony Culhane & Stella Barclay

Runner-up in Group 2 company on his second start (when with Hugo Palmer); tumbled down the weights in 2025 and this month's return to action didn't hint that he was ready to take advantage; eyeshield now added; betting should guide.

10/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £8.20
Straight Forecast £8.12
Trifecta £37.20

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Silver Peak

TOPSPEED:

Delacroix

Daily Mirror:

Stanhope Gardens

RP RATINGS:

Wolf Of Badenoch

The Times:

Silver Peak

Daily Mail:

Silver Peak

D Express:

Silver Peak

The Sun:

Silver Peak

Daily Record:

Silver Peak

The Star:

Stanhope Gardens

POSTDATA:

Delacroix

Telegraph:

Delacroix

The Guardian:

Delacroix