Newmarket Saturday Preview - 09/10/21

The first race of the day on the Rowley Mile at the weekend is the Nursery Handicap over seven furlongs and we are siding with the Karl Burke trained Bullet Force who looks overpriced in the market.

The two year old son of Cable Bay has been a very consistent horse this term, running four times, winning once and never finishing outside of the top three.

Making his debut at Sandown in July he was a bright second behind a nice type for Martyn Meade and off the back of that was runner up again when upped to a mile at the same track.

Back at Seven furlongs, Bullet Force got off the mark for his career at Musselburgh, dominating the race in the final stages and the form of the race has worked out tremendously well with the second, third and fourth since winning.

The colt stepped out of novice company and last time out was seen in a good Nursery Handicap at Doncaster where he ran well to finish third behind two very progressive types.

The winner that day Modern Games has since franked the form by winning a Group Three at Newmarket and with Bullet Force only running off 1lb higher today he looks a big player.

The first pattern event of the afternoon sees the Group Three Zetland Stakes that over the years has produced some talented winners and we believe Goldspur can be just that on Saturday.

The two year old son of Dubawi will be looking for favouritism in the market with stablemate Hafit, but off the back of his debut we believe this colt is the one to follow in the race.

Goldspur has been seen once to date, running over a mile on soft ground at Sandown and he went on to demolish a fair field of runners by close to seven lengths.

He steps up in class for this event with it being his first try in black type company, but he looks a beast of a horse that should be feared going forward.

The Group Three Autumn Stakes is another nice event on the day and it looks to be a once horse race with Coroebus for Charlie Appleby looking very tough to beat.

The two year old son of Dubawi is a very exciting talent, having only been seen twice to date, but on both occasions showing unreal amounts of ability and promise.

The colt made his debut over a mile at Newmarket on the July course when going on to land a decent Novice Stakes, with the second, fourth and fifth since getting off the mark aswell.

Coroebus, last month stepped up to the Group Two Royal Lodge Stakes where he looked home and hosed with a furlong to go but late on was collared on the line by the progressive Royal Patronage for Mark Johnston.

Dropping back in class today, he holds the leading form entering the race and it would be a shock to see him get beat.

The feature race of the afternoon is the Group One Dewhurst Stakes and there is only one horse for us that can take this race and its the superstar Native Trail.

The son of Oasis Dream was a 210,000gns purchase as a two year old and after that made his debut at Sandown over 7f when seeing off the Acomb Stakes and Royal Lodge Stakes winner Royal Patronage by four lengths.

Stepped up to the Group Two Superlative Stakes next time out he improved again to see off the smart Masekela and Dhabab to take the event close home.

Appleby normally saves his best two year old for the Group One Vincent O'Brien National Stakes at the Curragh across Irish Champions weekend having won the race with the likes of Quorto and Pinatubo in the past.

Native Trail went across the Irish Sea last time out and saw off the exciting Point Lonsdale by close to four lengths in another taking performance.

The colt has just gone from strength to strength this term and is a very exciting animal for next term aswell but he has a huge chance to round off the season unbeaten and a dual Group One winner by winning this event.

Another nice event on the Newmarket card is the Cesarewitch Handicap over a marathon trip and this season we are siding with the Willie Mullins trained Burning Victory.

The master Irish jumps trainer has a superb record in this race taking out the last three renewals and we find it hard to look past one of his horses again this term.

The five year old mare Burning Victory was a smart horse on the flat in France before joining Mullins back in 2019 and she was then sent over hurdles.

Making her hurdles debut in February 2020, she landed a Grade Three Juvenile hurdle at the first time of asking and off the back of that went to the Cheltenham festival and took the Grade One Juvenile Hurdle after a last flight fall from Goshen handed her the race.

Off the back of that she was not seen for over a year through injury but returned at the Punchestown festival in May this year when being thrown into the Grade One Mares Champion Hurdle and she was totally overwhelmed for her first start back.

Sent back on the flat in June she bolted up in a 17f over in France and then came back over to Ireland for the Galway Handicap Hurdle, where she was a credible seventh in a big field.

Last time out she was seen winning another nice event on the flat over in France and having been kept under the radar this Cheltenham festival winner has all the attributes you need to go close in a Cesarewitch.

Big player at 10/1.

The penultimate event of the afternoon on the Rowley Mile is the Listed Boadicea Stakes over six furlongs and we have picked out Chocoya for Hugo Palmer to run a big race.

The three year old filly took her time this season to find her form but no she has she looks a very smart animal, winning her last two events and now seeks a hat-trick stepping up in grade.

She went to Salisbury at the start of September and landed a good looking fillies handicap in good style and then last time out at Chelmsford she backed that up off a 3lb higher mark.

Now rated 98 she will be looking to mix it at this level and if staying on the upward curve should not be far away.

The final event of the afternoon is the Group Three Darley Stakes and the horse we like the look of is the John & Thady Gosden trained Mostahdaf.

The three year old son of Frankel has looked very progressive this term, starting his season off in March and getting up and running straight away when landing a nice event at Newcastle by just over four lengths.

He backed that up in Kempton in April beating some talented horses and then landed a hat-trick of wins at Sandown on soft ground in the Listed Heron Stakes.

Sent to Royal Ascot for the Group One St James's Palace Stakes the ground was far too quick for him and he ran no sort of race.

Given some time off after that race he returned in the Listed Fortune Stakes at Sandown on soft ground and got back to winning ways, seeing off a fair group of horses.

He now steps back up to group company getting his ideal conditions and if improving for his last run he won't be far away again.