GB - Newmarket - Race 2

Thoroughbred

4 Runners

Group 2

Turf

Good to Firm (Good in places)

172.0K

VIEW

Verdict

INNER CITY BLUES looked exciting when merely pushed out to see off a pair of next-time-out winners on his York debut and is taken to improve past Coventry runner-up Adaay of Scarlett.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob
3	€900,000 breeze-up purchase who was all the rage in the betting and looked a good prospect when making a winning debut at York (6f, good to firm) 26 days ago, scoring comfortably by 2 lengths. That form has been boosted and he has the potential for significant improvement. 1st Pick 3 Inner City Blues (Ire) Jockey: William Buick Trainer: Charlie Appleby J: William Buick T: Charlie Appleby	96	-	-	-	67%
Analysis €900,000 breeze-up purchase who was all the rage in the betting and looked a good prospect when making a winning debut at York (6f, good to firm) 26 days ago, scoring comfortably by 2 lengths. That form has been boosted and he has the potential for significant improvement.
1	Won 2 novices (including Rowley course) and runner-up in 5f listed race on first 3 starts but still much improved tackling 6f for the first time when ½-length second of 21 to Great Barrier Reef in Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot (good to firm) 23 days ago. Sets the standard. 2nd Pick 1 Adaay Of Scarlett (Ire) Jockey: Oisin Murphy Trainer: Hugo Palmer J: Oisin Murphy T: Hugo Palmer	100	-	-	-	39%
Analysis Won 2 novices (including Rowley course) and runner-up in 5f listed race on first 3 starts but still much improved tackling 6f for the first time when ½-length second of 21 to Great Barrier Reef in Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot (good to firm) 23 days ago. Sets the standard.
2	James Garfield colt who proved well suited by the step up to 6f when taking his record to 2-4 with a decisive success in the Woodcote at Epsom (good to soft) 5 weeks ago. Likeable but this demands more again. 3rd Pick 2 Hickory Lad (Ire) Jockey: Sam James Trainer: Phillip Makin J: Sam James T: Phillip Makin	91	-	-	-	23%
Analysis James Garfield colt who proved well suited by the step up to 6f when taking his record to 2-4 with a decisive success in the Woodcote at Epsom (good to soft) 5 weeks ago. Likeable but this demands more again.

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