Alex Scott Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings) – Newmarket

Newmarket

16:10

Alex Scott Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)

Date 2023-04-18

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,400

Winning Time 1m 29.52s (slow by 6.62s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Covey (GB) Frankie Dettori · John & Thady Gosden	5/6F	Won
2nd	Art Of Romance (IRE) Sean Levey · Brian Meehan	17/2	4
3rd	Yellow Lion (GB) David Probert · Richard Hannon	100/1	1
4th	Molaqab (GB) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	3/1	0.1
5th	Where's Freddy (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Stuart Williams	40/1	.5
6th	Daarree (IRE) Jim Crowley · Owen Burrows	9/1	.5
7th	Palamon (IRE) Ryan Moore · Richard Hannon	15/2	2.25

Runners (7)

EW Terms: 2 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
2 (3)	Covey Bay J:Frankie Dettori T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Frankie Dettori T:John & Thady Gosden	128	h	2	-	96	-	14d	—	—	-26	20.4	0.23/1	10/11 52%
Beaten a neck on his Southwell debut a fortnight earlier; every chance of going one better
4 (4)	Molaqab Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	3-	-	72	41	164d	—	—	-15	11	0.56/1	9/4 31%
Some ability when third on Doncaster debut last November and should do better this year
3 (6)	Daarree Bay J:Jim Crowley T:Owen Burrows	J:Jim Crowley T:Owen Burrows	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-6	2.2	2.50/1	11 9%
Something to like on pedigree and well worth a market check
5 (7)	Palamon Chestnut J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hannon	128	—	27-	-	89	68	213d	—	—	-3	5.9	2.13/1	17/2 11%
Promising debut last summer but disappointing next time; may need further in time
1 (2)	Art Of Romance Bay J:Sean Levey T:Brian Meehan	J:Sean Levey T:Brian Meehan	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.4	4.75/1	20 5%
75,000gns yearling; market should indicate what is expected
6 (5)	Wheres Freddy Chestnut J:Rossa Ryan T:Stuart Williams	J:Rossa Ryan T:Stuart Williams	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-2	0.7	9.75/1	40 3%
Market should be revealing on debut
7 (1)	Yellow Lion Bay J:David Probert T:Richard Hannon	J:David Probert T:Richard Hannon	128	—	0-5	-	69	-	19d	—	—	-1	0.4	24.75/1	100 1%
Well beaten in his first two starts; looks the stable second-string

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Unibet	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes
Covey	5/6	5/6	10/11	5/6	4/5
Molaqab	9/4	2/1	2	9/4	9/4
Daarree	10	10	17/2	10	11
Palamon	8	9	17/2	17/2	17/2
Art Of Romance	20	16	14	16	18
Wheres Freddy	40	33	33	33	33
Yellow Lion	100	100	80	100	80

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Covey

20.4

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 15.4

10/11

2nd

Molaqab

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8

9/4

3rd

Palamon

5.9

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 2.4

17/2

Daarree

2.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 2.2

Art Of Romance

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

Wheres Freddy

0.7

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.7

Yellow Lion

0.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.4

100

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Covey	—	96	—
Molaqab	—	72	41
Daarree	—	—	—
Palamon	—	89	68
Art Of Romance	—	—	—
Wheres Freddy	—	—	—
Yellow Lion	—	69	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Covey	14d ago	Fit
Yellow Lion	19d ago	Fit
Molaqab	164d ago	Long break
Palamon	213d ago	Long break
Daarree	—	—
Art Of Romance	—	—
Wheres Freddy	—	—