Alex Scott Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings) – Newmarket

Newmarket

13:50

Alex Scott Maiden Stakes (Colts & Geldings)

Date 2025-04-17

Distance 7f

Class Class 4

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £5,154

Winning Time 1m 24.91s (slow by 1.61s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Indian Springs (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	2/1F	Won
2nd	Nakeeb (GB) Jim Crowley · Richard Hannon	16/5	2.5
3rd	Kaleido (GB) Oisin Murphy · John & Thady Gosden	5/2	0.3
4th	Time Allowed (GB) Jason Watson · Andrew Balding	33/1	.5
5th	Sheikh Raj (IRE) Rossa Ryan · Tom Clover	14/1	2.5
6th	Raafedd (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	15/2	2
7th	Competizione (FR) Kieran Shoemark · John & Thady Gosden	25/1	1.75
8th	Dragonflame (FR) Billy Loughnane · Brian Meehan	40/1	1.5
9th	Great (GB) Pat Dobbs · Richard Hannon	20/1	.5
10th	Hockney (GB) Pierre-Louis Jamin · Tom Dascombe	200/1	3
11th	Licence To Conquer (IRE) Kyle Strydom · Dylan Cunha	200/1	0.1

Runners (13)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
5 (13)	Indian Springs Bay J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	3-	-	87	-	134d	—	—	-15	11	0.63/1	5/2 29%
Shaped well when third on 6f AW debut in December; sure to progress now tackling 7f
6 (10)	Kaleido Bay J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	2-	-	93	59	174d	—	—	-11	11.7	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Brother to Mishriff; promising second of 16 on 7f Doncaster debut (soft) in October
9 (12)	Raafedd Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	6-	-	86	-	159d	—	—	-12	5	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Caught eye on AW debut; entered in 2,000 Guineas; potential for significant improvement
8 (4)	Nakeeb Chestnut J:Jim Crowley T:Richard Hannon	J:Jim Crowley T:Richard Hannon	128	—	3-	-	90	68	194d	—	—	-6	6.6	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Travelled well long way when third on 1m course debut so drop to 7f could suit; promising
3 (3)	Great Bay J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	J:Pat Dobbs T:Richard Hannon	128	—	2-	-	91	79	186d	—	—	0	6.9	4.00/1	16/1 6%
Second on 6f Goodwood debut and may have won but for meeting interference; will improve
1 (5)	Competizione Bay J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Kieran Shoemark T:John & Thady Gosden	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-4	1.6	4.50/1	18/1 5%
Related to winners but Keleido looks yard first string unless betting hints otherwise
11 (8)	Sheikh Raj Bay J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	J:Rossa Ryan T:Tom Clover	128	—	26-	-	86	-	225d	—	—	-1	5.1	5.50/1	22/1 4%
Second on Kempton debut last August but only sixth there a month later; has been gelded
2 (2)	Dragonflame Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Brian Meehan	J:Billy Loughnane T:Brian Meehan	128	—	78-	-	82	71	194d	—	—	-4	1.4	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Promise on first of two runs last year but best watched in this hot-looking race
13 (11)	Time Allowed Bay J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	J:Jason Watson T:Andrew Balding	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-3	1.1	7.00/1	28/1 3%
Gelded son of Lope De Vega who has a good standard to aim at on debut
7 (1)	Licence To Conquer Bay J:Kyle Strydom T:Dylan Cunha	J:Kyle Strydom T:Dylan Cunha	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Bred to have a future but a watching brief is the percentage call on debut
4 (9)	Hockney Bay J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	J:Pierre-Louis Jamin T:Tom Dascombe	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	-1	0.2	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Showcasing colt who will need to be smart to win this on debut
NR (7)	Regal Guest Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:George Margarson	J:NON-RUNNER T:George Margarson	128	—	7-3	-	79	40	22d	—	—	—	3	—	—
Third on AW last month but a good deal more needed to get heavily involved here
NR (6)	Silent Storm Grey J:Callum Shepherd T:Charles Hills	J:Callum Shepherd T:Charles Hills	128	—	—	-	-	-	—	—	—	—	0	—	—
Brother to a smart sort but probably best watched on debut

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Indian Springs	9/4	5/2	9/4	9/4	9/4
Kaleido	11/4	3/1	11/4	5/2	3/1
Raafedd	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	7/2
Nakeeb	5/1	6/1	6/1	6/1	6/1
Great	16/1	12/1	14/1	14/1	12/1
Competizione	18/1	14/1	16/1	16/1	14/1
Sheikh Raj	22/1	16/1	20/1	16/1	14/1
Dragonflame	25/1	18/1	20/1	16/1	14/1
Time Allowed	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	28/1
Licence To Conquer	250/1	125/1	200/1	125/1	125/1
Hockney	250/1	125/1	125/1	125/1	80/1
Regal Guest	-	-	-	-	-
Silent Storm	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Kaleido

11.7

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 6.7

3/1

2nd

Indian Springs

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 8

5/2

3rd

Great

6.9

OR: 0 Form: 5 Odds: 1.9

16/1

Nakeeb

6.6

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 3.6

6/1

Sheikh Raj

5.1

OR: 0 Form: 3.5 Odds: 1.6

22/1

Raafedd

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Regal Guest

OR: 0 Form: 3 Odds: 0

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Competizione

1.6

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.6

18/1

Dragonflame

1.4

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.4

25/1

Time Allowed

1.1

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 1.1

28/1

Licence To Conquer

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Hockney

0.2

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Silent Storm

OR: 0 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Indian Springs	—	87	—
Kaleido	—	93	59
Raafedd	—	86	—
Nakeeb	—	90	68
Great	—	91	79
Competizione	—	—	—
Sheikh Raj	—	86	—
Dragonflame	—	82	71
Time Allowed	—	—	—
Licence To Conquer	—	—	—
Hockney	—	—	—
Regal Guest	—	79	40
Silent Storm	—	—	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Regal Guest	22d ago	Fit
Indian Springs	134d ago	Long break
Raafedd	159d ago	Long break
Kaleido	174d ago	Long break
Great	186d ago	Long break
Nakeeb	194d ago	Long break
Dragonflame	194d ago	Long break
Sheikh Raj	225d ago	Long break
Competizione	—	—
Time Allowed	—	—
Licence To Conquer	—	—
Hockney	—	—
Silent Storm	—	—