bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2) – Newmarket (July)

Newmarket (July)

4:00

bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2)

Date 2025-07-12

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £56,710

Runners (7)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
2 (6)	Italy b J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	129	—	1	-	103	68	57d	—	—	-32	30	8/13 62%
Ballydoyle colt who won at Leopardstown eight weeks ago and looks potentially smart
6 (3)	Wild Desert b J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	J:James Doyle T:Charlie Appleby	129	—	12	94	106	86	21d	—	—	+11	28	9/2 18%
Stablemate of Saba Desert; went close over C&D last time and retains potential
5 (2)	Saba Desert ch J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	129	—	1	-	92	-	29d	—	—	+1	13.6	7/1 13%
Had something to spare in Sandown maiden and is open to any amount of progress
7 (1)	Venetian Lace ch J:Oisin Murphy T:Charlie Johnston	J:Oisin Murphy T:Charlie Johnston	126	—	14	92	105	89	21d	—	—	+13	19.1	16/1 6%
Looks a fairly useful filly but may struggle to beat some promising colts in this
3 (7)	Moonfall b J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	J:Billy Loughnane T:George Boughey	129	—	231	90	101	86	30d	—	—	+22	25.5	28/1 3%
Suited by the step up to 6.5f at Newbury last time; could well build on that win
1 (5)	Bourbon Blues b J:Tom Marquand T:Brian Meehan	J:Tom Marquand T:Brian Meehan	129	—	018	96	98	88	25d	—	—	+17	19.2	40/1 2%
Not disgraced in the Coventry but this longer trip needs to prompt improvement
4 (4)	Raakeb b J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	J:Sam Hitchcott T:Richard Hannon	129	—	1337	97	102	90	25d	—	—	+17	18.9	66/1 1%
Looking a touch exposed and it remains to be seen whether this new trip helps

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Italy	4/7	4/7	4/7	8/15	8/13
Wild Desert	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2	9/2
Saba Desert	6/1	6/1	6/1	7/1	6/1
Venetian Lace	16/1	16/1	16/1	14/1	16/1
Moonfall	28/1	25/1	28/1	28/1	28/1
Bourbon Blues	40/1	33/1	33/1	33/1	33/1
Raakeb	66/1	40/1	50/1	40/1	50/1

Predictor

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

1st

Italy

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 20

8/13

2nd

Wild Desert

OR: 11 Form: 12 Odds: 5

9/2

3rd

Moonfall

25.5

OR: 10 Form: 14.6 Odds: 0.9

28/1

Bourbon Blues

19.2

OR: 11.5 Form: 7 Odds: 0.7

40/1

Venetian Lace

19.1

OR: 10.5 Form: 7 Odds: 1.6

16/1

Raakeb

18.9

OR: 11.8 Form: 6.6 Odds: 0.6

66/1

Saba Desert

13.6

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 3.6

7/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Raakeb Top Rated	97	102	90
Bourbon Blues	96	98	88
Wild Desert	94	106	86
Venetian Lace	92	105	89
Moonfall	90	101	86
Italy	—	103	68
Saba Desert	—	92	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Wild Desert	21d ago	Fit
Venetian Lace	21d ago	Fit
Bourbon Blues	25d ago	Fit
Raakeb	25d ago	Fit
Saba Desert	29d ago	Fit
Moonfall	30d ago	Fit
Italy	57d ago	Fresh