Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings) – Newmarket

Newmarket

3:00

Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings)

Date 2025-10-11

Distance 7f

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £283,550

Runners (9)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
4 (6)	Gstaad b J:Christophe Soumillon T:A P O'Brien	J:Christophe Soumillon T:A P O'Brien	129	—	1122	117	125	111	27d	—	—	+11	43.3	7/4 36%
Coventry winner; good second in the Prix Morny and National Stakes; major contender
2 (7)	Distant Storm ch J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	129	—	131	114	126	112	16d	—	—	+16	40.4	11/4 27%
Impressive in the Tattersalls Stakes over C&D last time; Group 1 colt in the making
9 (3)	Zavateri ch J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	J:Charles Bishop T:Eve Johnson Houghton	129	—	1111	118	127	111	27d	—	—	+32	46	11/2 15%
National Stakes winner; progressive, very game, still unbeaten and top on ratings
6 (2)	Oxagon b J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	J:Oisin Murphy T:John & Thady Gosden	129	—	512	107	117	91	28d	—	—	+20	28.5	10/1 9%
Form stacks up well; good second in the Group 2 Champagne Stakes most recently; solid
5 (4)	Italy b J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	J:Wayne Lordan T:A P O'Brien	129	—	1223	112	117	104	27d	—	—	+23	29.1	14/1 7%
Ties in with several of today's rivals on his consistent Group form since debut win
3 (5)	Gewan gr J:James Doyle T:Andrew Balding	J:James Doyle T:Andrew Balding	129	—	114	110	113	85	28d	—	—	+24	28.1	25/1 4%
Beaten favourite in the Champagne Stakes, failing to back up his Acomb form
7 (1)	Pacific Avenue gr J:Rossa Ryan T:Charlie Appleby	J:Rossa Ryan T:Charlie Appleby	129	—	144	105	116	109	14d	—	—	+16	19.7	28/1 3%
Not disgraced in the Solario and Royal Lodge but needs to find improvement
8 (9)	Saba Desert ch J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Appleby	129	p	116	107	116	101	27d	—	—	+24	27	40/1 2%
Won the Superlative but flopped badly in the Group 1 National Stakes; headgear applied
1 (8)	Alparslan b J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	129	—	11	99	110	81	27d	—	—	+27	29.9	50/1 2%
Bottom of this pack on ratings but he's two from two and may well improve further

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Gstaad	6/4	13/8	13/8	13/8	7/4
Distant Storm	9/4	9/4	9/4	9/4	11/4
Zavateri	11/2	5/1	5/1	5/1	9/2
Oxagon	10/1	9/1	9/1	10/1	17/2
Italy	12/1	12/1	12/1	12/1	14/1
Gewan	20/1	20/1	20/1	22/1	25/1
Pacific Avenue	28/1	28/1	25/1	28/1	25/1
Saba Desert	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1	28/1
Alparslan	50/1	40/1	40/1	40/1	33/1

Predictor

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

1st

Zavateri

OR: 17 Form: 25 Odds: 4

11/2

2nd

Gstaad

43.3

OR: 16.8 Form: 16.5 Odds: 10

7/4

3rd

Distant Storm

40.4

OR: 16 Form: 17.1 Odds: 7.3

11/4

Alparslan

29.9

OR: 12.3 Form: 17 Odds: 0.7

50/1

Italy

29.1

OR: 15.5 Form: 12 Odds: 1.6

14/1

Oxagon

28.5

OR: 14.3 Form: 12 Odds: 2.2

10/1

Gewan

28.1

OR: 15 Form: 12 Odds: 1.1

25/1

Saba Desert

OR: 14.3 Form: 12 Odds: 0.8

40/1

Pacific Avenue

19.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 5 Odds: 1

28/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Zavateri Top Rated	118	127	111
Gstaad	117	125	111
Distant Storm	114	126	112
Italy	112	117	104
Gewan	110	113	85
Oxagon	107	117	91
Saba Desert	107	116	101
Pacific Avenue	105	116	109
Alparslan	99	110	81

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Pacific Avenue	14d ago	Fit
Distant Storm	16d ago	Fit
Gstaad	27d ago	Fit
Zavateri	27d ago	Fit
Italy	27d ago	Fit
Saba Desert	27d ago	Fit
Alparslan	27d ago	Fit
Oxagon	28d ago	Fit
Gewan	28d ago	Fit