Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed Race)

Newmarket (July)

4:45

Date 2025-07-10

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good To Firm

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 3yo

Prize £31,191

Runners 8

Runners

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	Odds
1 (7)	Opera Ballo b William Buick · Charlie Appleby	William Buick · Charlie Appleby	134	h	1161	110	117	94	42d	—	—	+3	48	11/10 48%
Talented colt who is 3-4; responded well to first-time hood at Sandown most recently
6 (3)	Royal Playwright b Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	131	—	28-394	105	117	97	33d	—	—	+2	18.8	9/2 18%
Record of 0-6 since debut win but is a useful colt who has Group form; not dismissed
5 (2)	King Of Cities ch Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	Sean Levey · Richard Hannon	131	—	312-29	111	118	110	39d	—	—	+4	19.7	11/2 15%
Good second in the Feilden then midfield (not disgraced) in French Derby; leading player
2 (1)	Arabian Story b David Egan · Saeed bin Suroor	David Egan · Saeed bin Suroor	131	—	6011	103	115	87	21d	—	—	+22	33.6	7/1 13%
2-2 since racing in Britain; won the Britannia last time; open to further progress
4 (8)	Elarak b Jim Crowley · Charles Hills	Jim Crowley · Charles Hills	131	—	6-11	98	110	89	19d	—	—	+7	14.1	11/1 8%
2-2 this season, last time easily defying a penalty in C&D novice event; very promising
7 (4)	Seagulls Eleven ch Harry Davies · Hugo Palmer	Harry Davies · Hugo Palmer	131	—	340-06	105	115	89	19d	—	—	+11	14.7	28/1 3%
Best 2yo form, including good effort at this meeting, gives him a fighting chance
8 (6)	Spectacular View b James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	James Doyle · Charlie Appleby	131	—	512-3	91	105	90	69d	—	—	+11	14.1	33/1 3%
Still unexposed but has the worst chance at the weights upped in grade
NR (5)	Brian b TBC · J S Moore	· J S Moore	131	—	135-40	101	114	78	19d	—	—	—	12.8	—
Has attempted 7f a few times; best form at 6f; something to prove over new trip

Horse	bet365	William Hill	Boyle Sports	Ladbrokes	Unibet
Opera Ballo	11/10	11/10	11/10	11/10	10/11
Royal Playwright	4/1	4/1	4/1	4/1	9/2
King Of Cities	9/2	9/2	9/2	9/2	11/2
Arabian Story	7/1	7/1	7/1	13/2	13/2
Elarak	11/1	11/1	11/1	10/1	9/1
Seagulls Eleven	28/1	25/1	25/1	25/1	22/1
Spectacular View	33/1	28/1	28/1	28/1	25/1
Brian	-	-	-	-	-

Predictor

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

1st

Opera Ballo

OR: 15 Form: 18 Odds: 15

11/10

2nd

Arabian Story

33.6

OR: 13.3 Form: 17 Odds: 3.3

7/1

3rd

King Of Cities

19.7

OR: 15.3 Form: 0 Odds: 4.4

11/2

Royal Playwright

18.8

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 5

9/2

Seagulls Eleven

14.7

OR: 13.8 Form: 0 Odds: 1

28/1

Elarak

14.1

OR: 12 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

11/1

Spectacular View

14.1

OR: 10.3 Form: 3 Odds: 0.9

33/1

Brian

12.8

OR: 12.8 Form: 0 Odds: 0

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Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
King Of Cities Top Rated	111	118	110
Opera Ballo	110	117	94
Royal Playwright	105	117	97
Seagulls Eleven	105	115	89
Arabian Story	103	115	87
Brian	101	114	78
Elarak	98	110	89
Spectacular View	91	105	90

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Opera Ballo	42d ago	Fit
Royal Playwright	33d ago	Fit
King Of Cities	39d ago	Fit
Arabian Story	21d ago	Fit
Elarak	19d ago	Fit
Seagulls Eleven	19d ago	Fit
Spectacular View	69d ago	Fresh
Brian	19d ago	Fit

Pace Profile

Horse	Running Style
King Of Cities	Mid-Pack
Arabian Story	Mid-Pack

Inferred from horse comments. 2 of 8 runners classified.

Going: Good To Firm

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