Newmarket Cambridgeshire meeting: Day one

Today is the first day of Newmarket´s Cambridgeshire meeting with three days of high class racing with some large fields. Main feature today is the Group Three Somerville Tattersall Stakes for 2yo colts over 7 furlongs at 16.45 CET, in which 4 of the nine runners are unbeaten. Clear favourite here is Henry Cecil´s Wingwalker (Tom Queally), who has a tall reputation and won last time out at Goodwood in excellent style after getting a terrible run. However he will nothave it all his own way, as both North East Corner (Barry and Michael Hills) and Control Zone (Brian Meehan/ Jamie Spencer) won their maidens with the greatest of ease and look well up to this standard.

Most valuable race on the card is the Tattersalls October Auction Stakes over 6 furlongs at 15.35. A huge field of 30 has been declared, not surprising when one considers that the winner collects almost 150,000 GBP. This pot could well go to a small stable, as George Baker´s Excellerator (Daragh O´Dononoe) has easily the best form in the race. However much can happen in these events, and Richard Hannon´s 2yo´s are always to be feared; he saddles two runners here, Appraisal (Richard Hughes) and Ballyalla (Ryan Moore). Smart handicapper Savarain (Luca Cumani/ Frankie Dettori) can take the step up to listed class successfully at 16.10, while the listed race over 5 furlongs at 17.20 looks wide open. Judd Street (Eve Johnson Houghton/ Stephen Carson) won this last year and scored in good style at Haydocvk last Saturday, while Sir Michael Stoute´s Main Aim (Ryan Moore) has won 3 of his 4 career starts, but is up in grade. Consistent Sirens Gift (Andrew Balding/ William Buick) whoul d be thereabouts, while Sir Mark Prescott´s Starlit Sands (Daragh O´Donohoe) ran a good race when third in the Goldene Peitsche at Baden-Baden.

Betting forecast:
1.Race: Alhaque - Montaff - Jedi
2.Race: Appraisal - Effort - Magaling
3.Race: Savarain - The Betchworth Kid - Fiulin
4.Race: Wingwalker - Control Zone - North East Corner
5.Race: Peace Offering - Main Aim - Hoh Mike
6.Race: Perfect Flight - Angus Newz - Bastakiya
7.Race: Formation - Direct Debit - Summer Gold