Newmarket Saturday Preview - 12/10/19

13:45 - Bravo Faisal 7/1

To kickstart the Saturday on the Rowley Mile we have a Nursery Handicap over seven furlongs and Richard Fahey's Bravo Faisal takes the eye.

The two year old has started to get the hang of things on the track of late with two wins and a smart second in his last three contests.

Last time out at Doncaster in another Nursery Handicap he showed a great turn of foot to get to the front and stay on to secure a nice win and if handling the six pound rise should be in the mix again.

14:20 - Mythical 4/1

The Group Three Zetland Stakes over 1 mile 2 furlongs shows off some bright youngsters that might be better off next year but for the time being still hold plenty of potential.

O'Brien sends his two year old Mythical into this contest and on soft ground form alone he looks the one to beat winning last time out at Gowran in tough conditions.

This son of Camelot could turn out to be anything next season but should capitalise on his last run having conditions to suit and a strong pedigree.

14:55 - Molatham 9/4

Molatham for Roger Varian goes for us in the Group Three Autumn Stakes and if handling the soft ground in this mile contests he looks the one to beat.

This two year old has raced three times during his short career starting at Ascot narrowly being denied by Richard Hannon's Mums Tipple on the line.

He then went to York during the Ebor meeting in an expensive maiden and saw off strong competition to lad the contest.

Last time out was his toughest to date at the St Leger meeting at Doncaster in the Listed Flying Scotsman Stakes and he saw off a decent field of five including second favourite for the Dewhurst in Wichita.

Molatham looks a smart juvenile that if handling his first time in soft conditions should not be beat.

15:30 - Pinatubo 1/3

The feature race of the Saturday at Newmarket is the Darley Dewhurst Stakes over seven furlongs that sees the best juveniles in this division battle it out for Group One glory on the Rowley Mile.

The juvenile to beat in the event is Pinatubo for Charlie Appleby who has been the stand out seven furlong two year old of the season being unbeaten in all five of his starts to date.

The two year old last time out gave the performance of his career landing his first Group One of his career in the National Stakes at the Curragh beating a superb field of youngsters by close to 10 lengths, which saw the colt get a rating of 128 two pounds higher than the might Frankel at that age.

This will be the Godolphin superstars final run of the season before being put away for a big three year old campaign and it would take something special to see him get beat.

16:10 - Land Of Oz 8/1 & Time To Study 25/1

Another feature on the card is the Cesarewitch Handicap over 2 miles 2 furlongs and with over 30 horses heading to post we have two selections.

The first is the last horse to get into the final field of runners and Sir Mark Prescott's Land Of Oz has a huge chance coming into the handicap contest in great form.

This three year old has won six out of his eight handicap events, the latest came over course and distance in the Cesarewitch trial and although drawn wide looks a big contender in the weights.

The other selection at a bigger price is the Ian Williams trained five year old has ran to a credible level in the majority of his races this season, especially getting the hang of things in his last two contests.

Soft ground or good to soft conditions play to the strengths of the horse who has put in his best performances this season when getting this type of ground.

At Royal Ascot in testing conditions he finished a smart third in the 2 mile 4f Ascot Handicap and then recently has won his last two races in very soft ground over in France and soft conditions at Haydock.

With the way the weather forecast is supposed to be going and how the Rowley Mile sits at the moment everything is right for Time To Study to give a bold showing.

16:45 - Bravo Sierra

The penultimate pick of the afternoon is a french raider for trainer Andre Fabre called Bravo Sierra in the Listed Stakes over six furlongs.

Frankie Dettori jumps on board the filly for this race which is an eye-catching booking and he has some nice form finishing second behind the Prix de l'Abbaye winner Glass Slippers.

He was poor last time out when stepped up to seven furlongs but back down in trip and handling cut in the ground makes him a big player.

17:20 - Prince Eiji

The final selection of the two day meeting comes in the Group Three Darley Stakes and Prince Eiji for Roger Varian looks massively over priced.

The son of Dubawi is really well bred colt who was an expensive purchase for 2,600,000 Guineas and is very lightly raced and holds plenty of potential.

He has only raced once this season at Sandown when finishing a modest fourth of six in a hot Listed contest and if coming on for that run could cause a big upset.