Race cards · Fri 1 Nov
Friday 1 November · Newcastle, England
18:00 Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1)
- Distance
- 1m 0f 5y
- Going
- Standard
- Class
- 1
- Prize
- GBP 200000
- Runners
- 11
Race preview
Aidan O'Brien doesn't quite dominate this field in the manner that he would have at Doncaster six days ago, but the legendary Irish handler, who has claimed this prize for the last two years with eventual Guineas heroes, still has five of the 12 runners. Another star could emerge here, with Group 2 winner MOGUL following a familiar path. The Galileo colt made it all look so easy at Leopardstown 48 days ago and is fancied to prove too strong for his stablemates, of which Innisfree is the main threat. Kameko, who will welcome some British company in this rescheduled event, makes some appeal, while Kinross, so impressive when making a winning debut at Newmarket last month, is another to be excited about.
| Pos | Horse | Form | Jockey | Trainer | Wgt | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kameko | 122 | Oisin Murphy | A M Balding | 9 1 | 11-2 | |
| 2 | Innisfree | 211 | Seamie Heffernan | A P O'Brien | 9 1 | 11-1 | |
| 3 | Year Of The Tiger | 271744 | P B Beggy | A P O'Brien | 9 1 | 16-1 | |
| 4 | Mogul | 211 | D O'Brien | A P O'Brien | 9 1 | 7-2 | |
| 5 | Kinross | 1 | Harry Bentley | R M Beckett | 9 1 | 13-8 | |
| 6 | King Of The Throne | 49 | P Hanagan | E Mullins | 9 1 | 150-1 | |
| 7 | Verboten | 1 | R Havlin | J & T Gosden | 9 1 | 8-1 | |
| 8 | New World Tapestry | 341 | E J McNamara | A P O'Brien | 9 1 | 20-1 | |
| 9 | Tammani | 81341 | B A Curtis | W J Haggas | 9 1 | 20-1 | |
| 10 | Geometrical | 021365 | K J Manning | J S Bolger | 9 1 | 33-1 | |
| 11 | Royal County Down | 421156 | Andrea Atzeni | A P O'Brien | 9 1 | 50-1 | |
| NR | Cherokee Trail | 117 | K T O'Neill | J & T Gosden | 9 1 |