Newmarket (July) Races
Newmarket (July)
16:45
Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes ()
Newmarket (July)
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2025
Distance: 1m
Type: Flat
Going: Good To Firm
Class: Class 1
Surface: Turf
Win: £2.38
Place: £1.40 £5
Exacta: £29.30
Trifecta: £103.10
Non-Runners: Brian (self certificate)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | Opera Ballo (IRE) | 3 C | Elite | Charlie Appleby | 134 lbs | 11/8F | Won | Taken down early - took keen hold - in touch with leaders - smooth headway to lead over 1f out - soon ridden - readily(op 11/10) | ||
| 2nd | 7 | Seagulls Eleven (IRE) | 3 G | AVG | Hugo Palmer | 131 lbs | 22/1 | - | Towards rear - headway over 2f out - went second over 1f out - no match for winner(op 25/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | King Of Cities (IRE) | 3 C | AVG | Richard Hannon | 131 lbs | 4/1 | - | In touch with leaders - not clear run over 2f out - headway and went third inside final furlong - kept on(op 9/2) | ||
| 4th | 8 | Spectacular View (GB) | 2 G | AVG | Charlie Appleby | 131 lbs | 28/1 | - | Taken down early - prominent - led halfway - headed over 1f out - soon no extra | ||
| 5th | 6 | Royal Playwright (GB) | 2 C | AVG | Andrew Balding | 131 lbs | 7/2 | - | Led - headed and pressed leader halfway - weakened over 1f out(op 4/1) | ||
| 6th | 2 | Arabian Story (IRE) | 3 C | Good | Saeed bin Suroor | 131 lbs | 15/2 | - | Prominent - weakened over 1f out(op 7/1 tchd 13/2) | ||
| 7th | 4 | Elarak (GB) | 3 C | Elite | Charles Hills | 131 lbs | 11/1 | - | Towards rear throughout(tchd 9/1) |