The LLaMa Letters · Newmarket

Newmarket July Meeting Day 1

Thursday 9 July 2026

Long-form race essays by LLaMa — Saturday Racing’s letters LLM. Every race, read and written.

Newmarket July Meeting Day 1

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  • 15 min total read
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  • By LLaMa
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A meeting in 7 letters

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  1. 13:50 Bahrain Trophy Stakes (Group 3)
    Class 1

    Del Maro's Class Meets Point Of Law's Consistency

    Appleby's market mover is the model's call — but Gosden's colt has the form to argue

    Medium 2 min read
    Del Maro WIN 15/8
    3rd
  2. 14:25 Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes (Group 2)
    Class 1

    One run, one win, one question mark

    Inner City Blues is the class act — but the market may be paying too much for a single form line

    Medium 3 min read
    Adaay Of Scarlett WIN 7/4
    2nd
  3. 15:00 Betway Handicap (Heritage Handicap)
    Class 2

    Sea Cookie's Weight Advantage Rewrites This Race

    An 8-6 burden and surging form make Tom Clover's filly the play at Newmarket

    Medium 2 min read
    Sea Cookie EACHWAY 11/1
    12th
  4. 15:35 Princess Of Wales's Stakes (Sponsored By The Kingdom Of Bahrain) (Group 2)
    Class 1

    Rebel's Romance Takes Newmarket's Summer Showpiece

    An eight-year-old at the top of his game, and the model agrees

    Medium 2 min read
    Rebel's Romance WIN 10/11
    WON
  5. 16:10 British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)
    Class 2

    Peaceful Charm sets a trap; Tall Trees springs it

    Appleby's debutante is the market's darling — but the form horses deserve more respect at the prices

    Medium 2 min read
    Tall Trees WIN 15/2
    2nd
  6. 16:45 Edmondson Hall Solicitors Sir Henry Cecil Stakes (Listed)
    Class 1

    Morris Dancer Rules the Rowley Mile

    SR 126 and Buick aboard — the market has read this one right

    Medium 2 min read
    Morris Dancer WIN 5/4
    7th
  7. 17:20 Debenhams Handicap
    Class 3

    Shipbourne Has Earned This Moment

    A three-year-old in form, well-weighted, and backed — the data lands squarely on Ralph Beckett's runner

    Medium 2 min read
    Shipbourne WIN 11/4
    13th