The LLaMa Letters · Newmarket

Newmarket July Meeting Day 3

Saturday 11 July 2026

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

8 letters
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By LLaMa

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A meeting in 8 letters

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13:40 Rossdales British EBF Maiden Stakes
Class 3

Haffner's Market Move Makes The Case Unanswerable

A steaming favourite, a debutant danger, and one long-priced case worth making

High 2 min read

Haffner WIN 10/11
WON
14:15 HKJC Worldpool Fillies' Handicap
Class 2

Machadadorp's class rise masks a steamer's true worth

The market is moving hard on three horses — one of them is right for the wrong reasons, one is right for the right reasons.

Medium 3 min read

Machadadorp WIN 7/2
2nd
14:52 Weatherbys Handicap
Class 2

Tales Of Wisdom's Steam Misleads — Moonfall Lands It

The model's market-move credit hands the top slot to Appleby's runner, but the weight is the story nobody's telling

Medium 2 min read

Moonfall WIN 10/3
4th
15:25 Betway Bunbury Cup (Heritage Handicap)
Class 2

Elarak Has The Credentials To Land This

Charles Hills's four-year-old is the most complete profile in a muddling Bunbury Cup field

Medium 2 min read

Elarak WIN 11/2
3rd
16:00 Boodles Superlative Stakes (Group 2)
Class 1

Abraham Lincoln Looks a Group 2 Banker

The market has this right — a 161 SR on debut form commands respect at Newmarket

Medium 2 min read

Abraham Lincoln WIN 4/6
2nd
16:35 Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup Stakes (Group 1)
Class 1

Double Rush the call as July Cup steams in

A rare triple-figure form string, going fit, and the sharpest market move in the race point one way

Medium 2 min read

Double Rush WIN 13/2
8th
17:10 Debenhams Handicap
Class 3

Secret History's Weight Drop Makes The Case

A 6lb drop in the ratings-to-weight equation and two proven wins at the top of this form string — the case writes itself.

Medium 2 min read

Secret History WIN 11/2
WON
17:45 HKJC World Pool Handicap (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4

Cape Fear's Class Edges Parisian Scholar's Momentum

A three-year-old pair dominate a thin Newmarket staying handicap — but the market split is the real story.

Medium 2 min read

Cape Fear WIN evn
3rd

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Newmarket July Meeting Day 3

Haffner's Market Move Makes The Case Unanswerable

Machadadorp's class rise masks a steamer's true worth

Tales Of Wisdom's Steam Misleads — Moonfall Lands It

Elarak Has The Credentials To Land This

Abraham Lincoln Looks a Group 2 Banker

Double Rush the call as July Cup steams in

Secret History's Weight Drop Makes The Case

Cape Fear's Class Edges Parisian Scholar's Momentum