The LLaMa Letters · Newmarket

Day 1 Cambridgeshire meeting

Thursday 24 September 2026

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

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A meeting in 7 letters

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13:15 Plantation Stud British EBF Maiden Stakes (Colts And Geldings Only)
Class 3

Code Of Honour's Market Move Makes The Case

Appleby's steaming debutant carries the weight of evidence at Newmarket

High 2 min read

Code Of Honour WIN 6/4
3rd
13:50 British Stallion Studs EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap Stakes
Class 2

Bear On The Run Cannot Be Argued Away

Form, market, distance, going — all four arrows point the same way.

High 3 min read

Bear On The Run WIN 9/4
6th
14:25 Federation Of Bloodstock Agents Nursery Handicap Stakes
Class 3

Harry Knows the Way Home at Newmarket

Ryan Moore, class drop, and a form string that points straight at the line

Medium 2 min read

Harry Knows WIN 6/1
WON
15:00 Tattersalls Stakes (Registered As The Somerville Tattersall Stakes) (Group 3)
Class 1

Moore And Haggas Hold The Aces At Newmarket

Mezzo Forte's market move is not noise — it's the signal that matters most

Medium 3 min read

Mezzo Forte WIN 11/4
3rd
15:35 Jockey Club Rose Bowl Stakes (Listed Race)
Class 1

Gregory Drifts But the Case Still Holds

A Listed two-miler at Newmarket where the market is confused and the form says don't overthink it

Medium 3 min read

Gregory WIN 5/6
WON
16:10 Budds Horseracing Memorabilia Handicap Stakes (GBBPlus Race)
Class 4

Astracornus Steaming In, Market Has Spoken

A 3yo dropping in weight finds its moment on the Rowley Mile

Medium 3 min read

Astracornus WIN 3/1
Outside
16:45 JRA Japan Cup Handicap Stakes
Class 5

Media Legend's claims are real — so are the doubts

A thin SR ceiling makes this a race for angles, and one horse has more of them than the rest

Medium 2 min read

Media Legend WIN 9/2
2nd

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Day 1 Cambridgeshire meeting

Code Of Honour's Market Move Makes The Case

Bear On The Run Cannot Be Argued Away

Harry Knows the Way Home at Newmarket

Moore And Haggas Hold The Aces At Newmarket

Gregory Drifts But the Case Still Holds

Astracornus Steaming In, Market Has Spoken

Media Legend's claims are real — so are the doubts