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.

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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Newmarket July Meeting Day 1

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

One run, one win, one question mark

Sea Cookie's Weight Advantage Rewrites This Race

Rebel's Romance Takes Newmarket's Summer Showpiece

Peaceful Charm sets a trap; Tall Trees springs it

Morris Dancer Rules the Rowley Mile

Shipbourne Has Earned This Moment