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How it's shaping up...

Saturday October 18 2008
Newmarket 15:10

Emirates Airline Champion Stakes (Group 1)£375000.00 added, 3yo plus, 1m 2f, Class 1 12 runnersGoing: Good

616234 City Leader (IRE) 3 - B J Meehan 114 SP SP SP
62-1223 Famous Name 27 3 - D K Weld 111 SP SP SP
1-14002 Full Of Gold (FR) 11 3 - Mme C Head-Maarek - SP SP SP
321103 Hebridean (IRE) 25 3 - A P O'Brien 112 SP SP SP
140012 Linngari (IRE) 27 6 - Sir Michael Stoute 119 SP SP SP
1-22131 New Approach (IRE) 28 3 - J S Bolger 124 SP SP SP
333314 Pipedreamer 28 4 - J H M Gosden 117 SP SP SP
1-22112 Russian Cross (IRE) 15 3 - A Fabre SP SP SP
411260 Staying On (IRE) 14 3 - W R Swinburn 108 SP SP SP
032022 Traffic Guard (USA) 15 4 - Mme J Chapple-Hyam 120 SP SP SP
1-13310 Twice Over 83 3 - H R A Cecil 116 SP SP SP
010052 Upton Grey (IRE) 14 3 - J H M Gosden SP SP SP

So as much as I love Linngari (applause! :D ), I'm thinking Traffic Guard...

edit - Subject to change... Ryan has the mount on Linngari!

The field...

Saturday October 18 2008
Newmarket 15:10

Emirates Airline Champion Stakes (group 1)£375000.00 added, 3yo plus, 1m 2f, Class 1, £242692.00 penalty 11 runnersGoing: Good

Colours: Show Hide 14:05 14:35 15:10 15:50 16:25 17:00 17:35
No. Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey OR NagMe Bet
1 (1) 400102 Linngari (IRE) 41 6 9-3 Sir Michael Stoute R L Moore 119 SP SP SP
2 (8) 333314 Pipedreamer 56 4 9-3 J H M Gosden L Dettori 117 SP SP SP
3 (6) 832022 Traffic Guard (USA) 41 4 9-3 Jane Chapple-Hyam J F Egan 120 SP SP SP
4 (2) 616234 City Leader (IRE) 34 3 8-12 B J Meehan J P Spencer 114 SP SP SP
5 (7) 1-14072 Full Of Gold (FR) 23 3 8-12 p1 Mme C Head-Maarek D Boeuf SP SP SP
6 (4) 321193 Hebridean (IRE) 81 3 8-12 A P O'Brien J Murtagh 112 SP SP SP
7 (10) 1-22131 New Approach (IRE) 41 3 8-12 J S Bolger K J Manning 124 SP SP SP
8 (9) 1-22112 Russian Cross (IRE) 28 3 8-12 A Fabre O Peslier SP SP SP
9 (5) 411268 Staying On (IRE) 15 3 8-12 W R Swinburn A Kirby 108 SP SP SP
10 (3) 1-13317 Twice Over 56 3 8-12 H R A Cecil T P Queally 116 SP SP SP
11 (11) 917852 Upton Grey (IRE) 21 3 8-12 J H M Gosden R Havlin 92 SP SP SP

Betting Forecast: 5/4 New Approach (IRE), 5/1 Russian Cross (IRE), 5/1 Twice Over, 6/1 Pipedreamer, 12/1 Linngari (IRE), 12/1 Traffic Guard (USA), 16/1 Hebridean (IRE), 25/1 City Leader (IRE), 25/1 Full Of Gold (FR), 100/1 Staying On (IRE), 200/1 Upton Grey (IRE)

Dewhurst, Pride, etc...

http://guardian.sportinglife.com/GU_...08%5E2,00.html

Traffic Guard / New Approach / Linngari (although I'd love to see that order reversed or Russian Cross get up there instead of NA). :D