Musawaat delights Hills

News of the pick of the action from Newbury where newcomers Musawaat and Executive Force both impressed.

Musawaat rewarded trainer Charlie Hills’ decision to take a gamble on running on softer than ideal conditions when surviving a stewards’ inquiry to make a winning debut in the first division of the Thatcham Butchers EBF Stallions Maiden Stakes at Newbury.

Despite his pedigree suggesting he may fail to act on a slow surface the son of Equiano handled it well enough in the six-furlong event to get off the mark at the first time of asking.

After receiving plenty of cover early on the 6/1 shot burst through inside the final furlong before obliging by a head, despite showing signs of greenness when drifting left across the track together with runner-up Natajack.

Hills said: “I was just thinking this morning and questioning whether to run him or not. We have got to the stage where we needed to get him out on a racecourse for him to learn a bit more.

“He travelled really well. Paul (Hanagan) said there was quite a strong headwind. It helped that he got tucked in behind. Obviously he was a bit green but as a two-year-old first time out on that ground you can’t blame him.

“I think better ground will help as I’ve not seen too many by …

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