15:05 Royal Ascot
Wednesday 21 June 2017
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Queen Mary Stakes (Fillies' Group 2)
- 2YO only | Class 1 | 5f | Good to Firm (Watered) | 23 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:11 | Winning time: 59.63s
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Promise in both of her starts to date and trainer has a good record around here but this represents a major step up in class and she looks up against it this time around.
Havana Gold filly, cost €4,000 as a yearling but bought for £64,000 as a Breeze-Up purchase. Only made her debut last week but plenty to like about that effort and trainer does well with his sprinters. Not without an each-way chance.
Cost £205,000 as a yearling and got her act together on her third start at Haydock last time in softer conditions. Fast ground is an unknown and Hanagan prefers the claims of Maybride.
Cheap purchase who overcame greenness to score at Chepstow on debut. Subsequent winners have emerged from that contest so not dismissed out of hand despite clearly needing a sizable step forward.
Two wins from four starts to date but form of those contests nothing to write home about and a little more exposed than most in here.
Invincible Spirit filly who quickened up nicely on debut to take a Newmarket race when yard were a little quiet. Trainer reported she would come on markedly for her debut and no doubt she is highly regarded as this race has been the plan for some time. Should be more to come and yard in better form now so plenty to like.
Bahamian Bounty filly who was purchased for £20,000 as a yearling last August. Well beaten on both her starts to date, including at Lingfield last week and has a mountain to climb here.
Easy winner over 4½f on debut at Keeneland and yard have won the last two renewals of this race with Acapulco and Lady Aurelia, who won here in fine fashion on Tuesday. Yard's runners always have to be respected at this meeting, especially in two-year-old races and this filly has been subject of particularly high-praise from her trainer. Looks like the one to beat. Blinkers retained.
Kyllachy filly whose dam was a Listed winner and half-sister to Group 3 winner Leitrim House. Yard's juvenile's in fine form this season and this filly won well at Bath on debut. May give the American filly a run for her money.
Very green on debut but showed a little more a couple of weeks later when runner-up at Catterick. That form likely to need improving on here though. Wears first-time cheekpieces.
Wootton Bassett filly, cost €60,000 as a yearling. Winner at Cork on debut but not in the same form at Naas last time, possibly tracking too fast a pace. Can be forgiven that run and may do a little better here.
By Mayson out of Wedding Party, and a full sister to 5f and 6f juvenile winner Rosebride. Appears to be the yard's first string and ran well at Haydock last time, just failing to reel in the winner. Should come on a bit for that run but drop back in trip not certain to suit.
Into Mischief filly, cost $60,000 in January 2016 and re-sold for $195,000. Half-sister to dirt winners Shakeitupbetty and Gio Mio and dam won sprint contests in the United States. Things didn't really pan out for her at Goodwood on debut and will do better but this is a big ask on her second start. Market support could be significant.
Cheap purchase who has only been narrowly defeated on both her starts to date. Drawn out on the wing is unlikely to be ideal though and she's another who needs a large amount of improvement to figure.
Oasis Dream filly who cost 140,000 gns as a yearling. Yard don't have many juvenile winners so it could well be significant this filly scored on debut here last month. Several subsequent winners have emerged from that contest and some decently bred sorts. Will come on for her debut and interesting runner with C&D form already in the book on ground we know she acts on.
Speedy sort who came on for her debut with a win at Nottingham on her second start. Failed to back that up at York in softer ground last time but entitled to do better returned to a sounder surface.
Only beaten narrowly in a decent looking Curragh maiden on her second start last month and claims if she can build on that. Sire's progeny often more effective in softer conditions though.
Yard's juveniles have been in excellent form this season and this £190,000 purchase has been no exception. Only narrowly denied on debut here and confirmed the promise shown there with a win at Windsor last time. Wouldn't have needed improvement to land that and no doubt she will find this tougher but each-way player all the same.
Not disgraced when chasing home a well-backed odds-on favourite at Catterick last time and travels well in her races generally. A whole load more needed in this company but she has been running some fair races down in class and not without some sort of chance of hitting the frame if a few under-perform.
Won a maiden at Maisons-Laffitte in April but beaten twice since and looks a little exposed in comparison to most of these.
Two-time winner on the AW at Dundalk but she appears well suited by that surface and well beaten when tried on turf last time. Can be forgiven one poor run but she's tough to fancy in a race as competitive as this off the back of that effort.
Havana Gold filly, cost 32,000 gns as a foal. Smart winner last time out at Navan after a decent effort at Dundalk on debut. Interesting to see whether she is quite as effective on this faster surface and she may want a bit more of a stamina test than this.
Rock Of Gibraltar filly who cost €67,000 as a yearling. Beat a couple of better fancied rivals at Nottingham last time and plenty to like about that effort but faster ground is a bit of an unknown and she may be better over a little further given time.
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One Minute7
Weight: 9-0| Age: 2
T: W J Haggas J: P Cosgrave
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Forecasts
Happy Like A Fool (10/11), Heartache (5/1), Mrs Gallagher (10/1), Out Of The Flames (14/1), Neola (16/1), Formidable Kitt (16/1), Treasuring (25/1), Chica La Habana (25/1), One Minute (25/1), Mamba Noire (33/1), Emilia James (33/1), Missy Mischief (50/1), Maybride (50/1), Now You're Talking (66/1), Bath And Tennis (66/1), Darkanna (100/1), Sirici (100/1), Mother of Dragons (100/1), Rioticism (100/1), Debutante's Ball (100/1), Wings Of The Rock (100/1), Pursuing The Dream (150/1), Lady Anjorica (150/1), Go Bananas (200/1)
It's hard to look past HAPPY LIKE A FOOL for Wesley Ward who is looking to make it three wins on the bounce in this particular race. His runner's went well here Tuesday, in particular Lady Aurelia who took this contest last year and Happy Like A Fool has been the subject of some glowing reports from her trainer. Heartache is entirely unexposed and can go well for a yard having a good season with their juveniles while Mrs Gallagher won what looked like a decent race over C&D last time.
- Happy Like A Fool
- Heartache
- Mrs Gallagher
Prize Money
1st: £62,381.002nd: £23,650.003rd: £11,836.004th: £5,896.005th: £2,959.006th: £1,485.00
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