16:10 Goodwood

Wednesday 26 September 2018

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TBA thisfillycan Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 16:10 | Winning time: 3m 6.08s

(6)

Lorelina¹⁸

Age: 5| Weight: 10-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 97

10/3

Landed a hat-trick latest when stepped back to 1m2f, making light of heavy ground at Haydock. Not stopping when winning over 1m4½f at Chester, the furthest she's gone so far so should stay and has to be feared in current vein of form.

Form: 2-05111

(4)

What A Home^b1,t³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: R L Moore| T: W J Haggas| OR: 95

11/2

Lightly raced four-year-old was third in a Haydock Group Three and second in a Clairefontaine Listed race before outclassed latest by subsequent St Leger second Lah Ti Dar. Steps up in trip now and could be a big player in first-time blinkers.

Form: 11-7335

(3)

Luire⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: G Mosse| T: C G Cox| OR: 94

25/1

Former French trained filly was third in a Listed race in only previous try over this distance on soft ground. Not performed at near that level in two starts for current yard albeit both over shorter trips. Others make more appeal.

Form: 1320-86

(2)

Graceland³⁵

Age: 6| Weight: 9-5| J: Louis Steward| T: M L W Bell| OR: 88

16/1

Not won since 2m Ascot win first time out last season. Form this season average although latest run at York (2m½f) after a break was slight improvement. Handles cut in the ground but vulnerable to less exposed types at this trip.

Form: 054407

(7)

Fire Jet³³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: J Quinn| T: J Mackie| OR: 87| D

10/1

Three time winner over this trip last season but out of luck in 2018. Form this season not bad apart from two 2m races so can't be ignored altogether especially now back to last winning mark.

Form: 247363

(1)

Elasia³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian| OR: 91| BF

3/1

Landed back-to-back AW novice wins and showed she handles turf next despite being beaten as an odds-on favourite when second at Newmarket over this trip for the first time on handicap debut. Slow pace against her there but big chance again now.

Form: 5112

(5)

Pretty Jewel¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: K T O'Neill| T: Ian Williams| OR: 81| C

9/2

Won four of first five starts for this yard and showed she relishes testing conditions during that run. Back to form latest at Doncaster after a rare sub-par run at Epsom so still of interest and worth a go at this trip for the first time.

Form: 311163

(8)

Codicil¹¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: L Morris| T: Sir Mark Prescott| OR: 84WS

5/1

Won first four starts as a two-year-old from 7f-1m. Just the one race this term when she flopped at Chelmsford way back in May over 1m. Long absence since but very interesting she gets huge step up in trip given her renowned shrewd trainer.

Form: 1111-8

Forecasts

Elasia (3/1), Lorelina (10/3), Pretty Jewel (9/2), Codicil (5/1), What A Home (11/2), Fire Jet (10/1), Graceland (16/1), Luire (25/1)

A very warm fillies handicap this with several of these showing form at Group and Listed level. The vote goes to unexposed three-year-old ELASIA for the shrewd Roger Varian. Having won twice in novice races she was undone on handicap debut latest by a muddling pace when trying this trip for the first-time but with a true run race she can put in a much improved showing. What A Home is a big danger with solid form at pattern level before bumping into a top-drawer filly last time out and first-time blinkers are an interesting addition for her first crack at 1m6f. Lorelina has been in terrific form and she too should be a big player on her first try at 1m6f.