Barry Hills Further Flight Stakes (Listed)

Off time: 15:05 | Winning time: 3m 1.58s

(4)

Amazing Red¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 9-1| J: P J McDonald| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 97| D

16/1

Finished in midfield in the 2018 Northumberland Plate; slowly working his way back to match fitness on the AW in recent weeks; finished 2½L third to Maybe Today in a 1m4f Class 2 at Lingfield latest.

Form: 5100-43

(3)

Ravenous¹⁶

Age: 8| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: L A Dace| OR: 75| CD

100/1

C&D scorer (August 2016); gamely fended off Baydar by a neck at Chester (1m6f, soft) in September 2018, and a runner-up over hurdles at Wincanton (2m, good) just 16-days ago; faces a very tough task at these weights.

Form: 54110-5

(1)

Elegiac³⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: F Norton| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 104| D

7/4

Tough and consistent middle-distance performer (form figures of 1,3,1,4,3,2,2,1,2,2,2 since July 2018); most effective at this trip, and rates as a major player based upon his ¾L second to Outbox at Newbury (1m5f+, good to soft) in October 2018.

Form: 22122-2

(2)

Pilaster¹⁷²

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: R L Moore| T: R Varian| OR: 108| D

4/7

Notched a hat-trick when winning the 1m6f Gr.2 Lillie Langtry by a short-head at Glorious Goodwood in August 2018; close-up third in Doncaster's Park Hill before an ambitious tilt at the Gr.1 Fillies & Mares on Champions Day (eighth); the class act.

Form: 7/11138-

Forecasts

Pilaster (4/7), Elegiac (7/4), Amazing Red (16/1), Ravenous (100/1)

PILASTER is top-rated of this quartet (108) yet receives a handy fillies allowance from her three rivals, and that ought to see her prevail from the tough, consistent and battle-hardened colt Elegiac. She probably wouldn't want this to develop into an overly tactical contest, but she does have none other than Ryan Moore on her back and that will stand her in good stead. Theoretically her class should come brimming to the fore.