14:00 Ascot

Friday 10 May 2019

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British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:01 | Winning time: 1m 3.06s

(2)

Birkie Queen¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: J S Moore

66/1

Unsold as a yearling (€1,000); soundly beaten (finished behind Aroha) on debut at Salisbury (5f, good to firm) 12-days ago; not the solution.

Form: 7

(10)

Final Song

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: S bin Suroor

5/2

Dark Angel filly; ninth foal; half-sister to six winners including Rah Rah (5f) and Decathlete (6f); one of two newcomers to carry the Godolphin silks.

Form:

(7)

Inyamazane

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: M R Channon

6/1

€60,000 yearling; fourth foal; half-sister to the 5f winner Yorkshiredebut; dam was also a 5f juvenile winner.

Form:

(3)

Mrs Flanders

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: C Hills

5/1

€100,000 yearling; fourth foal from a 5f winning dam (Havin' A Good Time) who was a half-sister to the Group 1 winning sprinter G Force.

Form:

(5)

Star Alexander

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: A Kirby| T: C G Cox

6/4

40,000gns foal; second foal; half-sister to the 6f juvenile winner Triggered; stable won this race last year with fellow newcomer Shades of Blue.

Form:

(11)

Wafrah

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Hughes

10/1

65,000gns yearling; second foal out of a 5f AW winning dam (Magic Florence) who was a half-sister to the 6f Group 3 winner Hamza.

Form:

Non-Runners

(9)

Aroha¹²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: B J Meehan J: M Dwyer

(4)

Divine Spirit

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: C Appleby J: W Buick

(1)

Dreamy Rascal²⁵

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: P J Dobbs

(6)

Love Love¹²

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: R Hannon J: Non Runner

(8)

Queen Aya

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: E Walker J: G Mosse

Forecasts

Star Alexander (6/4), Divine Spirit (15/8), Final Song (5/2), Mrs Flanders (5/1), Inyamazane (6/1), Love Love (7/1), Dreamy Rascal (7/1), Aroha (8/1), Wafrah (10/1), Queen Aya (12/1), Birkie Queen (66/1)

An interesting opener which will surely provide plenty of clues for the juvenile contests at next month's Royal Meeting. Most eyes will be fixed firmly on the two Godolphin-owned fillies with DIVINE SPIRIT in particular seemingly having plenty to live up to on account of her 850,000gns price tag. However, she has an attractive sprint-based pedigree and will almost certainly be ready to crack on quickly with her racing career, so rates as the token advice ahead of some other interesting newcomers; namely Final Song, Star Alexander and Mrs Flanders.