19:20 Nottingham
Friday 10 May 2019
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Castle Rock Songbird Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Plus 10)
- 3YO only  |  Class 5  |  1m 75y  |  Soft  |  13 Runners  |  Turf  |   Weighed In
- Off time: 19:22Â Â |Â Â Winning time: 1m 48.66s
Cloth number
Odds
Horse A-Z
Show odds
Ran well on debut and there's likely to be a lot more to come from this €125,000 purchase. The betting can guide now she switches to turf but there's nothing in her pedigree which suggest she won't cope.
Was never really a factor in debut at Newmarket in November and a big amount of improvement is required here. Best watched on this occasion.
Cost 82,000 gns and dangerous to read too much into her finishing position in the Wood Ditton at Newmarket last month. The betting can guide as to how much she's benefited form the run.
Yard highly respected and have a couple of solid options here. This well-bred filly does look to be the stable's second choice on this occasion though.
Rip Van Winkle filly out of a Danehill Dancer mare, she's out of a half-sister to 1m-1m2f winner Dominating; jockey booking suggests she's the preferred option from the Haggas yard.
Well held on debut here but was better in the AW last time out. Needs to up her game again but going the right way. Interesting if supported in the betting. Yard going well just now.
Well beaten in a fillies maiden at Newmarket last month and more required here.
Makes plenty of appeal on breeding and the daughter of Mastercraftsman should have no issue with the trip despite her lack of experience. The betting can guide as to where she stands with stablemate Regal Banner this time.
Improved effort on the AW last time and is going the right way. Has a likeable pedigree but possible she'll be playing a supporting role to stablemate Qamka.
Cost 400,000 as a yearling but made absolutely no impact on debut at Newbury last October. Obviously she's been given time since then but she has a big amount of improvement to find to start justifying the hefty price tag.
Has been well beaten in both previous starts and makes very limited appeal on this occasion.
Good effort behind Pretty Polly Stakes winner Maqsad last time and has to enter the equation on that form alone. Yard has a good record at this course and this filly is another highly interesting raider at the track.
Finished well adrift of Twist 'n' Shake on debut at Newmarket last month and, while she's bound to have come on for the run, the filly also has a good bit to find now.
Non-Runners
4
(7)
Levanter
Weight: 9-0|Â Â Age: 3
T: H J L Dunlop  J: Mitch Godwin
NR
7
(2)
Ojooba23
Weight: 9-0|Â Â Age: 3
T: Owen Burrows  J: Dane O'Neill
NR
10
(15)
Powerful Star
Weight: 9-0|Â Â Age: 3
T: D R Lanigan  J: S Donohoe
NR
17
(16)
Whimbrel163
Weight: 9-0|Â Â Age: 3
T: J & T Gosden  J: K T O'Neill
NR
Forecasts
Twist 'n' Shake (1/2), Audarya (5/1), Ojooba (8/1), Regal Banner (10/1), Marmarr (10/1), Qamka (12/1), Whimbrel (14/1), Perfect Showdance (16/1), Narina (20/1), Venusta (33/1), Powerful Star (50/1), Plissken (66/1), Inspirational (66/1), Levanter (66/1), Tereshkova (80/1), Tamok (100/1), Dolly McQueen (100/1)
Hard to escape the claims of TWIST 'N' SHAKE, whose effort behind subsequent Pretty Polly Stakes winner Maqsad is the best form on offer to date. Narina and Ojooba are a couple of others to consider if they are supported in the betting, while Qamka looks the most appealing of Roger Varian's duo and is another to be open minded about. Audaryais another to bear in mind.
- Twist 'n' Shake
- Narina
- Ojooba
Prize Money
1st: £3,881.002nd: £1,155.003rd: £577.004th: £289.00
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