Weel EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 14:32 | Winning time: 1m 32.25s

(1)

Freyja¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-7| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| CD

1/12

€37,000 yearling; built upon a promising Salisbury debut second (7f, soft) when gamely justifying favouritism from the subsequent Epsom scorer Afraid Of Nothing over C&D (good to firm) latest; impossible to oppose despite carrying a 7lb penalty.

Form: 21

(2)

Al Jawhra¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: D Allan| T: T D Easterby

16/1

€45,000 juvenile; 25-1 when finishing sixth of eight to today's rival Freya (beaten over 11L) over C&D last month; she should benefit from that initial experience (green), but is considered highly unlikely to reverse placings on 7lb better terms.

Form: 6

(3)

Eventful¹⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: B A Curtis| T: H Palmer

12/1

Oasis Dream filly; 5-1, always in rear throughout (very green and inexperienced) on debut at Thirsk (1m, good) last month; should improve, although on pedigree is likely to need further in time.

Form: 8

(4)

Samille

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: Miss A Murphy

25/1

Third foal from a 1m2f winning dam; is closely related to the 7f-1m winner Fire Tree and a half-sister to the 1m-1m4f scorer Gossip Column; favourite aside has been found a relatively weak fillies' novice in which to commence her racing career.

Form:

Forecasts

Freyja (1/12), Eventful (12/1), Al Jawhra (16/1), Samille (25/1)

FREYJA bravely fended off a subsequent Epsom winner when scoring over C&D (good) 18 days ago, and should have precious few problems in defying the 7lb penalty. Both Al Jawhra (sixth to Freyja) and Eventful were frankly clueless on their respective debuts and potentially need more time to develop, so the debutante Samille could well fill the forecast spot for Amy Murphy.