20:00 Newbury

Friday 12 June 2020

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MansionBet's Royal Ascot Special EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (Plus 10)

Off time: 20:06 | Winning time: 1m 40.83s

(11)

Sky Lake²³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: R L Moore| T: M Botti| D

18/1

Hinted at ability when down the field on Chelmsford debut then stepped up to score over 1m a month later at Newcastle in October. First start on turf and has to concede 5lb all round to potentially useful opposition so will do well to follow up.

Form: 81-

(6)

Alash Orda²⁸¹

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

3/1

Kodiac filly who ran very well on only start last term when staying-on second over 7f in Salisbury maiden. Dam half-sister to three Group 1 winners, including Sleepytime, so could be a force to reckon with here.

Form: 2-

(8)

Best Address^h1²⁸¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Joey Haynes| T: Mrs A J Perrett

100/1

City Zip filly who found it all too much for her when last of 12 in Salisbury 7f maiden last September. Returns to action wearing first-time hood but hard to see her figuring on evidence so far.

Form: 0-

(5)

Coconut

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: E Walker

25/1

Well bred daughter of high-class Australia, is half-sister to four winners. Very talented dam won Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes over a mile. Yard already among the winners and looks an interesting recruit.

Form:

(2)

Jaaizah

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Varian

9/1

Stable companion on Alash Orda. Very well bred daughter of Dansili; dam won at up to a 1m2f, including in Listed company and is closely related to a number of useful milers. Market may incdicate if she is preferred to yard's other representative.

Form:

(4)

Kew Palace

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas

13/2

Home bred Kingman filly out of winning 1m2f performer. Yard ticking along steadily at this early stage of truncated campaign. Could go well but may find one or two too sharp on debut.

Form:

(9)

La Puntalina

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: J R Fanshawe

33/1

75,000gns filly by Pivotal and is half-sister to four winners includingt he decent Group 3 winner Keystroke. Yard has 13% winning strike-rate with 3yo's at this venue.

Form:

(1)

Love And Thunder¹⁹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: L Dettori| T: J & T Gosden

6/4

Nicely bred daughter of Siyouni out of unraced dam who is closely related to a couple of useful milers. Represents top team and sure to command interest having been second in sole start for Andre Fabre last year (form advertised since).

Form: 2-

(12)

One Above

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Alistair Rawlinson| T: J G Portman

80/1

Dream Ahead filly out of dam who won over 6f as a juvenile. Half-sister to three winners at between 7f-1m4f. May well improve for this first racecourse outing and others are preferred.

Form:

(7)

Philipa Victoria¹⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Jason Watson| T: Miss A Murphy

22/1

Connections went to 160,000gns for this daughter of Zoffany who made a good start when showing up well for a long way, eventually finishing fifth of 10 in 7f Kempton maiden in january. Experience helpful and yard going along well since resumption.

Form: 5

(3)

Raventree

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: M Harley| T: J & T Gosden

9/1

Stable companion of Love And Thunder. By Nathaniel out of 7f winner from talented family, some of whom stay well. Appears second string on jockey bookings but cannot be completely dismissed.

Form:

Non-Runners

(10)

Hannalite

Weight: 9-0| Age: 3

T: A Stronge J: R Kingscote

Forecasts

Love And Thunder (6/4), Alash Orda (3/1), Kew Palace (13/2), Jaaizah (9/1), Raventree (9/1), Sky Lake (18/1), Philipa Victoria (22/1), Coconut (25/1), La Puntalina (33/1), Hannalite (66/1), One Above (80/1), Best Address (100/1)

Impressive as Sky Lake was when winning at Newcastle, it is going to be hard for her to give weight and a beating to some well bred and potentially decent fillies. ALASH ORDA was a good second on her only start last year and could do well this term for a yard already firing in the winners. She is just preferred to the debutante Australia filly Coconut, and the Siyouni filly Love And Thunder who boasts promising form from a sole outing for Andre Fabre at Deauville in the winter. Jaaizah, a daughter of Dansili, is stable companion of the selection and is not lightly dismissed either.