Coral Beaten By A Length Free Bet Handicap

Off time: 13:45 | Winning time: 57.65s

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Caspian Queen⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S W Kelly| T: R Hughes| OR: 87| C| D

7/4

Made a winning handicap here (6f, good to firm) last September, and has seemingly returned from her winter break in excellent shape; sits 2lb higher than when beaten ½L by the snug winner Jovial at Lingfield (6f) nine days ago; player.

Form: 14140-2

(1)

Bettys Hope⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: J Fanning| T: B R Millman| OR: 86| D

7/1

Sports a 33% career strike-rate (3-9), enjoying her time in the limelight when winning the valuable Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes at Newbury (5f, good to soft) last July; in deep (66-1) in a Class 2 handicap on her recent return to the track.

Form: 11159-6

(5)

Electric Ladyland^p⁹³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson| OR: 85| D

6/1

Won three-times over this 5f trip as a juvenile (all on the AW), also finishing 7th of 24 to Bettys Hope in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes at Newbury (5f, good to soft); made little impact in a cross channel jaunt to Chantilly in March.

Form: 721-330

(2)

Glamorous Anna²⁴³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: L Morris| T: C Mason| OR: 83| D

11/1

Consistent since springing a 33-1 surprise in a Chepstow maiden (5f, good to firm) last summer, yet sits high enough in the weights from an official rating of 83; others are more obvious, especially when factoring in the 243-day absence.

Form: 653333-

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Pop Dancer⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: A W Carroll| OR: 82| D

7/1

Won twice as a juvenile for Richard Fahey (Pontefract and Musselburgh) before moving on for 62,000gns at the Newmarket Autumn Sale; weakened after forcing the pace when finishing behind today's rival Caspian Queen at Lingfield (6f) nine days ago.

Form: 11050-7

(3)

Spanish Angel²⁸⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 81| D

11/4

Gutaifan gelding; off the mark with the minimum of fuss in a three-runner maiden at Brighton (5½f, good to firm) last September - form franked since by the runner-up Newyorkstateofmind; boasts previous Goodwood experience, and his trainer is flying.

Form: 4241-

Forecasts

Caspian Queen (7/4), Spanish Angel (11/4), Electric Ladyland (6/1), Bettys Hope (7/1), Pop Dancer (7/1), Glamorous Anna (11/1)

Pop Dancer was a capable juvenile for Richard Fahey, but moved on to Tony Carroll for 62,000gns at the Newmarket Autumn Sale. Reverting to 5f, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that this pacy individual could reverse recent Lingfield form with Caspian Queen. However, a confident selection is the Andrew Balding-trained Brighton maiden winner SPANISH ANGEL. While initially the bare form of that race appeared nothing special, time has shown the runner-up (Newyorkstateofmind) to be a fair AW handicapper, and the in-form Kingsclere handler should possess a detailed understanding as to the latent ability of his charge (through his stablemate Never Dark).