14:05 York

Saturday 25 July 2020

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Skybet Britain's Most Popular Online Bookmaker EBF Stallions Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 14:05 | Winning time: 2m 7.76s

(1)

Black Lotus⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-13| J: D Allan| T: C F Wall| OR: 86| D

7/2

Four-time winner over 1m2f on good or fast ground. 6lb higher here than the last of those successes at Windsor last August. Has run well on both starts at Newmarket since then, but needs improvement to defy this mark.

Form: 13414-5

(6)

Dawaaween²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-9| J: P J McDonald| T: J D Bethell| OR: 82| BF

15/2

Got off the mark at the seventh attempt in a Hamilton fillies' handicap (1m½f, good to soft) last month, winning readily. Not far off that level back there and up in grade last time. Up another 4lb, but improving and entitled to be considered again.

Form: 415-212

(4)

Earth And Sky^v¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: B A Curtis| T: George Scott| OR: 81

10/1

Dual 1m AW winner whose turf record (0-6) suffers by comparison. That said, she ran really well in an Ascot fillies' handicap (first-time visor) last time out, and from 1lb higher she is an each-way player.

Form: 125-623

(7)

Freyja²⁷⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 89

9/1

Improved with all her her first three juvenile starts, winning twice over 7½f at Beverley (on good/good to firm). Defied a penalty in style in the latter success. Held in Listed company when last seen in October, and this initial mark looks stiff.

Form: 2116-

(2)

Award Scheme¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: D Tudhope| T: W J Haggas| OR: 87| D

11/8

Yet to finish outside the first three and is improving judged on her latest effort, which produced a first win at Salisbury (1m2f, good to firm; handicap debut) recently. 8lb rise looks fair and she has strong claims of backing it up.

Form: 3-331

(3)

Bollin Joan^p²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 9-2| J: Cam Hardie| T: T D Easterby| OR: 75| D

33/1

Multiple winner over 1m2f-1m4f, all with 'good' in the going description. Exposed compared to the rest of this field, and remains 4lb higher than her latest win. More needed than we have seen from her this season.

Form: 9641-30

(5)

Golden Hind¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: Shane Gray| T: D O'Meara| OR: 74

6/1

Has shown some promise on both starts so far, improving a bit on her Catterick debut last October, when reappearing with a 1L second in a Ripon maiden (1m, good). Should improve, so may be capable of having a say from this initial mark.

Form: 2-2

Forecasts

Award Scheme (11/8), Black Lotus (7/2), Golden Hind (6/1), Dawaaween (15/2), Freyja (9/1), Earth And Sky (10/1), Bollin Joan (33/1)

AWARD SCHEME came into her own when upped to this trip and entering handicap company at Salisbury last time, and she is taken to defy an 8lb rise and follow-up for a trainer who does well here. Dawaaween could given her most to do, although the unexposed Golden Hind is interesting and Earth And Sky and Freyja can't be ruled out.