17:50 Beverley

Wednesday 12 August 2020

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Bentley Maiden Handicap Fillies' Stakes

Off time: 17:50 | Winning time: 2m 37.65s

(4)

Haida Gwaii³²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Cieren Fallon⁽³⁾| T: C Hills| OR: 72

11/2

Fared slightly better on her first attempt beyond 1m when finishing a safely held third of four to Margaret Dumont at Ascot (1m4f, fillies' novice, good); makes the switch to handicapping at a realistic level; her trainer won this race last year.

Form: 9-73

(10)

Kesarina²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: B A Curtis| T: Sir Michael Stoute| OR: 70

7/4

From the Sadler's Wells mare Kesara; somewhat of a slow-burner in terms of development, but did shape with clear promise when finishing a keeping on fourth to Punting (beaten 2L) at Sandown (1m2f, good to firm) three weeks ago; key player.

Form: 664

(3)

Let Her Loose¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-3| J: Connor Murtagh⁽³⁾| T: R A Fahey| OR: 66

85/40

Often placed during her seven-race career, including at odds of 25-1 at Doncaster (1m2f, good to firm) when beaten in excess of 2L by Maqtal (the second was a winner yesterday); stamina reserves to definitively prove (untested) at 1m4f.

Form: 35-7263

(9)

Historical¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: K A Ryan| OR: 65

11/1

By New Approach; arguably hasn't shown a great deal of promise in novice company (7f-1m2f); may still have improvement to come at a more realistic level of competition, but others are far more convincing.

Form: 757

(7)

Dragon Glass²⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: D Tudhope| T: D O'Meara| OR: 63

9/1

Bred for the job of staying (out of Kingston Hill); half-sister to five winners, including Hallmark (1m5f Flat and 2m hurdle); 20L runner-up in a 1m2f median auction maiden at Pontefract (1m2f, good to firm) three weeks ago.

Form: 62

(2)

Benedictine¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Megan Nicholls⁽³⁾| T: J D Bethell| OR: 59

11/1

Took a minor step forward when finishing fourth (beaten 9L) to the Simon and Ed Crisford-trained favourite Without A Fight at Redcar (1m2f, good to firm) on her most recent start; an opening mark of 59 looks to be about right.

Form: 874

(1)

Evolutionary^p,t⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: J Fanning| T: I Jardine| OR: 45

20/1

Hasn't shown a great deal since leaving the care of James Tate, having many more chances than all of these rivals; can be safely overlooked; holds no conceivable chance.

Form: 0-08979

(5)

Gloryella^b,t³

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Jamie Gormley| T: B Rothwell| OR: 45

200/1

Has toiled at triple-figure odds on seven of her last eight career starts; needs snookers and plenty of them; holds no conceivable chance.

Form: 7-90990

Non-Runners

(6)

Epaneema⁵⁸

Weight: 9-9| Age: 5

T: K Frost J: Lewis Edmunds

(8)

Queen Of Camelot⁴⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: Jedd O'Keeffe J: G Lee

Forecasts

Kesarina (7/4), Let Her Loose (85/40), Queen Of Camelot (5/1), Haida Gwaii (11/2), Dragon Glass (9/1), Historical (11/1), Benedictine (11/1), Epaneema (16/1), Evolutionary (20/1), Gloryella (200/1)

Ben Curtis was aboard when the Charles Hills-trained Vindolanda took this contest in 2019. Hills relies on the lightly-raced Haida Gwaii in 2020, but it's probably Curtis who will be returning to the winners enclosure aboard the slow-maturing Kesara filly KESARINA. Sir Michael Stoute's three-year-old shaped encouragingly at Sandown (fourth) on her most recent start, and is strongly fancied to relish this extra yardage. From a stamina-laden family, Queen Of Camelot rates as a possible alternative to the selection.