19:20 Newcastle

Friday 25 June 2021

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William Hill Hoppings Fillies' Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 19:25 | Winning time: 2m 9.25s

(9)

Astadash^p³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: Cam Hardie| T: Mrs J Harrington| OR: 95

18/1

Useful filly. Cheekpieces on for 1st time, very good 1¾ lengths second of 10 to Bharani Star in listed race (16/1) at Ayr (10f, good to firm) 37 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Not a forlorn hope.

Form: 4541-42

(10)

Freyja⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: S De Sousa| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 100| D

25/1

Useful filly. 10/1, 17 lengths last of 5 to Queen Power in Middleton Stakes at York (10.2f, good) 43 days ago. Bit to prove for all she's down in grade for her tapeta debut.

Form: 118-265

(4)

Oriental Mystique^p1²⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: P J McDonald| T: D M Simcock| OR: 100| BF

16/1

Useful filly. 7/4, 2¼ lengths third of 5 to La Lune in Pinnacle Stakes at Haydock (11.8f, good to soft) 27 days ago, having run of race. Makes tapeta debut. Cheekpieces on 1st time. Considered.

Form: 2847-33

(1)

Abstinence³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett

33/1

33/1, won 11-runner minor event at Chelmsford City (8f) 36 days ago, suited by emphasis on stamina. Up in trip. Uphill task but she has the potential for further improvement.

Form: 5-1

(2)

Lilac Road¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 101

16/5

Useful filly. Good ½-length second of 6 to Creative Flair in listed race (3/1) at Newbury (10f, good to firm) 15 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 140-132

(5)

Sea Empress²²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 96| C| D

11/4

Looked a fine prospect when landing a Newcastle maiden on debut in October. and had something to spare when scoring at Chelmsford 3 weeks ago, so she remains with potential.

Form: 1-61

(6)

Shine For You⁴²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Connor Beasley| T: R Hannon| OR: 97

18/1

Lightly-raced winner. 33/1, good 5 lengths fourth of 8 to Primo Bacio in listed race at York (7.9f, good) 42 days ago. Makes tapeta debut. Will be suited by the longer trip, so not totally discounted.

Form: 213-4

(7)

Technique²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: S M Levey| T: M Meade| OR: 95

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Winner at Wolverhampton in January. Below form well-beaten seventh of 14 to Snowfall in Oaks at Epsom (12f, soft, 125/1) 21 days ago. May get back on the up.

Form: 1277

(8)

Zeyaadah²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-7| J: Jim Crowley| T: R Varian| OR: 105

15/8

Three-time winner last term, then shaped well in Cheshire Oaks. Failed to feature in the Oaks but could get back to winning ways in this grade.

Form: 111-20

Non-Runners

(3)

Salsada²³⁰

Weight: 9-5| Age: 4

T: Jedd O'Keeffe J: G Lee

Forecasts

Zeyaadah (15/8), Sea Empress (11/4), Lilac Road (16/5), Technique (14/1), Oriental Mystique (16/1), Shine For You (18/1), Astadash (18/1), Freyja (25/1), Salsada (25/1), Abstinence (33/1)

ZEYAADAH was prominent in the Oaks betting after a highly encouraging return and, while she disappointed at Epsom, she's capable of getting back on the up and gaining her fourth career success back down in grade. Sea Empress had something to spare at Chelmsford last time and has track experience (won here on debut), so she can provide the strongest challenge to the selection.