19:53 Newbury

Thursday 1 July 2021

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BetVictor Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 19:56 | Winning time: 1m 12.65s

(1)

Ice Station Zebra²²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 84| D

3/1

Promising sort. 11/4, career best when winning 5-runner handicap at Kempton (6f) 22 days ago, digging deep. Nudged up just 2 lb and, chances are, this lightly-raced filly has more to offer.

Form: 35121-1

(2)

Fairy Dust²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: S M Levey| T: Tom Clover| OR: 87| D

12/1

6/1, sixth of 7 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, good) 27 days ago. Limitations now seemingly exposed and others make more appeal.

Form: 1204-76

(7)

Exuding²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Cameron Noble⁽³⁾| T: R Varian| OR: 78| BF| D

7/1

Twice-raced winner. Successful at Redcar in April. 8/15, second of 8 in minor event at Lingfield (6f, good) 24 days ago. Improvement needed now handicapping, but unexposed and in good hands.

Form: 12

(8)

Join Forces²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: S De Sousa| T: J Tate| OR: 76

14/1

Lightly-raced winner. Successful at Southwell in April. 7/1, creditable fifth of 10 in handicap at Kempton (7f) 29 days ago, doing too much too soon. Needs to raise her game now switched to turf.

Form: 3215

(4)

First Lott¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: M Harley| T: Tom Dascombe| OR: 75| D

7/1

15/2, good fourth of 10 in handicap at Newmarket (6f, good) 12 days ago. Should give it a good shot, but she looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 14-0364

(3)

Crazy Luck³³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: Oisin Murphy| T: B R Millman| OR: 74| D

5/2

4/1, career best when winning 10-runner handicap at Chester (6.1f, good to soft) 33 days ago, readily. 4 lb rise may well underestimate this filly and she's high on the shortlist.

Form: 68-6321

(6)

Joy Choi⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-6| J: M Dwyer| T: M S Saunders| OR: 69| D

5/1

Winner at Chepstow in April. Respectable third of 8 in handicap at Lingfield (6f, heavy, 10/3) 40 days ago. Further rain would aid her cause, but she may have to settle for minor honours.

Form: 9666-13

(5)

Velocistar¹²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-2| J: Josephine Gordon| T: Steph Hollinshead| OR: 63| D

12/1

Latest win at Ripon in May. Creditable fifth of 10 in handicap (11/2) at Newmarket (6f, good) 12 days ago. She's the most exposed of these and is likely to find a few too good.

Form: 9612D5

Forecasts

Crazy Luck (5/2), Ice Station Zebra (3/1), Joy Choi (5/1), First Lott (7/1), Exuding (7/1), Velocistar (12/1), Fairy Dust (12/1), Join Forces (14/1)

CRAZY LUCK showed a good turn of foot when in the clear at Chester last time and, with a 4 lb rise for that ready success very fair indeed, she is taken to strike again. Next on the list is the progressive Ice Station Zebra, who displayed a willing attitude on her Kempton reappearance and remains with potential. Exuding needs to improve, but that's far from impossible and she is third choice.