16:45 Newbury

Saturday 17 July 2021

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racehorseclub.com Fillies' Novice Stakes

Off time: 16:48 | Winning time: 2m 7.28s

(1)

Mawenzi²³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

9/4

Evens, won 11-runner novice at Wolverhampton (8.6f) on debut last November. Bare form nothing special but she could have plenty more to come.

Form: 1-

(12)

Artemisia Lomi¹³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

12/1

5/1, held back by inexperience when eighth of 12 in novice at Chelmsford (10f) on debut 13 days ago. In top hands and likely to do better now.

Form: 8

(5)

Country Pyle

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: M Dwyer| T: W Muir & C Grassick

14/1

Half-sister to connections' high-class winner up to 1½m Pyledriver so interesting to see if there's any confidence behind her in the betting.

Form:

(8)

Flaunt⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: M Harley| T: J & T Gosden

3/1

Promising start to her career when third of 12 in novice at Chelmsford (1¼m) on debut 44 days ago. Likely to improve and one of 2 strong contenders here for the stable.

Form: 3

(9)

Lassie^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Jane Elliott| T: Jean-Rene Auvray

250/1

Related to winners, notably smart 1¼m-1¾m winner Mekong, but she was picked up for only 3,500 gns in February. Hooded for debut. Likely outsider.

Form:

(10)

Lucky Bay³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: David Probert| T: H Candy

33/1

33/1, seventh of 8 in 1m novice here (good to firm) on debut 15 days ago. Will need to leave that well behind.

Form: 7

(11)

Princess Nadia³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: Hollie Doyle| T: J & T Gosden

7/4

Bumped into last week's Group 3 runner-up Mandoob when second at Haydock (11.6f, good to firm) in June. The way she travelled on that occasion suggests this return to shorter ideal. The one to beat.

Form: 32

(2)

Royal Harmony⁵⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: David Egan| T: S & E Crisford

14/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 11 in maiden (25/1) at Yarmouth (11.5f, good to soft) 50 days ago, racing freely. Drop back in trip should help. Open to further progress.

Form: 48

Non-Runners

(4)

Tres Speciale

Weight: 9-7| Age: 4

T: R M Beckett J: H Crouch

(7)

Chinook

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: S & E Crisford J: S De Sousa

(6)

Fantalope¹³

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: A M Balding J: Oisin Murphy

(3)

Loving Kiss²⁴

Weight: 8-12| Age: 3

T: D Menuisier J: David Egan

Forecasts

Princess Nadia (7/4), Mawenzi (9/4), Flaunt (3/1), Fantalope (6/1), Artemisia Lomi (12/1), Chinook (12/1), Country Pyle (14/1), Royal Harmony (14/1), Tres Speciale (14/1), Loving Kiss (20/1), Lucky Bay (33/1), Lassie (250/1)

An interesting fillies' novice. PRINCESS NADIA was worn down only by last week's Bahrain Trophy runner-up Mandoob at Haydock last month and looks the one to beat with the return to 1¼m likely to help given the way she travelled at the Lancashire venue. Her stablemate Flaunt and Andrew Balding's Fantalope could be the pair to give her most to think about.