John Guest Racing British EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:21 | Winning time: 1m 28.94s

(1)

Destiny Queen

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P Cosgrave| T: George Baker

28/1

Foaled February 8. €57,000 yearling, Al Wukair filly. Half-sister to several winners, including winner up to 1¼m Tres Forte and 5.5f-7.5f winner Intelligence.

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(6)

Ephrata¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden

5/2

Ghostzapper filly. Dam French/US 1m/8.5f winner, including US Grade 3 event. 9/2, promising eighth of 9 in maiden at Newmarket (7f, good) on debut 13 days ago, in need of experience. Will improve.

Form: 8

(5)

Loquace⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Hannon

17/2

67,000 gns yearling, Exceed And Excel filly. Dam lightly-raced half-sister to smart 1m winner Sonnerie. 22/1, eighth of 12 in maiden at Newbury (6f, good to firm) on debut 7 days ago. Should improve.

Form: 8

(4)

Pulcheria⁴¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby| BF

11/4

Shamardal half-sister to useful winner up to 1m Soft Whisper. 4/5 and hooded, last of 3 in at Leicester (7f, good) on debut 41 days ago, needing experience. Presumably thought capable of a lot better.

Form: 3

(2)

White Wave

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: C Hills

10/3

Foaled February 1. €40,000 foal, 35,000 gns yearling, Mastercraftsman filly. Dam maiden half-sister to smart 1¼m-1½m winner (barely stayed 1¾m) Polly's Mark.

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Zestful

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: C & M Johnston

9/2

Foaled February 24. Postponed filly. Closely related to useful 11f/1½m winner Heartily and half-sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Harcourt Street. One to note on debut.

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Forecasts

Ephrata (5/2), Pulcheria (11/4), White Wave (10/3), Zestful (9/2), Loquace (17/2), Destiny Queen (28/1)

Hard to rule out any completely, but PULCHERIA was strong in the market ahead of her debut in a minor event at Leicester and seemed too inexperienced to do herself justice, finishing last of 3. She's likely capable of much better and is just preferred to Ephrata, who also needed the experience on debut. Zestful is the most interesting newcomer on paper.