16:40 Ripon

Sunday 15 May 2022

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Titanium Racing Club Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 2m 3.74s

(3)

Au Jus²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 10-2| J: Joanna Mason| T: M & D Easterby

80/1

Hasn't achieved much in varied events, finishing a remote third on Beverley Flat debut last month.

Form: 3

(4)

Firebolt

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Cieren Fallon| T: M L W Bell

5/1

Galileo filly but out of British/Irish 1000 Guineas runner-up Lightning Thunder. Makes plenty of paper appeal and very interesting to see how she goes in the betting.

Form:

(1)

Holocene

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: D Tudhope| T: W J Haggas

4/5

Ulysses filly. Closely related to 2 winners and half-sister to very smart winner up to 1m Firmament. Liklely type for a top stable which does very well here.

Form:

(5)

Wendell's Lass

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: Daniel Muscutt| T: E A L Dunlop

20/1

40,000 gns New Approach filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful 8.3f-1¾m winner Autumn War and 2m winner Fontainbleau. Another debutante in this line-up who needs monitoring in the market.

Form:

(2)

Yorkindness¹⁶⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| OR: 73

4/1

Didn't build on a promising debut run at 2 but it's still relatively early days for her top stable, particularly as she's not really bred to come into her own until tackling this sort of trip and further.

Form: 3349-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to all bets - deduction 10p in the pound

Non-Runners

(7)

Cape Helles²²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: D McCain Jnr J: G Lee

(6)

Stars Are Born

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: I Mohammed J: Ray Dawson

Forecasts

Holocene (4/5), Yorkindness (4/1), Firebolt (5/1), Stars Are Born (6/1), Cape Helles (14/1), Wendell's Lass (20/1), Au Jus (80/1)

Those with experience don't set the bar particularly high so it's worth chancing a newcomer. HOLOCENE and Firebolt both look the part on breeding, with the vote going to the former given her stable's very good record here over the years.