16:45 Ascot

Saturday 9 July 2022

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Village Hotels Fillies' Handicap (Str)

Off time: 16:47 | Winning time: 1m 41.93s

(3)

Don't Tell Claire²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 10-1| J: Hollie Doyle| T: D & C Kubler| OR: 88| CD

9/1

Signed off 2021 with a couple of respectable efforts at listed level and has performed with credit on both starts this year, eighth of 20 in the Kensington Palace here last time. Others looks better treated, though.

Form: 2156-58

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(2)

Spirit Of The Bay²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-13| J: David Probert| T: C G Cox| OR: 86| D

8/1

Massive improver during the second half of 2021, completing 4-timer at Sandown in September. Has held his form well this year but doesn't look quite so well treated as some.

Form: 11-4225

(10)

Isola Rossa²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Hayley Turner| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 85| D

6/1

Proved better than ever to regain winning thread at Lingfield in May, then ran a cracker to finish third (a place behind Random Harvest) at this course 24 days ago. Should give another good account.

Form: 1-23413

(8)

Random Harvest²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-12| J: Saffie Osborne⁽³⁾| T: E Walker| OR: 85| D

6/1

Low-mileage filly who took a step forward when runner-up in the Kensington Palace here last month. Should be thereabouts if she can back that up.

Form: 33-7282

(5)

Rishes Baar^h¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Jason Watson| T: D O'Meara| OR: 92

66/1

Hard to trust and even her best form makes this mark look rather harsh.

Form: 54-7020

(7)

Kings Joy²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 88| D

4/1

AW debut winner in December and improved efforts in defeat since, shaping better than the result (third home in group) when ninth in the Sandringham last time. One to consider.

Form: 1-329

(1)

Washraa²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 84| D

11/4

Looked progressive when winning handicaps at Wolverhampton in April and Nottingham in May and did remarkably well (rallied after clipping heels) when eighth in the Sandringham here last time. Still ahead of her mark.

Form: 522-118

(6)

System²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| OR: 82

50/1

Listed winner at 2 yrs but is yet to fire this season, only sixth of 8 at Chelmsford last time. Unproven over this far, too.

Form: 580-866

(4)

Eponina^p²⁴

Age: 8| Weight: 8-12| J: Frederick Larson⁽⁵⁾| T: M Appleby| OR: 71| D

33/1

Latest win at Catterick in June. Good second of 10 in handicap at Nottingham (8.3f, good, 9/1) 24 days ago. Straightforward sort who arrives in good order, but this is a step up in grade.

Form: 601912

(9)

Belhaven²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-11| J: George Wood| T: Harry Eustace| OR: 79| D

11/2

Improved to make a successful handicap debut at Redcar (1m) in June, then overcame a pace bias to follow up in comfortably fashion at Sandown last time. That form looks solid and the hat-trick is on the cards.

Form: 90-511

Forecasts

Washraa (11/4), Kings Joy (4/1), Belhaven (11/2), Random Harvest (6/1), Isola Rossa (6/1), Spirit Of The Bay (8/1), Don't Tell Claire (9/1), Eponina (33/1), System (50/1), Rishes Baar (66/1)

BELHAVEN is going the right way and had more in hand than the bare result suggests when scoring at Sandown, so she gets the marginal vote in a really competitive contest on paper. Fellow improving 3yo Washraa looks a danger and the likeable Isola Rossa can't be dismissed.