14:05 Newmarket

Saturday 9 July 2022

All13:3014:0514:4015:1515:5016:2517:00

Bedford Lodge Hotel & Spa Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 14:08 | Winning time: 1m 23.52s

(5)

Miss Carol Ann¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian| OR: 93| D

6/1

Debut winner who has finished mid-field in Fred Darling Stakes at Newbury and listed event at Musselburgh this year. Should find things a bit easier now pitched into a handicap but her opening mark could have been kinder.

Form: 16-77

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(4)

Truely Aclaimed²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: O McSweeney⁽⁵⁾| T: J & S Quinn| OR: 90| D

13/2

Is progressing nicely and overcame a pace bias to follow up her York win at Ayr (7.2f) 21 days ago. Remains of firm interest nudged up 4 lb.

Form: 232211

(7)

Kidwah³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Cieren Fallon| T: W J Haggas| OR: 88

10/3

Has looked a useful prospect in winning a maiden/novice event 7 months apart. Into handicaps now and looks destined for better things.

Form: 1-1

(1)

Golden Spice²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: G G Margarson| OR: 86| D

7/4

Filly who is going the right way, making it 4 wins in 6 starts this term (all 7f) when merely pushed out to make all at Leicester in May. Shaped as if still in good form at Royal Ascot (1m) subsequently and must enter calculations back down in trip.

Form: 123110

(2)

Ellade¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: James Doyle| T: R Hannon| OR: 85| D

20/1

Second success of the year when edging ahead close home in 7f Newbury handicap in May. Easy to put a line through her Royal Ascot run but ran poorly over C&D 15 days ago. Needs to bounce back.

Form: 140109

(8)

Silken Petals¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: B A Curtis| T: P J McBride| OR: 82

11/1

Did well over sprint trips last term, winning twice. Ran poorly on return at Chester but seemed to show quite a bit of improvement for the 1f longer trip when second over C&D 15 days ago, albeit possibly flattered by a good track position.

Form: 1106-72

(3)

Victoria Grove³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: Chris Hayes| T: H Spiller| OR: 78| D

10/1

Opened account at the sixth attempt in 7-runner novice event at Lingfield (7f, AW) 35 days ago, keeping on well. Makes handicap debut, and more needed.

Form: 4842-21

(6)

Tadita Twitch³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-8| J: K T O'Neill| T: E A L Dunlop| OR: 78| D

28/1

Improved on the back of a breathing operation/8 months off when off the mark in 6-runner handicap at Ayr (7.2f, good) on return in April. However, wasn't in anything like the same form at Catterick last time and this is a tougher assignment.

Form: 2242-15

Forecasts

Golden Spice (7/4), Kidwah (10/3), Miss Carol Ann (6/1), Truely Aclaimed (13/2), Victoria Grove (10/1), Silken Petals (11/1), Ellade (20/1), Tadita Twitch (28/1)

KIDWAH has looked a good prospect so far and, with progress on the cards over this 1f longer trip, she's taken to make it 3 from 3. Truly Aclaimed overcame a pace bias at Ayr and is highly respected in her hat-trick bid, while Golden Spice is another to bear in mind now returning to 7f.