20:10 Chelmsford City

Saturday 25 February 2023

All17:1017:4018:1018:4019:1019:4020:10

Wedding Celebrations At Chelmsford City Racecourse Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)

  • 3YO only  |   Class 4  |   1m 2f  |   Standard  |   7 Runners  |   Polytrack  |   Weighed In
  • Off time: 20:12  |   Winning time: 2m 7.87s
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Cloth number
Odds
Star rating
Horse A-Z
Show odds
1
(3)
Horse silk
Afloat
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Callum Shepherd| T: Rae Guest
66/1
27,000 gns yearling, 50,000 gns 2-y-o, Sea The Moon filly. Half-sister to 10.5f winner Heft and 1m/9f winner Fragile Planet. Yard saddles another newcomer in Grand Duchess Olga and the betting should offer clues with regard to the perceived pecking order.
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Timeform
2
(2)
Horse silk
Eternal Hope12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Harry Davies(3)| T: C Appleby
6/5
Highly promising sort. Third of 7 in minor event (11/2) at Wolverhampton (9.5f) on debut 12 days ago, running on. Open to plenty of improvement and she should have a big part to play.
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Timeform
3
(1)
Horse silk
Glowing Sky119
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: K Stott| T: J & T Gosden
11/8
Once-raced filly. 9/2, fifth of 13 in minor event at Newmarket (7f, soft) on debut in October, not knocked about. This step up in trip promises to help unlock improvement and she merits respect.
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Timeform
4
(7)
Horse silk
Grand Duchess Olga
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: F Norton| T: Rae Guest
80/1
Sir Percy filly. Sister to 1¼m-1¾m winner Peripeteia and half-sister to useful 1m-1¼m winner Arch Moon. Dam 1¼m winner who stayed 1½m. Afloat is presumably the stable first-string, albeit the betting should point the way.
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Timeform
5
(6)
Horse silk
Kalama Sunrise21
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Charlie Bennett| T: J Channon
250/1
Once-raced filly. Last of 9 in minor event at Kempton (8f, 66/1) on debut 21 days ago, very slowly away. Up in trip and needs to raise her game considerably.
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Timeform
6
(4)
Horse silk
Midsummer Dance21
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: H Crouch| T: J & T Gosden
33/1
Once-raced filly. 16/1, sixth of 9 in minor event at Kempton (8f) on debut 21 days ago, not knocked about. Up in trip and should progress but yard fields a more appealing candidate in Glowing Sky on this occasion.
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Timeform
7
(5)
Horse silk
Mountain Song12
Age: 3|  Weight: 9-2| J: Cieren Fallon| T: C Appleby| BF
7/2
Promising type. Second of 7 in minor event at Wolverhampton (9.5f, 5/6) 12 days ago, finishing just ahead of re-opposing stablemate Eternal Hope. Likely to improve and bold show likely.
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Timeform

Forecasts

Eternal Hope (6/5), Glowing Sky (11/8), Mountain Song (7/2), Midsummer Dance (33/1), Afloat (66/1), Grand Duchess Olga (80/1), Kalama Sunrise (250/1)

Verdict

ETERNAL HOPE wasn't knocked about on her recent introduction at Wolverhampton where she finished hot on the heels of stablemate Mountain Song, who had the benefit of prior experience. It should again be close between them but Eternal Hope arguably possesses the greater potential and is taken to emerge on top this time. Glowing Sky looks the pick of the Gosden-trained duo and is best of the rest.

  1. Eternal Hope6/5
  2. Mountain Song7/2
  3. Glowing Sky11/8

Prize Money

1st: £5,940.002nd: £2,788.003rd: £1,395.004th: £697.00

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