16:55 Newbury

Friday 21 April 2023

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Bridget Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) (Div 1) (Str)

Off time: 17:01 | Winning time: 1m 35.40s

(8)

Cracking Filly

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: D K Ivory

15/2

Cracksman filly. Half-sister to several winners, including useful 7f/1m winner Burning Question and useful winner up to 7f Fighting Temeraire. Dam unraced half-sister to smart winner up to 1¼m (stayed 1½m) Eleanora Duse.

Form:

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(3)

Fakhama

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Jim Crowley| T: W J Haggas

16/5

Kingman filly. Half-sister to smart 7.6f-1¼m winner Mujtaba. Dam smart winner in South Africa (including Grade 1 1m events), stayed 1¼m. Highly respected on debut.

Form:

(2)

Gentle Light

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: Sir Michael Stoute

7/2

Frankel filly. Sister to smart 6f winner Light Refrain and half-sister to 7f winner Distant Light. Dam 2-y-o 7f winner. One to note on debut.

Form:

(1)

Laura's Breeze

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: N Callan| T: E A L DunlopWS

14/1

€55,000 foal, €140,000 yearling, Ribchester filly. Half-sister to 5f winner Peerless. Dam unraced closely related to 7f-8.3f winner Balducci and 7f-8.3f winner Ouzo (both useful).

Form:

(5)

Marisitta

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rhiain Ingram⁽³⁾| T: J G M O'Shea

66/1

Intello filly. Sister to French 10.5f-1½m winner My Lyka. Dam, 2-y-o 1m winner, sister to useful 1m winner (stayed 1¼m) Muhtaram.

Form:

(6)

Mother Margaret

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: H & R Charlton

2/1

Kingman filly. Dam, 8.3f-1¼m winner, half-sister to smart 9f-1½m winner Teodoro. Likely type.

Form:

Rule 4

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

Non-Runners

(4)

Azahara Palace

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: H Morrison J: Jason Hart

(7)

Just A Notion

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: E Walker J: Saffie Osborne

(9)

Valtellina

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: Harry Eustace J: Kaiya Fraser

Forecasts

Mother Margaret (2/1), Fakhama (16/5), Gentle Light (7/2), Valtellina (6/1), Cracking Filly (15/2), Azahara Palace (10/1), Just A Notion (12/1), Laura's Breeze (14/1), Marisitta (66/1)

The market should provide plenty of clues in this field of unraced fillies, with FAKHAMA making the most appeal on pedigree being by Kingman and out of a dual Grade 1 winner in South Africa. Gentle Light is another likely type being a sister to the smart Light Refrain, while Mother Margaret is another with an appealing pedigree.