17:40 Lingfield

Wednesday 26 April 2023

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Sky Sports Racing Sky 415 Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:42 | Winning time: 1m 26.31s

(1)

Bell Song^h²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: A M Balding

13/8

Promising individual. Left debut behind when third of 11 in novice at Southwell (7f) 22 days ago, staying on well. Likely to progress again.

Form: 9-3

(2)

Break The Spell^p1¹⁵⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: William Carson| T: M J Attwater

66/1

Second on Epsom debut last July but not in the same form at Kempton (7f) 4 months later. Cheekpieces on first time. Others are preferred.

Form: 27-

(7)

Diamond Hands²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P Cosgrave| T: J R Boyle

66/1

50/1, sixth of 9 in C&D maiden on debut 26 days ago, slowly away.

Form: 6

(3)

Expert Witness^t⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Rooke| T: Sir M Todd

66/1

50/1 and tongue tied, seventh of 10 in novice at Chelmsford (1m) on debut 55 days ago, not knocked about. May do better.

Form: 7

(8)

Fitzroy River¹⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: T E Whelan| T: H Candy

100/1

Well held in 2 outings on Kempton's AW last year. Looks more one for handicaps after this.

Form: 00-

(11)

Inverlochy^t1³⁴⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: James Doyle| T: S & E Crisford| BF

5/2

Promising sort. Fourth of 10 in novice at Newmarket (6f, good, 5/2) on debut last May, not knocked about. Tongue strap on first time. It's taken a while to get her back but in good hands and it'll be interesting to see how strong the betting vibes are.

Form: 4-

(6)

Labiqa¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: C Hills

28/1

Twice-raced maiden. 16/1, sixth of 8 in novice at Wolverhampton (7f) 18 days ago. Improvement will be needed.

Form: 5-6

(4)

Mine That Ship²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Thore Hammer-Hansen| T: Alice Haynes

33/1

Twice-raced maiden. Eighth of 10 in novice at Kempton (6f, 33/1) 28 days ago. Others are preferred.

Form: 38

(10)

Regal Fanfare¹⁷⁵

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

10/3

7/1, sixth of 10 in novice at Kempton (7f) on debut in November, never nearer. In top hands and can be expected to improve, possibly considerably so.

Form: 6-

(5)

Tiger Bay¹³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Dane O'Neill| T: H Candy

9/2

Reached the frame over 6f/7f at Wolverhampton at the end of 2022. Has the potential for better again back from a break.

Form: 43-

Non-Runners

(9)

Pastiche¹⁹⁹

Weight: 9-9| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: W Buick

Forecasts

Bell Song (13/8), Inverlochy (5/2), Pastiche (3/1), Regal Fanfare (10/3), Tiger Bay (9/2), Labiqa (28/1), Mine That Ship (33/1), Expert Witness (66/1), Break The Spell (66/1), Diamond Hands (66/1), Fitzroy River (100/1)

BELL SONG showed promise behind a couple of useful colts at Southwell earlier this month and could be the way to go with further improvement on the cards. Inverlochy hasn't been seen since her Newmarket debut fourth last May but the fact she went off favourite suggests she's quite well regarded and it will be interesting to see if her supporters return back from a lay-off. Regal Fanfare could easily leave last November's debut effort well behind and also makes the shortlist.