17:15 Newmarket

Friday 30 June 2023

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Victor Veitch British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 17:15 | Winning time: 1m 12.63s

(8)

Dazzling Star²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: C Appleby

11/8

Foaled March 7. Blue Point filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 7f winner Wakening and smart winner up to 1m Bold Act. Dam 1m winner. 8/1, eighth of 10 in maiden at Kempton (6f) on debut 23 days ago. Should improve

Form: 8

(2)

Hard To Resist

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

4/1

Foaled January 22. Dubawi filly. Dam, winner up to 1m (2-y-o 6f winner), half-sister to very smart 7f-9.5f winner Usherette. Noteworthy newcomer.

Form:

(7)

Idle Assembly¹⁵

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: B J Meehan

7/1

Foaled May 8. €110,000 yearling, Night of Thunder filly. Half-sister to 7f-1½m winner Noble Mark. 14/1, fifth of 9 in minor event at Haydock (6f, good to firm) on debut 15 days ago, not knocked about. May do better.

Form: 5

(1)

Jumeirah Breeze²⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: T P Queally| T: G G Margarson

25/1

155,000 gns yearling, Kessaar filly. Closely related to several winners, including 2-y-o 6f winner No Leaf Clover, 5f winner Geocentric and 2-y-o 5f winner To Wafij. Eighth of 10 in maiden at Doncaster (6.5f, good to firm, 22/1) on debut 27 days ago.

Form: 8

(5)

Looby¹⁸

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

7/2

Foaled January 29. £68,000 yearling, Havana Grey filly. Dam, winner up to 6.3f (including at 2 yrs), half-sister to useful 1½m winner (stayed 2m) Macbeth. Highly promising type. 16/1, fifth of 11 in minor event at Windsor (6f, good to soft) on debut 18 days ago. Open to significant improvement.

Form: 5

(6)

Perianth³¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S W Kelly| T: Mrs P Sly

7/1

Foaled January 11. €125,000 foal, 65,000 gns 2-y-o, Calyx filly. Half-sister to smart winner up to 7.4f I'm A Gambler. Dam winner up to 1¼m (2-y-o 8.6f winner) who stayed 1½m from an excellent family. 33/1, sixth of 10 in maiden at Leicester (6f, good) on debut 31 days ago. May well do better.

Form: 6

Non-Runners

(4)

Moonfire

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: C Appleby J: Non Runner

(3)

Royal Elysian¹⁵

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: J Ferguson J: Daniel Muscutt

(9)

Scarlet Rosie²²

Weight: 9-2| Age: 2

T: P S McEntee J: Molly Presland

Forecasts

Moonfire (5/4), Dazzling Star (11/8), Looby (7/2), Hard To Resist (4/1), Royal Elysian (4/1), Perianth (7/1), Idle Assembly (7/1), Jumeirah Breeze (25/1), Scarlet Rosie (125/1)

This looks particularly tricky. Those with experience will need to improve, and some undoubtedly will, but newcomer HARD TO RESIST looks good on paper and may well be up to making a winning start. Looby really caught the eye on debut and can be expected to take a big step forward and outrun her odds, while Dazzling Star should improve for her Kempton debut.