15:25 Pontefract

Sunday 20 August 2023

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EBF Stallions Highfield Farm Flying Fillies' Stakes (Fillies' & Mares' Listed)

Off time: 15:39 | Winning time: 1m 14.47s

(10)

Believing^t⁷⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: D Tudhope| T: G Boughey| OR: 108| D

8/1

Useful filly. 51/10, 6½ lengths eleventh of 12 to Game Run in Prix du Gros-Chene at Chantilly (5f, good to firm) 77 days ago, very slowly away. Back up in trip. Progressive before that and can bounce back.

Form: 73-5110

(12)

Another Romance^t⁴²

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: P Mulrennan| T: S & E Crisford| OR: 98| D

13/2

Useful filly. 6¾ lengths sixth of 7 to White Moonlight in listed race (7/1) at Chelmsford City (7f) 42 days ago. Should prove capable of making her presence felt in this company.

Form: 3127-26

(11)

Craft Irish^b,t¹³

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: G Lee| T: P J F Murphy| OR: 92| D

16/1

Useful mare. 11/8, career best when winning 7-runner handicap at Naas (5.9f, soft) 13 days ago, keeping on well. More needed again.

Form: 0-92541

(6)

Gale Force Maya^p³⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 9-4| J: Connor Beasley| T: M Dods| OR: 102| CD

3/1

Useful mare. C&D winner. Thirteen wins from 43 Flat runs. Back-to-form third of 10 to Swingalong in Summer Stakes at York (6f, good to firm, 12/1) 37 days ago. Second in this last year and has to be taken seriously.

Form: 104-073

(7)

Princess Shabnam¹⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: B A Curtis| T: S Woods| OR: 94| CD

18/1

Useful filly. C&D winner. 20/1, well-beaten last of 6 to Mitbaahy in listed race at Chester (6.1f, heavy) 14 days ago. Won this last year so not taken lightly.

Form: 065026

(14)

Samedi Rien¹⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 9-4| J: I Mendizabal| T: G Arizkorreta Elosegui| OR: 100| D

28/1

Useful filly. 22/1, 11¾ lengths eleventh of 13 to Magical Sunset in Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood (7f, heavy) on UK debut 18 days ago.

Form: 11-3320

(4)

Demi Pointe^h1²⁵⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| D

10/1

Twice-raced winner. 5/4, won 9-runner novice at Chelmsford City (6f), forging clear from a now useful sort. Off 8 months. Hooded for 1st time. Has potential.

Form: 61-

(5)

Funny Story¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: H Crouch| T: R M Beckett| OR: 92| D

10/3

Useful filly. Latest win at Nottingham in June. Respectable third of 13 in handicap at Goodwood (6f, good to soft, 6/1) 19 days ago. NON RUNNER.

Form: 10-4153

(8)

Glenlaurel¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: T Eaves| T: K A Ryan| OR: 99| D

14/1

Useful filly. 22/1, good 3¼ lengths fourth of 13 to Magical Sunset in Oak Tree Stakes at Goodwood (7f, heavy) 18 days ago, faring best of those ridden prominently.

Form: 68-4744

(9)

Glorious Angel⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: S H James| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 87| D

80/1

Fairly useful filly. 3 wins from 12 runs this year. 16/1, good fifth of 11 in handicap at Redcar (6f, good to firm) 8 days ago. Uphill task.

Form: 795305

(1)

Kitai¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: J Fanning| T: C Johnston| OR: 92| BF| CD

9/2

Useful filly. C&D winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Latest win here in July. Last of 13 in handicap (9/4) at Goodwood (6f, good to soft) 19 days ago.

Form: 0-74110

Non-Runners

(2)

Al Simmo³⁷

Weight: 9-4| Age: 6

T: Steph Hollinshead J: D C Costello

(3)

Rage Of Bamby¹¹⁵

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: Eve Johnson Houghton J: Non Runner

(13)

The Big Board²²

Weight: 9-1| Age: 3

T: R Hannon J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Gale Force Maya (3/1), Funny Story (10/3), Kitai (9/2), Another Romance (13/2), Believing (8/1), Demi Pointe (10/1), The Big Board (12/1), Rage Of Bamby (12/1), Glenlaurel (14/1), Craft Irish (16/1), Princess Shabnam (18/1), Al Simmo (25/1), Samedi Rien (28/1), Glorious Angel (80/1)

GALE FORCE MAYA bounced back to form when third in the Summer Stakes at York and a reproduction of that form may well prove good enough. Believing had excuses in a Group 2 in France so can be expected to bounce back despite her 5 lb penalty, while Demi Pointe is an interesting contender back from an absence given how the form of her novice win at Chelmsford has worked out.