13:50 Lingfield

Thursday 8 February 2024

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Win 2,000,000 With BetMGM's Golden Goals Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 1m 25.31s

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Queen Of Zafeen³⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Finley Marsh| T: R Hughes| D

3/1

Bred to be useful and made a winning start to her career in 10-runner minor event at Southwell (7.1f, 6/1) 34 days ago, all out to hold off promising newcomer. Open to improvement.

Form: 1

(2)

Charmly^h1

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Joshua Bryan| T: F Brennan

66/1

14,000 gns yearling, 85,000 gns 2-y-o, Land Force filly. Dam unraced out of 1000 Guineas Trial winner Kamarinskaya, herself half-sister to Phoenix Stakes/Prix Morny winner Fasliyev. Wears hood.

Form:

(4)

Heavenly Fire

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: Jack Jones

10/1

55,000 gns yearling, Harry Angel filly. Half-sister to winner up to 6f Hot Affair and smart winner up to 1m Flight Plan. Dam Italian 9f winner. Makes appeal on paper and Oisin Murphy is a positive jockey booking.

Form:

(6)

Hilltop

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: D & C Kubler

33/1

New Bay filly. Half-sister to 9f winner Poet's Realm and 1¼m winner Eton Messer. Dam, 6f winner, closely related to useful winner up to 1¼m Flower Party.

Form:

(3)

Kinako Mochi²⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: J Mitchell| T: R Varian

8/11

Siyouni filly who made a promising start to her career when second in 10-runner maiden (9/2) at Kempton (6f) on debut in June, nearest finish. Not seen since but winners have emerged from that race and she's the one to beat with improvement likely over this longer trip.

Form: 2-

(7)

Pentacle

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: S Woods

40/1

25,000 gns foal, 22,000 gns yearling, Zoustar filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 5f winner Carrie's Vision and French 13f winner Anything Else. Dam French 2-y-o 5f-7f winner.

Form:

(1)

Phoenix Moon²⁴⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: George Bass⁽³⁾| T: D J Coakley

100/1

Very green when well held in minor event at Bath (5.7f, firm, 14/1) on debut, missing break. Off 8 months. Up in trip.

Form: 9-

(5)

Spiritual Pursuit¹⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hollie Doyle| T: A Watson

9/2

Showed something like debut form after 8 months off when second of 10 in minor event at Wolverhampton (7.2f, 6/1) 10 days ago.

Form: 2-2

Forecasts

Kinako Mochi (8/11), Queen Of Zafeen (3/1), Spiritual Pursuit (9/2), Heavenly Fire (10/1), Hilltop (33/1), Pentacle (40/1), Charmly (66/1), Phoenix Moon (100/1)

KINAKO MOCHI had 3 next-time-out winners behind when runner-up on her debut at Kempton back in June, so she has to be considered the one to beat, especially with the step up to 7f sure to suit. Queen of Zafeen was all out to hold off a fellow newcomer at Southwell but is open to improvement all the same, with Heavenly Fire clear pick of the debutantes before market clues.