16:50 Newbury

Friday 19 April 2024

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Bridget 'Confined' Maiden Fillies' Stakes (GBB Race) (Str)

Off time: 16:53 | Winning time: 1m 26.26s

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Bella Taslina

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: C G Cox

14/1

7,000 gns foal, €35,000 yearling. Half-sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Source of Wealth. Yard can ready a newcomer and it'll be interesting to see how this filly shapes up in the betting.

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(9)

Cosmos Artist

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: R J Smith

80/1

Caravaggio filly out of a 1½m winner who stayed 1¾m. Yard is hardly synonymous with winning newcomers and she is probably best watched on this occasion.

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(5)

Highland Lil

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: Tom Dascombe

22/1

€32,000 half-sister to 2-y-o 1m winner Lakota Seven. Dam unraced half-sister to useful 2-y-o 6f winner Divine Night. The betting should be a guide in terms of expectations of this filly on debut.

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Intertwined

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S M Levey| T: B J Meehan

12/1

Cable Bay filly. Dam once-raced half-sister to useful winner up to 1m Bobby Wheeler out of smart 2-y-o 6f winner Regal Rose. Yard's newcomers typically come on for a run but she will be of interest if the market vibes are positive.

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Moon Over India

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Nicola Currie| T: J Channon

28/1

23,000 gns yearling, €38,000 2-y-o. Closely related to 6f winner Blackandgreen and half-sister to 1m-1¼m winner Audacia and 7f winner Fingal's Cave, both useful. Watch the betting for clues.

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Night Lark

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett

15/2

Wootton Bassett filly. Half-sister to 1m winner Illaunmore and 6f-1m winner Papa Stour, both useful. Strong yard no stranger to success with newcomers and jockey bookings suggest that she is the stable first-string ahead of Noel Fox.

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Noel Fox

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: R M Beckett

3/1

72,000 gns yearling, 160,000 gns 2-y-o. Half-sister to ungenuine 6f-9f winner Attache and winner abroad by Make Believe. Dam 5f winner (including at 2 yrs). One of two representing the Ralph Beckett yard and the market should be informative.

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Pride And Power

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S Foley| T: K R Burke

5/1

260,000 gns Frankel filly out of a French 5.5f winner, herself closely related to Prix Maurice de Gheest winner Polydream. Of strong interest on debut for respected connections and confidence behind her in the betting would look significant.

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Star Style

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon

3/1

47,000 gns foal. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful 5.7f-1m winner Sweet Dragon Fly and 1¼m-1½m winner Dono Di Dio. Dam 2-y-o 6f winner. In good hands and she needs close attention in the betting.

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Tarqeez^h1

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

6/1

Kingman filly. Half-sister to useful 7f winner Mutamaasik and very smart winner up to 1½m Eshaada. Ticks plenty of the right boxes on paper and the market signals should be heeded. Hooded.

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Non-Runners

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Opal Rose

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: K Jewell J: Non Runner

Forecasts

Star Style (3/1), Noel Fox (3/1), Pride And Power (5/1), Tarqeez (6/1), Night Lark (15/2), Intertwined (12/1), Bella Taslina (14/1), Highland Lil (22/1), Moon Over India (28/1), Opal Rose (66/1), Cosmos Artist (80/1)

The betting will likely tell a story in this newcomers' race, with TARQEEZ and Pride And Power the most appealing types on paper. Jim Crowley has steered home the winner of this a few times over the years (including last season's renewal) and his mount Tarqeez, who is bred to be at least useful, gets the nod. Pride And Power is clear second choice ahead of the Ralph Beckett-trained duo Night Lark and Noel Fox, while Star Style also needs a second look.