16:00 Newbury

Thursday 13 June 2024

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Darley EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Str)

Off time: 16:02 | Winning time: 1m 36.39s

(8)

Amongst The Stars

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Kingscote| T: D & C Kubler

80/1

Sea The Moon filly. Half-sister to 2-y-o 6f winner Choritzo. Dam 1¼m-1½m winner out of useful 2-y-o 7f winner (stayed 1¼m) Choirgirl.

Form:

(6)

Clove Hitch²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Oisin Murphy| T: A M Balding| OR: 90

4/6

Third in a hot race over C&D in April and improved again when second of 12 in maiden at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 24 days ago, clear of rest. Should take some stopping.

Form: 5-32

(11)

Desert Time

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

100/1

Footstepsinthesand filly. Half-sister to 3 winners, including useful 6f winner Cairn Gorm and 6f winner Time To Exceed.

Form:

(2)

Fior Di Bosco

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas

8/1

240,000 gns yearling, Too Darn Hot filly. Closely related to 1¼m winner Dubawi Sands and half-sister to several winners, including high-class winner up to 1m Galileo Gold. Dam ran twice. One of two newcomers for leading yard.

Form:

(4)

Heaven Blessed

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: W J HaggasWS

20/1

Kingman filly. Half-sister to 7f/1m winner Hapap and 6f winner Al Arbed, both abroad. Obvious appeal on paper. Already had a breathing op.

Form:

(12)

Heckmondwike²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Charles Bishop| T: Harry Eustace

250/1

Showed a bit more than on debut when sixth of 9 in maiden (22/1) at Nottingham (8.3f, good) 23 days ago.

Form: 0-6

(10)

Icecap²⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: P Owens

150/1

Failed to match debut form when sixth of 12 in maiden at Windsor (8.1f, good to firm) 24 days ago, albeit she was hampered.

Form: 66

(7)

Izipizi⁵⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| BF

6/1

Well-bred filly who showed plenty when runner-up on debut at Kempton. Bitt disappointing when seventh of 9 in maiden at Newmarket (7f, good to firm, 9/4) 56 days ago, proving too free but it's still early days.

Form: 2-7

(5)

No Mischief²⁶⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rob Hornby| T: J G Portman

250/1

Failed badly to match debut run when eighth of 11 in novice event (33/1) at Kempton (8f). Off 8 months and switched to turf.

Form: 38-

(1)

Sambucus²⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Saffie Osborne| T: E Walker

4/1

Promising type. Third of 11 in maiden at Bath (8f, good, 22/1) on debut 29 days ago. Should progress and she's of serious interest for in-form yard.

Form: 3

(9)

Uplift²¹¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: J & T Gosden| BF

18/1

Failed to meet market expectations when seventh of 13 in novice event (11/4) at Kempton (8f) on debut, not knocked about. Off 7 months. Should have more to offer for top yard.

Form: 7-

Non-Runners

(3)

Bernalda¹

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J Ferguson J: Daniel Muscutt

Forecasts

Clove Hitch (4/6), Sambucus (4/1), Izipizi (6/1), Fior Di Bosco (8/1), Bernalda (10/1), Uplift (18/1), Heaven Blessed (20/1), Amongst The Stars (80/1), Desert Time (100/1), Icecap (150/1), Heckmondwike (250/1), No Mischief (250/1)

Having finished third in a very warm C&D maiden in April, CLOVE HITCH took another step forward when second at Windsor, clear of the rest. She can go another place better, possibly at the chief expense of Sambucus and Izipzi unless there's strong market support for a newcomer.