Turners EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:16 | Winning time: 1m 25.82s

(3)

Desert Flower²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane| T: C Appleby| CD

1/4

Looked a nice prospect when overcoming inexperience to make a winning debut over C&D at the July meeting. Hard to beat with improvement likely.

Form: 1

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(4)

Dash Of Azure

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Edward Greatrex| T: R M Beckett

11/2

Foaled March 6. 240,000 gns Blue Point filly. Closely related to 1½m winner Loving Dash and useful 1¼m-1½m winner Omniscient and half-sister to very smart winner up to 2m Dashing Willoughby. Makes paper appeal. Check the betting.

Form:

(1)

Hot Like Me²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Saffie Osborne| T: R Spencer

28/1

Down the field both starts and will need to take a big step forward to trouble Desert Flower.

Form: 08

(6)

Kaiya

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: Alec Voikhansky⁽³⁾| T: R Hannon

18/1

Foaled February 14. Study of Man filly. Half-sister to 11f winner Moneykenny and 7f winner Gwendolina. Dam maiden (stayed 1m). The betting should help guide to expectations with this one.

Form:

(2)

Mystical Queen²³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: J F Egan| T: Darryll Holland

100/1

Twice-raced maiden. Seventh of 9 in maiden at this course (6f, good to soft, 150/1) 23 days ago. Needs a lot of improvement.

Form: 57

(5)

Unex Friendly

Age: 2| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: James Owen

14/1

Foaled February 28. Masar filly. Half-sister to 6f-1m winner Night of Lightning. Stable has had a first-time-out 2-y-o winner this year. Worth a look in the market.

Form:

Forecasts

Desert Flower (1/4), Dash Of Azure (11/2), Unex Friendly (14/1), Kaiya (18/1), Hot Like Me (28/1), Mystical Queen (100/1)

Unless the market vibes are notably strong surrounding one or more of the debutantes this looks an excellent opportunity for DESERT FLOWER to make it 2-2. Ralph Beckett's Dash of Azure makes the most appeal of the newcomers before any betting clues are known.