15:13 York

Friday 16 May 2025

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Sky Bet Fillies' Stakes (Listed) (Registered As The Michael Seely Memorial Fillies' Stakes)

Off time: 15:13 | Winning time: 1m 39.35s

(9)

Bermuda Longtail⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: W Buick| T: A M Balding| OR: 89| BF

16/1

Raced on AW at Kempton, winning 7f novice last autumn. Returned to finish length second to the reopposing Glittering Surf in 1m conditions event 48 days ago.

Form: 21-2

(4)

Consecrated³⁵

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

7/4

Frankel filly who ran out the decisive winner of a Newbury newcomers race (7f, good) 5 weeks ago. The third and fourth have boosted the form by winning since. Good prospect.

Form: 1

(8)

Elsie's Ruan²⁴⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Joanna Mason| T: G Tutty| OR: 95| C

22/1

Won on 7f course debut last July and built on that when 3 lengths third in Sweet Solera at Newmarket (7f) 15 days later. Well beaten in May Hill at Doncaster final start and might prove vulnerable again here.

Form: 139-

(3)

Glittering Surf⁴⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: David Probert| T: Owen Burrows| OR: 92| D

11/2

Has won a maiden and conditions event over 1m at Kempton, showing useful form when seeing off the reopposing Bermuda Longtail by a length in the latter. Looks capable of making her presence felt in a higher grade.

Form: 1-1

(2)

Gulya¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: S De Sousa| T: R Varian| BF

3/1

Encouraging second on both starts, looking unlucky (denied a clear run) when just failing to get up in 1m Ascot novice on reappearance 16 days ago. Steps up in class but still respected.

Form: 2-2

(10)

Kon Tiki³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: D Egan| T: Jane Chapple-Hyam| OR: 88| D

11/2

Has useful when winning novices at Wolverhampton (7f) and Kempton (1m) just under 4 months apart. More to come and enters the reckoning on turf debut.

Form: 1-1

(6)

Serving With Style²³¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: C Lee| T: K R Burke| OR: 102| D

22/1

Won her first 2 starts last season and ended her 2-y-o campaign with an excellent 2¼ lengths second of 5 to Bubbling in Rockfel at Newmarket (7f, soft) in September. Good chance on form but others perhaps have greater scope for improvement.

Form: 1172-

(5)

The Third Star¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Connor Beasley| T: C A Dwyer| OR: 84

50/1

Raced at 7f, winning a Southwell maiden on return in April. bettered than form when second under a penalty at Yarmouth (good to firm) 15 days ago but faces a stiff task now stepping up to listed level.

Form: 6-12

(7)

Troia²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker| OR: 95

12/1

Won 6f Newbury maiden last summer. Fourth in 7f Newmarket Group 3 on only subsequent 2-y-o start and returned to land the odds in a novice at Catterick (7f, good) 23 days ago. More to come now stepping back up in class.

Form: 14-1

Non-Runners

(1)

Royalty Bay²³⁷

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: J & S Quinn J: Harry Russell

Forecasts

Consecrated (7/4), Gulya (3/1), Kon Tiki (11/2), Glittering Surf (11/2), Troia (12/1), Bermuda Longtail (16/1), Serving With Style (22/1), Elsie's Ruan (22/1), Royalty Bay (33/1), The Third Star (50/1)

Quite a few of these look capable of better, none more so than CONSECRATED who had winners behind when scoring comfortably on her Newbury debut last month. Glittering Surf has impressed when winning both her starts at Kempton and is second choice ahead of Gulya, who looked unlucky at Ascot recently.