CleanEvent Nursery

Off time: 17:31 | Winning time: 1m 0.63s

(4)

Guernsey Lady¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-9| J: Billy Loughnane| T: P D Evans| OR: 78| D

4/1

5f Lingfield novice winner. Not up to the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot (5f, firm, 200/1) since but should be a lot more competitive with her sights lowered.

Form: 43910

(3)

Cotai Belle³²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-8| J: O J Orr| T: R A Fahey| OR: 77| D

5/4

Progressive form, winning 5.5f maiden at Windsor (good to firm) 32 days ago. Leading claims from what looks a workable opening handicap mark.

Form: 021

(2)

Kesta²⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-6| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 75| D

8/1

Won 5f maiden at Brighton in April. Tenth of 12 in novice at Salisbury (6f, good to firm, 7/1) 24 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Needs to resume his progression.

Form: 21560

(5)

Proof¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-4| J: Jason Watson| T: C Hills| OR: 73

7/1

Thrice-raced maiden. Second of 4 in maiden at Goodwood (5f, good to firm, 7/1) 14 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Should go well.

Form: 292

(1)

U Turn²¹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-3| J: S H James| T: T D Easterby| OR: 72

7/2

Fair maiden. Best effort when close second of 15 in seller (11/4) at York (6f, good to firm) 21 days ago, clear of rest. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 67322

Forecasts

Cotai Belle (5/4), U Turn (7/2), Guernsey Lady (4/1), Proof (7/1), Kesta (8/1)

COTAI BELLE is taken to follow up last month's Wetherby maiden success now venturing into a nursery. Proof bumped into a potentially useful sort when runner-up in a Goodwood maiden a fortnight ago and might be the one to give Richard Fahey's filly most to do.