17:20 Newbury

Saturday 19 July 2025

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British Stallion Studs EBF Premier Fillies' Handicap

Off time: 17:21 | Winning time: 1m 25.15s

(10)

Adaay In Devon²¹

Age: 4| Weight: 10-4| J: C Lee| T: B R Millman| OR: 90

12/1

Continues to slide down the weights, but with good reason having failed to land a meaningful blow in each of her 4 starts this season. Others preferred.

Form: 66-7470

(8)

Definitive^h²⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Rossa Ryan| T: C G Cox| OR: 88

14/1

Made a winning debut at Haydock last July before advancing her form when fifth in the Princess Margaret at Ascot (6f, good) later that month. Perhaps the soft ground was against her on final start at 2 yrs but, in any case, improvement is needed now handicapping on the back of a 9-month break.

Form: 155-

(9)

Star Style³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 9-8| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| OR: 80| BF| CD

6/1

Looked good when winning a C&D newcomers' maiden last spring before understandably struggling in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. However, subsequent handicap defeats not so easy to excuse, trailing in last of 17 back from a 12-month absence returned to this course last month.

Form: 107-0

(7)

Santa Savana¹⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: Lewis Edmunds| T: B R Millman| OR: 86| D

10/3

Bumped into a subsequent winner when good second of 8 in handicap at Newmarket in May and has remained in good form since, going down narrowly at Haydock (7.2f, good) a fortnight ago but subsequently promoted to first place. 3 lb rise fair and she has to enter calculations.

Form: 4-82421

(4)

Ruff Justice¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: W Greatrex| OR: 79

20/1

Won 2 of her 4 starts at 2 yrs, namely Yarmouth maiden and Windsor nursery. However, she made a very low-key start to this season over C&D 11 days ago and it's easy enough to look elsewhere.

Form: 0113-0

(1)

Mollie Foster²³

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker| OR: 78

13/2

Haydock novice winner at 2 yrs and ended that campaign by finishing second in a valuable sales race at the Curragh. Creditable Chester fourth at the end of May is flanked by two lesser efforts, but she will be a threat if she puts her best foot forward.

Form: 922-048

(2)

Bela Sonata⁷⁴

Age: 3| Weight: 8-12| J: W Buick| T: Oliver Cole| OR: 77| D

14/1

Left her 2-y-o run well behind when winning 13-runner maiden at Kempton (7f) on return in April. Subsequent Wolverhampton (8.6f) third was no backward step and, with this step back in trip a plus and William Buick booked, she needs a second look.

Form: 0-13

(3)

Maybe Not²⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Edward Greatrex| T: R M Beckett| OR: 75| D

3/1

Showed ability both starts at 2 yrs and built on encouraging reappearance third at Chester when making a winning handicap debut at Ffos Las (7.4f, soft). 4 lb rise looks pretty generous on the part of the assessor and this well-bred filly should have more to offer.

Form: 54-31

(5)

British Blue³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 8-5| J: Saffie Osborne| T: R Hannon| OR: 70| D

11/2

Similar profile to stablemate Star Style having failed to make an impact all 3 starts subsequent to a winning 2-y-o debut. Opposable.

Form: 1-065

Non-Runners

(6)

Rockymountainway³¹

Weight: 10-0| Age: 4

T: C Fellowes J: Callum Shepherd

Forecasts

Maybe Not (3/1), Santa Savana (10/3), Rockymountainway (4/1), British Blue (11/2), Star Style (6/1), Mollie Foster (13/2), Adaay In Devon (12/1), Bela Sonata (14/1), Definitive (14/1), Ruff Justice (20/1)

Conditions here are likely to be markedly different to the slow ground MAYBE NOT encountered when scoring on handicap debut at Ffos Las. However, she had shaped well on good at Chester prior to that and, having gone up just 4 lb and with the promise of better to come, she looks the way to go. The consistent Santa Savana is second choice ahead of Bela Sonata.