Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)

Off time: 16:05 | Winning time: 2m 11.15s

(1)

Felicitas¹⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: K Shoemark| T: E Walker| OR: 96| D

5/2

Teofilo filly who won on debut at Lingfield (1m, all-weather) in December. Looked potentially smart when comfortably defying a penalty in Sandown novice (1¼m, good) on return 19 days ago, the same race Emily Upjohn won before taking this in 2022.

Form: 1-1

(2)

K Sarra²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Rossa Ryan| T: R M Beckett| OR: 82

20/1

New Bay filly who is a sister to last year's Dante winner Pride of Arras. Looked promising when making a winning debut on Southwell's tapeta in November. Well held in the Fred Darling on Newbury return but the drop to 7f looked against her and she retains potential with this sort of trip in mind.

Form: 1-0

(5)

Legacy Link²¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Colin Keane| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 105

6/4

Progressive last year, winning 1m Haydock novice before ending her campaign with excellent 4½ lengths fourth of 10 to Precise in Group 1 Fillies' Mile at Newmarket. Will be well suited by 1¼m and leading claims for a top stable with a good record in this.

Form: 314-

(3)

Moments Of Joy⁴⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| OR: 101

11/4

Placed in listed/Group 3 last year but finished a place and 2 lengths behind Legacy Link when fifth in Fillies' Mile at Newmarket on final start. Possible testing ground was against her when only sixth in 1m Group 3 at the Curragh on reappearance and this rangy sort remains open to improvement.

Form: 1325-6

(4)

Sea The Storm¹⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Tom Marquand| T: W J Haggas| OR: 96| D

9/1

Won a maiden and finished second in German Group 3 (both 1m, soft) for David Menuisier last year. Switched to William Haggas and took her career record to 2-3 in 1¼m Wetherby novice on return 17 days ago. Had to work hard to land short odds there but remains open to progress.

Form: 12-1

Non-Runners

(6)

Della Pace³⁴

Weight: 9-2| Age: 3

T: G Boughey J: J P Spencer

Forecasts

Legacy Link (6/4), Felicitas (5/2), Moments Of Joy (11/4), Sea The Storm (9/1), K Sarra (20/1), Della Pace (66/1)

LEGACY LINK had the form of her Fillies' Mile fourth boosted when the second/third were placed in the 1000 Guineas. This daughter of Dubawi is out of a 1½m-winning sister to Frankel so this step up in trip should play to her strengths and she can provide the Gosden stable with a fifth win in this since 2016. Felicitas needed a very useful effort to defy a penalty on her Sandown reappearance and is second choice ahead of Sea The Storm and Moments of Joy.