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14:20 Newbury

Swettenham Stud Fillies' Trial Stakes (fillies) (Class A)

  • 10 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 9.43s
  • 10 Ran
1(3)
Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap
11/2
  • Form 21330-1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-12

held up, headway on outside over 2f out, ridden and outpaced approaching final furlong

2(8)
Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap
  • Form 155-064
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

took keen hold, tracked winner to over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong

3(10)
Silk - White, Emerald Green hoop
33/1
  • Form 0-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

dwelt, held up in rear, bumped after 3f, headway on inside when not much room and switched to wide outside 2f out, stayed on

4(6)
Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow hoop and sleeves, White cap
  • Form 24312-0
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened

5(1)
Silk - Royal Blue and White (halved), Red sleeves, White cap
  • Form 1
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

tracked leaders, not much room briefly over 2f out, soon ridden and beaten

6(4)
Silk - Maroon, grey epaulets
  • Form 2
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

held up, ridden, hung right and no response from 3f out, eased when no chance approaching final furlong

7(7)
Silk - Purple and White stripes, Black velvet cap, Gold tassel
  • Form 62
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

held up, ridden 4f out, soon struggling

8(5)
Silk - White, Emerald Green sleeves, White armlets, Emerald Green cap
  • Form 44
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

made all, ridden clear over 1f out, stayed on strongly

9(9)
Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

Tuneful

27
20/1
  • Form 31-6
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

unruly in stalls, tracked leaders, hard ridden 2f out, weakened over 1f out

10(2)
Silk - Yellow, Black hoop and sleeves, quartered cap
9/4
  • Form 1-
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-9

dwelt, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon driven and no impression approaching final furlong

In depth

Verdict

Some lightly raced and progressive fillies in opposition and marginal preference is for Nasij with Waldmark and Nofa's Magic the likeliest alternatives. Nasij boasted smart form as a juvenile putting up her best performance when third in the Group 3 May Hill Stakes at Doncaster and showed she had trained on when making a winning seasonal reappearance in the Masaka Stakes at Kempton last month. Ed Dunlop's filly is penalised 3lb for that success but should have no difficulty in confirming the placings with Sun On The Sea and Tuneful who finished fourth and sixth respectively. The daughter of Elusive Quality has plenty of stamina on her dam side and is also expected to improve for this longer trip so rates as the one to beat. Sir Michael Stoute could hardly be in better form at present so Waldmark, who beat stable companion Halawanda at Kempton on her sole start last year, clearly has to be respected particularly as she has reportedly been working well with winners at home. Nofa's Magic ran a race full of promise behind Halawanda on her debut over course and distance last month and is entitled to improve while recent Nottingham scorer Miss Ivanhoe steps up significantly in grade but has solid place claims.