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13:20 Newmarket

Striking Ambition Tfr 122 E.b.f. Maiden Fillies' Stakes (div 1) (Class 4)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Good to Firm
  • Surface: Turf
  • £7,500 added
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 25.17s
  • Off Time: 13:21:06
  • 12 Ran
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1
Silk -

Pollenator (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Boogie Diva

    9/1

      3
      Silk -

      Qaraaba

      6/5

        1(10)
        Silk - Red, Royal Blue epaulets

        Boogie Diva

        19
        9/1
        • Form 3
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        held up, raced keenly, headway over 3f out, led just over 1f out, soon headed and edged left, stayed on same pace

        2(1)
        Silk - YELLOW, BLACK hoop and armlets, RED cap

        Chain Of Office

        66/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        dwelt, held up in rear, shaken up over 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never nearer

        3(4)
        Silk - Pale Blue, White and Yellow check cap

        Fringe Success (IRE)

        14/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        slowly into stride, mid-division, hung left when shaken up over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        4(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Gold sash, Black cap

        Labretella (IRE)

        25
        100/1
        • Form 69
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        led 4f, weakened well over 1f out

        5(5)
        Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

        Mahlak (IRE)

        33/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        slowly into stride, in rear, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out

        6(7)
        Silk - Maroon, Black hoop, diabolo on sleeves, hooped cap

        Miss Miracle

        10/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, hung left well over 1f out, soon beaten

        7(6)
        Silk - Royal blue

        Nafura

        14
        5/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        prominent, weakening when carried left well over 1f out

        8(11)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Pink Cross of Lorraine and cap

        No Explaining (IRE)

        11
        150/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        prominent, edged left over 1f out, soon weakened

        9(9)
        Silk - White, Dark Blue armlets and cap

        Pollenator (IRE)

        20
        11/2
        • Form 622
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0
        • Official Rating 79

        held up in rear, switched right and headway over 1f out, led 1f out, ran on well, edged left towards finish, readily

        10(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Qaraaba

        42
        6/5
        • Form 2
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        tracked leader, led 3f out, ridden and headed just over 1f out, weakened well inside final furlong

        11(12)
        Silk - Maroon, light blue epaulets, light blue sleeves, maroon stars, quartered cap

        Tamtara

        40/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        slowly into stride, always in rear

        12(2)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Touch Tone

        43 BF
        16/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 2
        • Weight 9-0

        in touch, pressing leaders inside final 2f, weakened final furlong

        In depth

        Verdict

        A very interesting maiden opens the card and QARAABA is just preferred to Pollenator, while Chain Of Office is an eyecatching newcomer. The selection steps up to a mile after finishing runner-up here on her soft ground debut. This trip looks likely to bring improvement, as should that first experience of the racecourse, and with the John Dunlop runners generally going very well then she looks capable of breaking her duck. Pollenator has had several chances and just keeps finding one too good. She is genuine enough but has just lost out for a bit of toe at vital stages and this extra furlong should help overcome that, so she has to be taken seriously. Nafura stayed on in eyecatching style when running green on her recent Kempton introduction and once again both experience and a furlong more will see her to better effect. Boogie Diva will also be better for a Redcar pipe opener and should be involved at the business end of the contest, but perhaps even more interesting is debutant Chain Of Office. William Haggas has his string in tremendous form and this Mark Of Esteem filly is related to juvenile winners over this trip. The stable's two-year-olds are having a much better time of things than normal this year and if there is support for Chain Of Office then it will probably be significant. Mahlak is related to winners at this age and trip, while Miss Miracle reads well enough in terms of pedigree, though Fringe Success would be a slightly surprising winner given that Sir Michael Stoute has had only one juvenile scorer this campaign. With due respect to Chain Of Office, Qaraaba is the selected here.

        Formwatch

        Boogie Diva 16-1 (8-11) Dwelt, behind, headway over 2f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 15, 2l behind Siyaadah (9-0) at Redcar 7f 2yo stks (5) gf.

        Chain Of Office Mark Of Esteem filly out of Lady Mayor.

        Fringe Success (IRE) Selkirk filly out of Stage Struck.

        Labretella (IRE) 12-1 (8-12) Slow away, outpaced halfway, 9th of 10, 13l behind Makbullet (9-0) at Ripon 6f 2yo mdn (5) gd.

        Mahlak (IRE) Pastoral Pursuits filly out of Bint Al Hammour.

        Miss Miracle Motivator filly out of Miracle.

        Nafura 14-1 (9-0) Slowly into stride, behind until ridden and kept on from over 1f out, nearest finish, 5th of 14, 6l behind Damietta (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) pol.

        No Explaining (IRE) 25-1 (9-0) Slowly away, outpaced and always towards rear, 10th of 12, 17l behind Emirates Hills (9-0) at Windsor 6f 2yo stks (5) gf.

        Pollenator (IRE) 10-3 (9-0) Tracked leader, ridden over 2f out, led 1f out, edged left inside final furlong, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Eolith (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo stks (4) gd.

        Qaraaba 9-2 (9-0) Always prominent, every chance over 2f out, soon driven, not pace of winner, 2nd of 13, 1 1/4l behind Champagnelifestyle (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo stks (4) sft in Jul.

        Tamtara Red Ransom filly out of Tamalain.

        Touch Tone 6-4fav (9-0) Soon in touch, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 6th of 11, 7l behind Clarietta (9-0) at Doncaster 7f 2yo stks (4) gs in Jul.