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15:50 Pontefract

Slatch Farm Stud Flying Fillies' Stakes (fillies) (Class A)

  • 12 Runners
  • Distance: 6f
  • Going: Good to Firm
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 16.20s
  • 12 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Olive Green, Light Blue braces, White cap

Marika

50
6/1
  • Form 513-215
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-4

held up mid-division, effort 2f out, stayed on final furlong

2(6)
Silk - Pink, Black sash, White sleeves
  • Form 000012
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-4

led, quickened pace approaching 2f out, kept on final furlong, headed post

3(7)
Silk - Emerald Green, Red Cross of Lorraine, White sleeves, Red seams, Emerald Green and Red quartered cap
9/1
  • Form 215313
  • Age 3
  • Weight 9-1

prominent, pushed along over 2f out, one-paced final furlong

4(12)
Silk - Emerald Green, White spots on sleeves
  • Form 5-10000
  • Age 5
  • Weight 9-0

held up in rear, headway over 1f out, switched right approaching final furlong, ran on to lead post

5(5)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 4/442-00
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

towards rear, never dangerous

6(2)
Silk - Black, White chevrons on sleeves, White cap
40/1
  • Form 60-6060
  • Age 4
  • Weight 9-0

towards rear, effort over 2f out, no extra final furlong

7(10)
Silk - Red, White hooped sleeves
  • Form 1-1540
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

held up in mid-division, ridden 2f out, one-paced final furlong

8(8)
Silk - Emerald green, orange epaulets and armlet, orange cap, white star
20/1
  • Form 600-060
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

in touch, pushed along over 2f out, no extra final furlong, eased close home

9(3)
Silk - Maroon, grey epaulets
5/1
  • Form 06-2031
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, weakened final furlong

10(1)
Silk - Maroon and White stripes
  • Form 034102
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

tracked leaders, not much room approaching final furlong, stayed on same pace

11(9)
Silk - White, Red epaulets, Royal Blue sleeves, Red cap
16/1
  • Form 266254
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

towards rear, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong

12(11)
Silk - Pink, Red epaulets, check cap
  • Form 006463
  • Age 3
  • Weight 8-11

always behind

In depth

Verdict

Massarra scored in decisive fashion at Newmarket last time and is one to consider now that the ground has come up in her favour. She escapes any sort of penalty for that success and should go close to following up here. Marika and Roundtree are also up to playing a strong hand on the pick of their form but the former picks up a 4lb burden for winning a Listed race at Haydock in June and looks to face an uphill task here. Whereas the latter has not shown great consistency and despite being closely matched with Massara on a line through Affaire Royale, she is not one to rely on too heavily when push comes to shove. French raider Inventing Paradise is obviously the potential spoiler in the field, but the daughter of Mr Prospector has been well held in both her outings this season ¿ albeit in decent company ¿ and still has it all to prove on her first visit to sunny Pontefract. Vita Spericolate holds Bright Edge on their recent Ascot meeting but she has also let her supporters down on occasions and may find Massara, the TEAMtalk selection, to be too good on the day