15:40 Ascot
Good To FirmRibblesdale Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)
- First Prize: £141775
- 1m 3f 211y
- Class 1
- 12 runners
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Runners: 12 runners
Type: Flat Turf
Surface: Turf
Weather: Sunny
Form: 2-115 D
OR: 90
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
Impressive from the front in novice races at Yarmouth (11.4f, good to firm) and Kempton (1m3f, AW) this spring; soundly beaten when 5-2 for Listed race at Goodwood (1m2f, good) last month and has plenty to prove in an even tougher contest today, but she retains potential and her dam won this race for connections in 2019 off the back of a Listed defeat; not written off.
Form: 436-56
OR: 102
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
Won Group 3 (7.2f, good to yielding) and Group 2 (7f, good) races in Ireland last summer; she's raced five times subsequently and hasn't kicked on but she's the sole representative of Aidan O'Brien, who has won the last three runnings, and perhaps first-time blinkers will trigger a revival.
Form: 1
OR: —
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
Wore this hood on last month's debut at Gowran Park (9.4f, good to yielding) and won in fine style, making most; this is a vastly tougher test and others have far more substance to their form, but she's unexposed and with a respected stable; a market move would be interesting.
Form: 2-12 BF
OR: 100
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
5l win at Newmarket (1m2f, good) in May on second start and then went very close in Listed race at Goodwood (1m2f, good), behind Inis Mor who was subsequently third in the French Oaks; dam was a 1m6f Group 3 winner and the step up in trip could be a good move; one to consider.
Form: 1-115 BF
OR: 111
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
Made it 3-3, again with plenty in hand, when making all in the Group 3 Prix Cleopatre at Saint-Cloud in April (10.5f, good; Warriors Whisper second); disappointing favourite in the Group 2 Prix Saint-Alary at Longchamp (1m2f, soft) since and Colin Keane, who has been on board for her last three starts, partners fellow Juddmonte filly Legacy Link today; however, this French raider could play a leading role if tapping back into her previous promise.
Form: 1-4 BF
OR: 86
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
Won at Newmarket (7f, good to firm) last September on sole 2yo start; well-beaten fourth of six on comeback in Listed race at Newbury (1m2f, good) last month; she still looked a work in progress last time and her best days lie ahead, but a sizeable step forward is needed in first-time blinkers.
Form: 3-31
OR: 92
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
Off the mark at the third attempt when readily making all in a maiden at Leopardstown (1m2f, good) last month; others have achieved considerably more but she's on the up and her trainer is also responsible for impressive Oaks winner Thundering On; there can be optimism that this Sea The Stars filly will be suited by the step up in trip and she's well worth a second look.
Form: 31-3
OR: 92
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
Won at Nottingham (8.3f, good to soft) last October on her second run and a respectable third of six in Listed race at Newbury (1m2f, good) on reappearance; her dam won the Oaks for the yard and she's open to further improvement, but it's very necessary in today's company; one of three for stable.
OUR TIP
Form: 314-12
OR: 111
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
Built upon her abundant 2yo promise to win the Group 3 Musidora Stakes at York (10.2f, good) last month and she was a clear second in the Oaks at Epsom (1m4f, good to soft) 13 days ago, albeit no match for the winner; she had a hard race last time and there is a worry that this assignment may come too soon, but she sets a strong form standard for the rest to aim at.
Form: 26
OR: —
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
2,900,000gns yearling; runner-up on debut at Yarmouth (1m2f, good) in April before well-beaten last of six in Listed race at Newmarket (1m2f, good to firm); can win races but it will be a major shock if she lands this one.
Form: 23-121 C
OR: 82
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
Front-runner; won on handicap debut here (1m2f, good to firm) in May before handicap second at Goodwood (1m4f, good), and she went one better in a Listed race there (1m2f, soft) 11 days ago in first-time cheekpieces (retained); progressive but further improvement is needed in this much hotter race.
Form: 132
OR: 102
W: 9st 2lb
Age: 3 yo Filly
1,000,000euros yearling who won on debut at Deauville (9.5f, AW) in February before Listed third at Saint-Cloud (1m2f, good to soft); no match for the winner Gilded Prize when runner-up in Group 3 at Saint-Cloud (10.5f, good) last time and she's up against it on the face of it, but there should be a stronger gallop today which could help this headstrong filly settle better; not ruled out each-way.
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Betting Forecast
33/1 Brilliant Star, 12/1 Composing, 20/1 Dark Lucinda, 5/1 Earth Shot, 3/1 Gilded Prize, 25/1 Golden Orbit, 8/1 Johanna Walsh, 20/1 Lady Roisia, 6/4 Legacy Link, 100/1 Maldives, 66/1 Venetia, 16/1 Warriors Whisper
Verdict
Musidora winner LEGACY LINK was a fine second in the Oaks 13 days ago and will be tough to beat provided today’s outing does not come too soon after that hard race at Epsom. Gilded Prize was disappointing when losing her unbeaten record at Longchamp last month, but she looked an exciting prospect previously and this French raider is feared most. Earth Shot went very close in a Listed race at Goodwood last time and is open to further improvement, and she is next on the list ahead of Leopardstown maiden winner Johanna Walsh, who represents Oaks-winning combination Joseph O’Brien and Dylan Browne McMonagle.[Ben Hutton]