13:15 Royal Ascot

Saturday 20 June 2020

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Queen Mary Stakes (Fillies' Group 2)

Off time: 13:16 | Winning time: 1m 0.18s

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(1)

Campanelle^b1,t1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: L Dettori| T: Wesley Ward| D

9/2

Sixth foal from the 5f Listed winner Janina; was always in control (on the inner) when beating reopposing stablemate Royal Approval on debut at Gulfstream Park (5f, firm) in May; must merit respect with Frankie Dettori on board.

Form: 1

(13)

Caroline Dale¹⁴

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: David Egan| T: D Loughnane

100/1

Half-sister to the 5f turf/6f AW winner Baby Steps; was headed close home on debut in a Class 5 fillies' novice at Lingfield (6f); the drop back in trip is probably in her favour, although she's raised massively in grade.

Form: 2

(9)

Dickiedooda⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Tom Marquand| T: Mrs J Harrington| D

16/1

30,000gns yearling; dam was closely related to the Listed placed 6f-7f winner She's My Dandy; made all (merely pushed out hands and heels) when justifying favouritism (holds Grammata) in a 5f fillies' maiden at The Curragh (gd/fm) last weekend.

Form: 1

(14)

Grammata⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Oisin Murphy| T: D Hogan

50/1

Half-sister to four winners; made an encouraging racecourse debut (33-1) at The Curragh last weekend, albeit was a very clear second best to Dickiedooda, and it's difficult to envisage her improving past Jessica Harrington's filly.

Form: 2

(2)

Happy Romance⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S M Levey| T: R Hannon| D

16/1

Drew upon the experience of her Newmarket debut (sixth to Sacred) to swiftly turn the tables on Bungledupinblue in a tactical three-runner affair at Sandown (5f, good) last weekend - had the race very much set up for her on that occasion.

Form: 61

(15)

Mamba Wamba¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Barry McHugh| T: Adrian Nicholls

25/1

By Mehmas (£6,000 yearling); defied her 33-1 odds with a solid effort on debut at Newcastle, was beaten ½L by the reopposing Pelekai; that form took a minor boost with fourth-placed Country Carnival scoring at Beverley on Wednesday.

Form: 2

(18)

More Beautiful¹²

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R L Moore| T: A P O'Brien| D

1/1

Half-sister to the Racing Post Trophy and 2,000 Guineas winner Saxon Warrior; made the perfect start to her racing career when thrashing a stablemate of Dickiedooda in a 5f fillies' maiden at Naas (good to firm) 12 days ago; sets the form benchmark.

Form: 1

(6)

Pelekai¹⁸

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J Fanning| T: C & M Johnston| D

33/1

Made all, and was always doing enough down the stands' side rail when beating Mamba Wamba by ½L at Newcastle (5f) 18 days ago; has her sights set considerably higher, yet hailing from the Mark Johnston yard merits ample respect.

Form: 1

(11)

Risque⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: P J Dobbs| T: R Hannon| D

200/1

On debut, she contested the same Newmarket race (won by Sacred) as stablemate Happy Romance, and like that filly was swiftly off the mark next time (in a Class 5 Lingfield novice); further improvement is required in this elevated company.

Form: 81

(10)

Royal Approval^b1,t1²⁰

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: S De Sousa| T: Wesley Ward| BF

33/1

Second foal from the US dirt winner Touch The Moon (7f); was ultimately no match for her reopposing stablemate Campanelle on debut at Gulfstream Park (5f, firm) in May - Frankie Dettori favours that other Wesley Ward-trained filly.

Form: 2

(5)

Sacred¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: James Doyle| T: W J Haggas| D

5/1

Exceed And Excel filly; held the aces over Sardinia Sunset (second), Wings Of A Dove (fifth), Happy Romance (sixth) and Risque (eighth) on debut at Newmarket (5f, gd/fm) 16 days ago; can she confirm that initial promise here?

Form: 1

(12)

Sands Of Time¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: W Buick| T: C & M Johnston| D

10/1

Her dam Starlit Sands finished second (caught close home) in this contest in 2007; was fired out of the gates and always in charge when making an explosive winning debut in a Lingfield fillies' maiden (5f, AW) a fortnight ago; stablemate of Pelekai.

Form: 1

(7)

Sardinia Sunset¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Andrea Atzeni| T: R Varian

20/1

£95,000 yearling; demonstrated pace and promise when second best to the reopposing Sacred on debut at Newmarket (5f, gd/fm) 16 days ago; it's certainly not beyond the realms of possibility that she's able to reverse those placings on this occasion.

Form: 2

(16)

Scarlet Bear¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: R Kingscote| T: Tom Dascombe

125/1

£30,000 yearling; was in there pitching until the furlong pole on debut at Haydock (6f, gd/soft) 13 days ago - weakened to finish 2¾L third to Golden Melody (Star of Emaraaty second); this drop back to 5f appears helpful.

Form: 3

(19)

Sparkling Perry⁷

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: J F Egan| T: J G Given

250/1

Finished a distant last of 12 (to Karl Burke's Dandalla) on debut at Newcastle, before turning the form book upside down to score at odds of 25-1 at Doncaster (6f, gd/soft) last weekend; is firmly opposed (flattered by that success).

Form: 01

(8)

Star Of Emaraaty¹³

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: K Stott| T: K A Ryan

200/1

€3,500 yearling; half-sister to the 7f juvenile winner Leeshaan; finished just in front of a weakening Scarlet Bear (third) when a keeping on second best to Golden Melody on debut at Haydock (6f, gd/soft) 13 days ago.

Form: 2

(4)

The Good Ting⁹

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Charles Bishop| T: J S Moore

250/1

Dam was a moderate 5f AW winner; sent off 16-1 on debut at Lingfield (5f) when finishing 4L fourth of five to the reopposing Risque; with the greatest of respect merely looks to be making up the numbers in today's contest.

Form: 4

(20)

Wings Of A Dove¹⁶

Age: 2| Weight: 9-0| J: Hollie Doyle| T: R Spencer

50/1

£82,000 yearling (dam was a Listed-placed 5f juvenile scorer); made a perfectly fair start to her racing career when fifth (beaten 4L) to Sacred and Sardinia Sunset at Newmarket (5f, gd/fm) 16 days ago; feasibly could do better going forward.

Form: 5

Non-Runners

(17)

Dandalla¹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: K R Burke J: Non Runner

(3)

Nurse Florence⁹

Weight: 9-0| Age: 2

T: J A Osborne J: Nicola Currie

Forecasts

More Beautiful (1/1), Campanelle (9/2), Sacred (5/1), Sands Of Time (10/1), Happy Romance (16/1), Dickiedooda (16/1), Sardinia Sunset (20/1), Mamba Wamba (25/1), Dandalla (25/1), Pelekai (33/1), Royal Approval (33/1), Grammata (50/1), Wings Of A Dove (50/1), Nurse Florence (66/1), Caroline Dale (100/1), Scarlet Bear (125/1), Star Of Emaraaty (200/1), Risque (200/1), The Good Ting (250/1), Sparkling Perry (250/1)

Wesley Ward saddles two runners, with Campanelle easily disposing of Royal Approval at Gulfstream Park. Sacred held the aces over a number of these rivals when making a winning debut at Newmarket, although there are reasons to expect further progress from Sardinia Sunset and Wings Of A Dove. Dickiedooda shone in a fillies' maiden at the Curragh, while Sands Of Time is all pace. With yesterday's Albany Stakes winner Dandalla considered doubtful, it's difficult to overlook the alluring claims of MORE BEAUTIFUL (a half-sister to Saxon Warrior). She was absolutely flawless on her racecourse debut at Naas.