15:10 Newbury
Friday 12 August 2022
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BetVictor St Hugh's Stakes (Fillies' Listed)
- 2YO only | Class 1 | 5f 34y | Good to Firm | 10 Runners | Turf | Weighed In
- Off time: 15:12 | Winning time: 1m 0.24s
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Dual 5f winner at Yarmouth and Carlisle before posting good eighth of 21 in Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot. Limitations seemingly exposed in a Newmarket Group 2 last time, though, and she looks vulnerable, for all that this represents a drop in class.
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Winner of 5f Sandown novice in May and runner-up on each of her next three starts, including at this level back at Sandown early last month. However, put in her place at Ascot last time and likely she will have to settle for a minor role here, too.
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Half-sister to several winners and readily outpointed a useful yardstick in Ivory Madonna (not beaten far in Group 3 company since) when landing a 6f Newmarket maiden on debut. This drop in trip shouldn't be an issue and she's open to improvement.
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Good start to her career when landing 5f minor events at Salisbury and Windsor in May, and was in the firing line for a long way when sixth in the 21-runner Queen Mary at Royal Ascot the following month. Major player.
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Taking debut winner at Nottingham before finding just one too good in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot (5f, good to firm), with three of these rivals, namely Miami Girl, Katey Kontent and Carmela, behind. Too keen upped to 6f at Newmarket since and obvious claims for last year's winning yard.
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Kingman filly who looked a good prospect when making all on her 6f Salisbury debut. By no means disgraced in listed/Group races (both at 6f) won by the smart Lezoo subsequently and dropping to the minimum trip here could be a good move.
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Havana Grey filly who notched her fourth win when landing a four-runner Musselburgh nursery (5f, good to firm) last month. Didn't fare badly when third from an unfavourable draw at Goodwood next time, but improvement will be needed if she's to take this.
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Won 13-runner novice event (15/2) at Windsor (5f, good to firm) on debut in June. Duly followed up when odds-on at Yarmouth the following month and she remains capable of better, but this is a much tougher assignment.
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Impressive winner of her first two starts and far from disgraced faced with sterner assignments since, no extra only late on when fifth in the C&D Super Sprint last month. Solid second to a very speedy filly at Goodwood (5f, good to firm) recently and she's an each-way player.
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Windsor debut was low-key, but she has acquitted herself well here on each of her three subsequent starts, most notably when runner-up in the Super Sprint last time (Union Court and Miami Girl behind). Still, will need to raise her game if she's to go one better this time.
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Non-Runners
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(9)
Miami Girl27
Weight: 9-2| Age: 2
T: R Hannon J: Rossa Ryan
NR
8
(1)
Queen Of Uplands13
Weight: 9-2| Age: 2
T: Tom Dascombe J: Pierre-Louis Jamin
NR
Forecasts
Maylandsea (5/2), Katey Kontent (4/1), Funny Story (5/1), Minnetonka (11/2), Carmela (9/1), Miami Girl (10/1), Union Court (11/1), Cuban Mistress (16/1), Star Of Lady M (20/1), Woolhampton (25/1), Queen Of Uplands (25/1), Terrimia (33/1)
KATEY KONTENT has a bit to find with Maylandsea, having finished around 3½ lengths adrift of that rival in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot, but she did well under the circumstances that day and is taken to reverse those placings and emerge on top here. Maylandsea was rather disappointing at Newmarket subsequently, but is a much-respected main danger all the same. The promising Funny Story, Minnetonka, who may benefit from this drop to the minimum trip, and Union Court are live each-way contenders.
- Maylandsea5/2
- Funny Story5/1
Previous Winners
Prize Money
1st: £21,266.002nd: £8,062.003rd: £4,035.004th: £2,010.005th: £1,008.006th: £506.00
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