19:50 Santa Anita

Saturday 4 November 2023

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Race 5 - PNC Bank Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint (Grade 1)

Off time: 19:51 | Winning time: -

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Goodnight Olive⁷⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Irad Ortiz Jr| T: Chad Brown| OR: 113| D

5/4

Very smart mare. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. 22/10, respectable 2½ lengths second of 7 to Echo Zulu in Ballerina Stakes at Saratoga (7f) 70 days ago. Prolific mare and she sets the clear standard from the inside stall in her attempt to win this again.

Form: 11-1312

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Clearly Unhinged³⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 8-10| J: Umberto Rispoli| T: Michael McCarthy| OR: 100| D

25/1

Useful filly. Course winner. 2 wins from 5 runs this year. Creditable 1¾ lengths second of 7 to Kirstenbosch in Grade 3 Chillingworth Stakes (42/10) at this course (6.5f) 36 days ago. This demands another jolt of improvement.

Form: 14122

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Eda^b1³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Juan Hernandez| T: Bob Baffert| OR: 101| BF| D

12/1

Smart filly. 4-time course winner. 3 wins from 4 runs this year. 6/10, creditable 3¼ lengths third of 7 to Kirstenbosch in Grade 3 Chillingworth Stakes at this course (6.5f) 36 days ago. That snapped a winning sequence of 7.

Form: 1/1-1113

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Matareya⁷⁰

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Flavien Prat| T: B Cox| OR: 105| D

9/1

Smart filly. Latest win at Churchill Downs in May. Below form 8¾ lengths third of 7 to Echo Zulu in Ballerina Stakes (93/10) at Saratoga (7f) 70 days ago. Bounce back required.

Form: 13-2133

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Kirstenbosch³⁶

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Hector Berrios| T: John Sadler| OR: 105| D

14/1

Smart filly. 65/10, career best when winning 7-runner Grade 3 Chillingworth Stakes at this course (6.5f) 36 days ago by 1¾ lengths from Clearly Unhinged. Task is to now back up that big performance upped in class.

Form: 352421

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Meikei Yell³⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 8-12| J: Kenichi Ikezoe| T: Hidenori Take| D

20/1

Smart mare. Seven wins from 17 Flat runs. 114/10, bit below form 2 lengths fifth of 16 to Mama Cocha in Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama (6f, good to firm) 34 days ago. Switches to dirt for the first time.

Form: 105-005

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Society⁷¹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Tyler Gaffalione| T: Steven Asmussen| OR: 108| D

5/2

Very smart filly. 2 wins from 4 runs this year. Didn't need to improve to win 5-runner minor event at Charles Town (7f, 2/10) 71 days ago. Disappointing at this meeting last year but she's not taken lightly.

Form: 17-3911

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Three Witches²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Luis Saez| T: S Joseph Jr| OR: 88| D

33/1

Smart filly. Career best when winning 8-runner Grade 3 Princess Rooney Stakes at Gulfstream (7f, 102/10) 28 days ago by ½ length from Maryquitecontrary. She's progressive at her level but is very hard to make a case for.

Form: 33-2611

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Yuugiri²⁸

Age: 4| Weight: 8-12| J: Ricardo Jr Santana| T: Rodolphe Brisset| OR: 101

25/1

Smart filly. 188/100, career best when winning 7-runner Grade 2 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland (6f) 28 days ago by short head from Wicked Halo, battling well. Worth a shot at this level.

Form: 591611

Forecasts

Goodnight Olive (5/4), Society (5/2), Matareya (9/1), Eda (12/1), Kirstenbosch (14/1), Meikei Yell (20/1), Yuugiri (25/1), Clearly Unhinged (25/1), Three Witches (33/1)

GOODNIGHT OLIVE ran out a pretty easy winner of this race a year ago, and having displayed that she's very near the top of her game in 2023, a repeat victory looks on the cards from the inside stall. Society is second choice on form, with Yuugiri perhaps the pick of those at longer odds.