16:42 Ascot

Saturday 13 July 2024

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Village Hotels Fillies' Handicap (Str)

Off time: 16:43 | Winning time: 1m 40.96s

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(13)

Canoodled²⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-12| J: Tom Marquand| T: E Walker| OR: 83| D

9/1

:Did the job well when getting her head back in front at Newmarket last summer but that win was gained off a 5 lb lower mark and she hasn't really fired in 4 starts so far this season.

Form: 49-0700

(2)

Cori Glory²⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-11| J: J Garritty| T: M Walford| OR: 82

18/1

Lightly-raced 4-y-o who was better than ever when winning 6-runner handicap (6/1) at Catterick (7f, soft) on reappearance but found out in a stronger race at York since. Stays 1m

Form: 6628-17

(9)

Azahara Palace²⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-10| J: Hollie Doyle| T: H Morrison| OR: 81| D

5/1

Three 1m wins at Chepstow last summer and improved again to make a winning reappearance at Leicester (1m, good to soft) in May. Raced too freely and not disgraced in the Kensington Palace over C&D at the Royal meeting. Enters calculations.

Form: 2156-18

(11)

Bellarchi²²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-10| J: Benoit D L Sayette| T: Grant Tuer| OR: 90| CD

18/1

Has had stacks of racing, bagging her most valuable success yet in C&D fillies' handicap in May. Not so good in listed since, including down the field in the Sandringham back here last time.

Form: 121650

(3)

Fair Point⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Rob Hornby| T: R M Beckett| OR: 85

9/4

Placed first 3 starts before easily landing short odds at Chester (7f, soft). That was a weak race but she surely improved to score by a whopping 20 lengths and there's likely more to come in handicaps.

Form: 32-21

(1)

Achillea⁴³

Age: 4| Weight: 9-5| J: K Stott| T: D K Ivory| OR: 76| D

33/1

Dual 1m winner last year but well held on her Doncaster reappearance in May. Needs to leave that well behind.

Form: 99514-0

(4)

Princess Alex²⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: Pierre-Louis Jamin| T: K R Burke| OR: 84

28/1

Has taken her form up a notch this spring, scoring at Haydock (7f, heavy) in April before following up just over a week later at Beverley (7.4f, good). Latest Chester eighth of 13 was respectable but it shows that her mark demands more of her.

Form: 8-41168

(10)

Miss Kubelik³⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-1| J: R Havlin| T: J & T Gosden| OR: 81| D

12/1

Runner-up to the subsequent 1000 Guineas winner on debut and stepped up from her return when landing 11-runner maiden at Bath (1m, good) in May. Weakened after leading for long way on 1m Kempton handicap debut, possibly doing too much too soon. Retains potential.

Form: 2-619

(5)

Cheshire Dancer¹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: David Probert| T: H Palmer| OR: 80| D

15/2

Bounced back quickly from a lesser run at Kempton when resuming winning ways at Newcastle (1m) 15 days ago. Nudged up another 3 lb but her overall profile is steadily progressive.

Form: 122-261

(8)

Queen Of Atlantis⁴⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-0| J: Callum Hutchinson⁽³⁾| T: P W Chapple-Hyam| OR: 80| D

11/1

Completed an AW hat-trick during the winter but progress has rather levelled out on turf, finishing a well-held sixth in fillies' listed race at Goodwood last time.

Form: 81-1146

(7)

Surveyor^h1⁵¹

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Callum Shepherd| T: J R Fanshawe| OR: 79| BF| D

11/2

Bred to be useful and, after 7 months off, showed a good attitude when winning maiden at Lingfield (1m, AW) in April. Not seen to best effect on handicap debut next time, before racing too freely when down the field at Sandown 7 weeks ago. Hood now reached for. Retains potential.

Form: 42-158

Non-Runners

(6)

My Margie²²

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: R Hughes J: Finley Marsh

(12)

Mercury Day¹⁴

Weight: 9-3| Age: 3

T: C Allen J: Jack Gilligan

Forecasts

Fair Point (9/4), Azahara Palace (5/1), Mercury Day (5/1), Surveyor (11/2), Cheshire Dancer (15/2), Canoodled (9/1), Queen Of Atlantis (11/1), Miss Kubelik (12/1), My Margie (16/1), Bellarchi (18/1), Cori Glory (18/1), Princess Alex (28/1), Achillea (33/1)

FAIR POINT appeals as a lightly-raced filly who should have more to come so she's the suggestion. The main threat might come from her former stablemate Mercury Day, who is going great guns for new handler Conrad Allen. Azahara Palace shaped better than the result in the Kensington Palace over C&D at the Royal meeting and also makes the shortlist along with Surveyor, who could have a bigger performance in her if the hood helps her to settle better.