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16:20 Haydock Park

European Breeders Fund Sodexho Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class D2) (fillies) (Class 2)

  • 8 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 30y
  • Going: Soft, Heavy in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 49.83s
  • 8 Ran
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1
Silk -

Tcherina (IRE)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Higher Love (IRE)

    5/2

      3
      Silk -

      Limit (IRE)

      7/2

        1(2)
        Silk - Red and White (halved), diabolo on sleeves, quartered cap

        Higher Love (IRE)

        18
        5/2
        • Form 6
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        slowly into stride, held up, headway over 3f out, led over 2f out, ridden and headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong

        2(5)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Orange (quartered), Orange sleeves, Dark Blue stars, Orange cap, Dark Blue star

        Hill Fairy

        40
        9/1
        • Form 64
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        prominent, led halfway, ridden and headed over 2f out, soon weakened

        3(1)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, PURPLE armlets

        Lake Wakatipu

        14
        25/1
        • Form 043
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        tracked leaders, every chance when bumped 3f out, soon weakened

        4(6)
        Silk - Purple, Gold hoop and armlets, Black cap

        Limit (IRE)

        7/2
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        slowly into stride, held up, headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, weakened final furlong

        5(7)
        Silk - Black and Yellow check, Yellow and Black hooped sleeves , Yellow cap

        Napapijri (FR)

        29
        8/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        always behind

        6(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White hooped sleeves, Light Blue cap

        Orlar (IRE)

        19
        6/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        tracked leaders, every chance when badly hampered and lost place 3f out, soon eased

        7(4)
        Silk - Pink and Dark Blue stripes, Pink sleeves and cap

        Sideshow

        38 v
        12/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        led to halfway, ridden and hung badly left 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        8(8)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow striped sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow star

        Tcherina (IRE)

        16
        11/2
        • Form 00230
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, ran on

        In depth

        Verdict

        This mile trip in these conditions will take some getting for these juveniles, and Hill Fairy just gets our vote ahead of Higher Love and Orlar. Tom Tate's filly is out of a mare who won several times over two miles and as shaped on both starts so far as if a real test of stamina would suit her. She was doing her best work at the finish when fourth of seven behind three previous winners at Nottingham last time and should find this race a little easier too. Tcherina ha a couple of pieces of fair form to her name, and should be thereabouts, but there are a couple of dark horses who have better claims. Higher Love, from Michael Bell's yard, cost 340,000 Euros as a yearling and her dam won over this trip at two, so it would be no surprise to see her improve significantly for her debut at Leicester, where she was unfancied and finished sixth. Jamie Osborne's Orlar was another expensive purchase, fetching 100,000 Guineas as a year ling and showed some promise when fifth at Warwick on her debut so is entitled to some respect, particularly if the market speaks in her favour. However, we feel that Hill Fairy has all the right credentials and is taken to get off the mark here under Jamie Mackay.