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18:30 Kempton Park

Play Cleopatra At bluesq.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 5)

  • 14 Runners
  • Distance: 1m
  • Going: Standard
  • Surface: Polytrack
  • £3,500 added
  • Winner: £2,264
  • 2nd: £674
  • 3rd: £337
  • 4th: £168
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 38.96s
  • Off Time: 18:33:42
  • 14 Ran
1(4)
Silk - Light Blue, Black stripe, striped sleeves
66/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

steadied start, held up and behind, moderate headway inside final furlong

2(12)
Silk - Emerald green, purple stars, sleeves and star on cap
66/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

always behind, pushed along and struggling halfway, wide and losing touch straight, tailed off

3(11)
Silk - Yellow, white epaulets
25/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

raced vwery wide, chased leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after

4(7)
Silk - White, light green hoop and armlets, hooped cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

chased leaders, pushed along inside final 2f, kept on same pace final furlong

5(3)
Silk - Dark Blue, Light Blue cross belts, striped sleeves, White cap
  • Form 6
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

mid-division on inside, headway on inside over 2f out, chased leadrs 2f out, disputing 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to lead close home

6(2)
Silk - Yellow, large Black spots and spots on cap
9/4
  • Form 42
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

led, ridden and stayed on well from over 1f out, no extra and headed close home

7(1)
Silk - Royal blue

Eluding

23
3/1
  • Form 3
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

took keen hold, tracked leading pair, went 2nd inside final 3f, joined for 2nd inside final furlong, stayed on to join runner up post

8(10)
Silk - Yellow, dark blue sleeves, yellow stars, yellow cap, dark blue star
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, held up in rear, effort on inside 2f out, kept on same pace and no threat

9(13)
Silk - Light Blue, Black cross belts and armlets

Hip Hop

29
66/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

always in rear, tailed off

10(5)
Silk - Royal blue, white cap
8/1
  • Form 8
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

mid-division, pushed along 3f out, unable to quicken over 2f out, one pace and no impression after

11(8)
Silk - Royal Blue, Yellow epaulets, diabolo on sleeves
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

chased leader until inside final 3f, weakened over 2f out

12(6)
Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves
10/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway on inside over 2f out, chasing leaders and keeping on when hampered approaching final furlong, stayed on strongly closing stages

13(14)
Silk - Black, Gold Cross and stripe on cap
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

mid-division on outside, pushed along 3f out, soon weakened

14(9)
Silk - YELLOW, BLACK epaulets
25/1
  • Age 2
  • Weight 9-0

started very slowly, ran green in rear, modest late headway, never involved

In depth

Verdict

Hard to be bullish about any of these in an open affair, but DULKASHE makes most appeal on proven form. She went close at Newcastle last time and is just preferred to Eluding, who finished a promising third on her debut at Leicester and looks Godolphin's first choice ahead of Layali Dubai. Dreams Of Fire will have improved for her debut at Salisbury but some well-bred newcomers also take their chance, not least Popular. She's a sister to high-class stablemate Midday and makes more appeal than Sir Henry Cecil's other debutante Bon Allumage. Zowaina and Sea Anemone are others to note.

Formwatch

Adelindus 14-1 (9-0) Held up mid-division, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 11th of 13, 13l behind Operettist (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 2yo stks (5) gd.

Asparella Equerry filly out of Aspra.

Authoritarian 66-1 (8-13) Slowly away and went left start, always towards rear, 11th of 17, 13l behind Abishena (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo stks (4) gf.

Bon Allumage Nayef filly out of Brisk Breeze.

Dreams Of Fire (USA) 7-2 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened entering final furlong, 6th of 14, 5l behind Afnoon (9-0) at Salisbury 7f 2yo stks (5) gd.

Dulkashe (IRE) 9-4fav (9-0) Held up towards rear, tracked leaders halfway,led 2f out, headed over 1f out, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Saytara (9-0) at Newcastle 1m 2yo stks (5) sft.

Eluding 9-1 (9-0) Chased leadrs, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 17, 2l behind Abishena (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo stks (4) gf.

Hello Dubai Teofilo filly out of Bush Cat.

Hip Hop 150-1 (9-0) Slowly away, outpaced and always behind, last of 13, 26l behind Cresta Star (9-0) at Kempton 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Sep.

Layali Dubai (USA) 7-2fav (9-0) Held up towards rear, ridden on outside 3f out, effort over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 8th of 15, 13l behind Tactfully (9-0) at Nottingham 1m 2yo stks (5) gf in Sep.

Paradise Sea (USA) Stormy Atlantic filly out of Paradise River.

Popular Oasis Dream filly out of Midsummer.

Sea Anemone Phoenix Reach filly out of Seaflower Reef.

Zowaina Manduro filly out of Zaynaat.