Racecards
13:30 Doncaster
European Breeders Fund Maiden Fillies' Stakes (fillies) (Class D)
- 22 Runners
- Distance: 1m
- Going: Good to Soft, Soft in places
Alba Stella
11- Form 60
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Sir Mark Prescott
- Jockey G Duffield
held up in touch, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and no extra final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey T Quinn
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Ambrosine
23- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Mrs A Perrett
- Jockey Darren Williams
in touch, ridden and effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
Chiffon
27- Form 04
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey F Lynch
led, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 30
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey M Fenton
tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, soon weakened
- Form 32
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey Pat Eddery
held up in touch, headway 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, no extra towards finish
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer M Wellings
- Jockey C Lowther
slowly into stride, towards rear, never dangerous
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer G Chung
- Jockey K Dalgleish
held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, stayed on same pace
Hecuba
50- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer B W Hills
- Jockey Michael Hills
close up, ridden and effort 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer Sir H R A Cecil
- Jockey W Ryan
mid-division, pushed along over 2f out, headway under pressure over 1f out, no extra
- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey M Henry
in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer C Smith
- Jockey Reserve
with leader, ridden and weakened quickly over 2f out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey K Darley
held up towards rear, headway halfway, ridden to lead 3f out, headed over 1f out, no extra
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey P Doe
mid-division, headway and effort over 2f out, one pace final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
mid-division, headway and effort 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 4
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer M Tompkins
- Jockey N Callan
tracked leaders, headway to lead over 1f out, ridden out
Rosetta Roebuck
119- Form 5
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer A P Jarvis
- Jockey F Norton
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 2f out
- Age 2
- Weight 8-11
- Trainer C Wall
- Jockey Dean McKeown
slowly into stride, held up towards rear, pushed along 3f out, stayed on same pace
In depth
Verdict
It doesn't look to be the hottest of maidens by any means but with the mile taking some getting, TEAMtalk plumps for the racecourse experience of Discreet Brief. Although she is yet to meet anything like this surface, she was only tapped for toe in the closing stages of her Newmarket maiden and her performance was enough to suggest that her turn in the winners enclosure was not far away. Of the newcomers, Henry Cecil has two notable representatives. Amalianburg looks to be the most precocious on pedigree whereas Instant Thought has a more middle-distance like breeding. Hecuba was well backed before putting in a stinker at Salisbury on debut and there should be better to come. The Ed Dunlop trio do not look to be out of the ordinary although Expertise should be at home over both the trip and going.