Racecards
20:20 Great Leighs
Virley Channel Maiden Fillies' Stakes (Class 4)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Standard
- Surface: Polytrack
- £8,000 added
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey P Cosgrave
slowly into stride, soon mid-division, headway over 1f out, soon switched right, ridden to lead well inside final furlong
- Form 69
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D M Simcock
- Jockey M Dwyer
led, ridden and headed over 1f out, soon weakened
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G Moss
- Jockey N Chalmers
slowly into stride, outpaced and ran green in rear, never a factor
- Form 4025
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 77
held up, in touch, ridden 2f out, stayed on to go 3rd inside final furlong
Lady Vivien
73- Form 7
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer D H Brown
- Jockey P Mulrennan
raced wide mid-division, ridden over 2f out, not pace to challenge
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey T G McLaughlin
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, switched right and kept on final furlong
Miss Hollybell
129- Form 24202
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 76
- Trainer J Gallagher
- Jockey Jim Crowley
tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Tom Dascombe
- Jockey R Kingscote
slowly into stride, in rear, ridden over 2f out, kept on final furlong, never nearer
- Form 02
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey J P Spencer
tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, driven and every chance over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Miss J R Tooth
- Jockey P Fitzsimons
tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, kept on
- Form 3347
- Age 2
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer S A Callaghan
- Jockey Hayley Turner
in rear, ridden 2f out, never near leaders
In depth
Verdict
TIMELESS DREAM should provide a winner for Jamie Spencer here and is preferred to Miss Honeybell and Granny McPhee. The pick showed much more than on her debut when shaping much better in a similar contest at Redcar last time. The drop to this trip in that last attempt certainly seemed to suit and the polytrack shouldn't provide any obstacle to her chances. Miss Honeybell, like the selection, has hinted at some ability in her five starts on turf so far. The form from her average effort in the Windsor Stakes, in June, has thrown up plenty of winners and she looked promising on her latest run at Yarmouth. It's a step into the unknown as far as the trip is concerned and it's not entirely clear that she'll stay. Granny McPhee drops down to six furlongs after some creditable efforts over seven recently. She'll have a chance on that form but the surface might be against her while any market support of Little Calla should be noted. The selection though goes to Timeless Dream.
Formwatch
Chantilly Pearl (USA) Smart Strike filly out of Cataballerina.
Downstream 50-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders, ridden and effort 2f out, not quicken and weakened over 1f out, 9th of 13, 7l behind King's Siren (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Oct.
Field Fantasy Bold Edge filly out of Princess Carranita.
Granny McPhee 7-1 (9-0) Prominent, raced keenly, ridden over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 5th of 17, 7l behind Apple Charlotte (9-0) at Newmarket 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) gs in Nov.