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14:00 Leicester

European Breeders Fund Filbert Maiden Fillies' Stakes (fillies) (Class D)

  • 15 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 9y
  • Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 41.22s
  • 15 Ran
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1
Silk -

Shalaya (IRE)

9/1

    2
    Silk -

    Veverka

    14/1

      3
      Silk -

      Cause Celebre (IRE)

      16/1

        1(3)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Alaloof (USA)

        20
        33/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        always behind

        2(14)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Silver striped sleeves, Red and Royal Blue hooped cap

        Cause Celebre (IRE)

        24
        16/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, led inside final furlong, headed close home

        3(11)
        Silk - Red, White sash, Royal Blue cap

        Damsel

        25/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        held up, ridden, headway over 1f out, stayed on, not troubled leaders

        4(1)
        Silk - Dark Blue and White diabolo, Emerald Green and White hooped sleeves, Dark Blue and White quartered cap

        David's Girl

        32
        40/1
        • Form 54
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        always behind

        5(2)
        Silk - BLACK & WHITE HOOPS, royal blue cap, white star

        Incroyable

        5
        66/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        always towards rear, never dangerous

        6(9)
        Silk - Dark Blue, Beige star, armlets and star on cap

        Inmom (IRE)

        31
        66/1
        • Form 5
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        mid-division, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out

        7(6)
        Silk - Beige and Light Blue stripes, Black sleeves and cap

        Meissen

        25/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        slowly into stride, mid-division, ridden, headway over 2f out, kept on final furlong

        8(8)
        Silk - Light Blue, Red braces, striped sleeves and cap

        Other Business

        16
        100/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        always behind

        9(4)
        Silk - Dark Blue and Light Blue (halved), Dark Blue sleeves, Red cap

        Royal Approach

        30
        25/1
        • Form 6
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        always behind

        10(7)
        Silk - Lime Green, White cap

        Sahara Storm (IRE)

        18
        5/2
        • Form 33
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        prominent, led after 1f, ridden over 2f out, headed, no extra inside final furlong

        11(15)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White chevron, Light Blue cap

        Shady Reflection (USA)

        12
        11/10
        • Form 5
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        slowly into stride, soon in touch, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out

        12(13)
        Silk - GREEN, red epaulettes, green cap

        Shalaya (IRE)

        9/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        in touch, ridden, headway 2f out, ran on to lead close home

        13(12)
        Silk - Royal Blue and Yellow diamonds, White sleeves, Royal Blue cap, Yellow diamond

        Signora Panettiera (FR)

        15
        33/1
        • Form 64
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        towards rear, ridden, some headway 2f out, never nearer

        14(5)
        Silk - OXFORD BLUE, GREEN sleeves, FLAME cap

        Velvet Waters

        24
        50/1
        • Form 60
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened 2f out

        15(10)
        Silk - Red and Yellow diabolo, Yellow sleeves, Black stars, Red and Yellow quartered cap

        Veverka

        34
        14/1
        • Form 026
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-11

        led over 1f, prominent, ridden over 2f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on

        In depth

        Verdict

        Sahara Storm sets a decent standard but there are some interesting newcomers here and we side with Sir Michael Stoute's debutant Shalaya, who gets the verdict over Damsel. The last mentioned is a half-sister to several winners including the useful Silence Reigns and is not discounted lightly but John Gosden does not have a great strike-rate with his first time out juveniles. Stablemate Shady Reflection ran with credit on her debut at Salisbury and is another to consider. John Dunlop's Alaloof and the Barry Hills-trained Cause Celebre are both probably capable of better than they showed on their racecourse debuts, while Sahara Storm has twice filled third place in decent maidens at Newbury and Newmarket. She rates the main danger to Shalaya, who gets the vote. Sir Michael Stoute's filly is bred to be useful being a daughter of Marju and from the same family as Derby winner Shahrastani. She may be good enough to make a winning debut.