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15:50 Newbury

Swettenham Stud Fillies' Trial Stakes (Class A) (Registered As The Ashbury Fillies' Trial) (Listed Race) (fillies) (Class A)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 2f 6y
  • Going: Good to Firm, Good in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 2m 7.30s
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Monturani (IRE)

11/8

    2
    Silk -

    Protectress

    7/4

      1(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue, Yellow armlets and cap

      Monturani (IRE)

      16
      11/8
      • Form 3-21
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      tracked leader, led 3f out, shaken up and clear over 1f out, pushed out, readily

      2(3)
      Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

      Protectress

      223
      7/4
      • Form 1-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-12

      held up, in rear 4f out, headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, kept on final furlong but no impression

      3(4)
      Silk - Light Green and White stripes, Light Green cap

      Atarama (IRE)

      195
      9/1
      • Form 0213-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      held up behind and keen, ridden well over 2f out, kept on from over 1f out, no chance with leaders

      4(7)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Royal Blue sleeves, White cap, Emerald Green spots

      Ballet Score (IRE)

      189
      9/1
      • Form 1-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      soon led at steady pace, headed 3f out, soon ridden, gradually weakened

      6(1)
      Silk - Pink, White sleeves

      Maid To Perfection

      195
      12/1
      • Form 51-
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      tracked leader, every chance 3f out, weakened quickly 2f out

      7(6)
      Silk - ORANGE and WHITE stripes, ORANGE sleeves, WHITE armlets, ORANGE cap

      Star of Normandie (USA)

      17
      50/1
      • Form 54-02
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      held up in rear, headway over 2f out to chase leaders, kept on one-paced final furlong

      5(2)
      NR

      Ellen Mooney

      34
      • Form 210-104
      • Age 3
      • Weight 8-9

      In depth

      Verdict

      The victory of Protectress on her sole start in Listed company last term marked this full sister to Armiger as one to follow but the stable has not ben firing and she has had setbacks which have delayed her return. On the positive side, the form of her Newmarket win was given a boost when the runner-up Snowfire filled the same position in the 1,000 Guineas. Monturani has always been held in high regard and got up close home to get off the mark at Ascot last month. Geoff Wragg's filly will be even better over this longer trip and is respected while the John Dunlop pair of Atarama and Maid To Perfection both showed promise last term and look capable of picking up a race of this nature with the former narrowly preferred.