Racecards
15:05 Newbury
Dubai Duty Free Stakes (Class A) (Registered As The Fred Darling Stakes) (Group 3) (fillies) (Class A)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Form 0020-61
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer Mrs P Dutfield
- Jockey P Doe
led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, no extra inside final furlong
Lady Links
162- Form 346411-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
tracked leaders and raced keen, ridden 2f out, one pace inside final furlong
Pastel
204- Form 622250-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J Fortune
mid-division, ridden 3f out, one pace approaching final furlong
- Form 15-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer G A Butler
- Jockey E Ahern
held up and pulled hard, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 1111-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey S J Drowne
tracked leader going well, shaken up and led approaching final furlong, quickened clear, readily
Roundtree (IRE)
210- Form 12336-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Hannon
- Jockey Richard Hughes
steadied start, held up, not much room over 1f out, switched left and ran on well inside final furlong, nearest finish
Scarlet Ribbons
169- Form 15-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer J L Dunlop
- Jockey Pat Eddery
tracked leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, soon weakened
Shiny
21- Form 5105-0
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey P Robinson
held up towards rear, shaken up 2f out, headway over 1f out, kept on
In depth
Verdict
Queen's Logic puts her classic credentials on the line here, and is difficult to oppose. She remains unbeaten after a sparkling juvenile campaign, culminating in a devastating victory in the Cheveley Park Stakes. There may not be too much value in backing her today, but only a brave man would oppose her. Roundtree looks the pick of Richard Hannon's pair, and was only three quarters of a length behind Queen's Logic in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot, so could once again chase her home.