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15:00 Newmarket

Betfair Exchange Dahlia Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 2) (Class 1)

  • 6 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good to Firm (Good in Places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £115,000 added
  • Winner: £65,216
  • 2nd: £24,725
  • 3rd: £12,374
  • 4th: £6,164
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 49.74s
  • Off Time: 15:03:30
  • 6 Ran
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1
Silk -

Dreamloper (IRE)

4/1

    2
    Silk -

    Ville De Grace

    85/40

      2(6)
      Silk - Light blue and scarlet halved, sleeves reversed, white cap

      Climate (IRE)

      205
      22/1
      • Form 472145-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 98

      close up, pushed along and headway 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace inside final furlong

      3(3)
      Silk - Red, purple spots, hooped sleeves, red cap

      Dreamloper (IRE)

      211
      4/1
      • Form 201403-
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 109

      keen tracked leaders, headway 2f out, soon every chance, hampered entering final furlong, driven to lead post

      4(7)
      Silk - Green, red epaulets

      Ebaiyra (USA)

      21
      15/8
      • Form 1263-33
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 111

      in touch in rear, pushed along 2f out, ridden and headway entering final furlong, ran on, not reach leaders

      5(5)
      Silk - Dark Blue and Maroon diabolo, Maroon sleeves, Dark Blue cap

      Lilac Road (IRE)

      205
      5/1
      • Form 132912-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 105

      in touch, pushed along and headway 2f out, soon every chance, ridden and no extra towards finish

      6(1)
      Silk - Pink, red sleeves, pink armlets

      Romantic Rival (IRE)

      13 b D
      66/1
      • Form 22431-7
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 85

      led after 1f, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong

      7(4)
      Silk - Royal Blue, Gold sleeves and cap

      Ville De Grace

      205 C
      85/40
      • Form 2/57311-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 106

      led 1f, tracked leader, led again 2f out, ridden and hung left entering final furlong, driven and headed post

      1(2)
      NR

      Auria

      205
      14/1
      • Form 1/24170-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 97

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2021
      (4)
      Silk -

      Lady Bowthorpe

      6/1
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0

      2020
      (3)
      Silk -

      Terebellum (IRE)

      10/11
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      2019
      (2)
      Silk -

      Worth Waiting

      3/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      Ville De Grace beat Lilac Road half-a-length in a Group 3 over a furlong further here in October, with Climate fifth and Auria well beaten, but she looks closely matched with Dreamloper on the latter’s excellent third behind Saffron Beach in the Group 1 Sun Chariot on this track six days earlier. A winner in this grade at Saint Cloud last summer and second later in a Group 1, EBAIYRA (NAP) is probably better over a bit further but she has had a couple of runs this year and was given plenty to do at Longchamp last month. Romantic Rival, last on her UK debut, has a mountain to climb on official ratings.

      Formwatch

      Climate (IRE) 40-1 (8-13) Held up, headway when not clear run over 2f out, ridden and stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish, 5th of 15, 5l behind Ville De Grace (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gs in Oct.

      Dreamloper (IRE) 25-1 (9-3) In touch in rear centre, ridden and headway when switched left over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, 3rd of 12, 3 1/4l behind Saffron Beach (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Oct.

      Ebaiyra (USA) Evens (8-11) Mid division, ridden 3f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind Grand Glory (9-1) at ParisLongchamp 1m 2f lst stks hvy in Apr.

      Lilac Road (IRE) 16-1 (8-13) Towards rear, headway approaching final 2f, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, ran on, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Ville De Grace (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gs in Oct.

      Romantic Rival (IRE) 22-1 (9-0) Tracked leader, led 2f out, ridden inside final 2f, headed inside final furlong, weakened and lost places final 110 yards, last of 7, 3 3/4l behind Roman Mist (9-0) at Kempton 1m lst fll stks (1) pol in Apr.

      Ville De Grace 4-1 (8-13) Close up, led entering final 2f, ridden edged left and ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gs in Oct beating Lilac Road (8-13) by 1/2l, 15 ran.

      Auria 33-1 (8-13) In touch, pushed along and headway over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 15, 17 1/2l behind Ville De Grace (8-13) at Newmarket 1m 2f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gs in Oct.