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14:20 Newmarket

Charm Spirit Dahlia Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) (Class 1)

  • 5 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 1f
  • Going: Good (Good to Firm in places)
  • Surface: Turf
  • £100,000 added
  • Winner: £56,710
  • 2nd: £21,500
  • 3rd: £10,760
  • 4th: £5,360
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 51.27s
  • Off Time: 14:36:48
  • 5 Ran
Go to Full Result
1
Silk -

Worth Waiting

3/1

    2
    Silk -

    Nyaleti (IRE)

    11/2

      1(6)
      Silk - Emerald Green, Yellow star, Red sleeves and cap

      Billesdon Brook

      211 C
      7/2
      • Form 5/41445-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 115

      steadied start, keen close up in rear, ridden over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd final strides

      2(3)
      Silk - EMERALD GREEN and MAROON (quartered), halved sleeves, EMERALD GREEN cap

      Nyaleti (IRE)

      182
      11/2
      • Form 146532-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 111

      led, headed 4f out, tracked leader, pushed along over 2f out, short of room and switched right entering final furlong, rallied to go 2nd towards finish

      3(1)
      Silk - Light blue, yellow and light blue halved sleeves

      Rasima

      16 BF
      16/1
      • Form 25251-0
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 102

      re shod at start, lost shoe soon after start, close up, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out

      5(4)
      Silk - Red, white sash, royal blue cap

      Veracious

      211 C
      5/4
      • Form 31/3316-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 110

      keen tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden to chase winner entering final furlong, no extra and lost two places inside final furlong

      6(2)
      Silk - Yellow, Black sash, Black sleeves, Yellow armlets, Yellow cap, Black star

      Worth Waiting

      231
      3/1
      • Form 211114-
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 105

      tracked leader, led 4f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on

      4(5)
      NR

      Shenanigans (IRE)

      15 C
      20/1
      • Form 36852-4
      • Age 5
      • Weight 9-0
      • Official Rating 96

      NonRunner

      Previous results

      2018
      (2)
      Silk -

      Wuheida

      10/11
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-5

      2017
      (1)
      Silk -

      Somehow (IRE)

      13/8
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      2016
      (4)
      Silk -

      Usherette (IRE)

      5/1
      • Age 4
      • Weight 9-0

      In depth

      Verdict

      BILLESDON BROOK was just over a length behind Veracious in the Nassau Stakes at Goodwood last August but last year’s 1000 Guineas heroine can reverse the form back over her best trip. Nyaleti beat Shenanigans in a Listed race at Goodwood around this time last year and later won a Group 2 in Germany but she would probably have preferred a slightly easier surface. Worth Waiting was progressive last season but this looks an insufficient test of stamina and Rasima probably also wants a bit further, though her run at Lingfield on All-Weather Championship day can be ignored.

      Formwatch

      Billesdon Brook 14-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, outpaced over 3f out, headway over 1f out, never nearer, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Laurens (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Oct.

      Nyaleti (IRE) (8-11) 2nd of 8, nk behind God Given (9-1) at Capannelle 1m 2f hvy in Nov.

      Rasima 7-2fav (9-0) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, not much room on rail over 1f out, no progress, last of 12, 6l behind Heavenly Holly (9-0) at Lingfield 7f fll stks (2) pol in Apr.

      Veracious 7-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, progress over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong, 6th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Laurens (9-0) at Newmarket 1m Grp 1 fll stks (1) gd in Oct.

      Worth Waiting (8-9) 4th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Kitesurf (9-3) at Longchamp 1m 4f Grp 1 stks gs in Sep.

      Shenanigans (IRE) 10-1 (9-0) Track leader, ridden to lead over 1f out, headed just inside final furlong, no extra, 4th of 14, 2 3/4l behind Agrotera (9-0) at Kempton 1m lst fll stks (1) pol in Apr.