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14:45 Newmarket

Oh So Sharp Stakes (fillies) (Class A)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 7f
  • Going: Firm, Good to Firm in places
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 23.02s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Khulood (USA)

11/2

    2
    Silk -

    Soldera (USA)

    11/10

      3
      Silk -

      Miss Assertive

      16/1

        1(8)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Amount

        24
        10/1
        • Form 31
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        unruly in stalls, steadied start, held up in rear, outpaced halfway never nearer

        2(1)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White striped sleeves, White cap

        Bravo Dancer

        108
        14/1
        • Form 20
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, one-paced

        3(9)
        Silk - White, Red sash, Red and White striped cap

        Bush Cat (USA)

        23
        10/1
        • Form 415
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        in touch, ridden halfway, weakened over 1f out

        4(6)
        Silk - Grey, Yellow hoops, striped sleeves, Yellow cap, Grey star

        Frieda Kahlo (IRE)

        17
        8/1
        • Form 02
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        tracked leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out

        5(5)
        Silk - Royal Blue, Pink diamonds, armlets and cap

        Hanami

        33/1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        chased, ridden over halfway, not much room when weakening over 1f out

        7(10)
        Silk - Royal Blue, White epaulets, striped cap

        Khulood (USA)

        30
        11/2
        • Form 15
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        made all, quickened clear over 1f out, ridden out

        8(7)
        Silk - Black, pink stars on sleeves, black cap, pink star

        Miss Assertive

        24
        16/1
        • Form 03353
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        held up, ridden and headway over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no extra close home

        9(2)
        Silk - Black and Red (quartered), Grey sleeves, Red cap

        Miss Takeortwo (IRE)

        14
        8/1
        • Form 111003
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        keen, held up, short lived effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out

        10(3)
        Silk - ROYAL BLUE, WHITE star, ROYAL BLUE sleeves, WHITE stars and stars on cap

        Soldera (USA)

        18
        11/10
        • Form 1
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        keen, steadied start, held up, headway 2f out, ran on final furlong, not reached winner

        6(4)
        NR

        Irresistible

        14
        • Form 2112
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        Previous results

        2001
        (2)
        Silk -

        Protectress

        11/4
        • Age 2
        • Weight 8-9

        2000
        (10)
        Silk -

        Lilium

        9/2
        • Weight 8-9

        1999
        (11)
        Silk -

        Agrippina

        12/1
        • Weight 8-9

        In depth

        Verdict

        A decent renewal of the Listed race named after Henry Cecil's great filly, Oh So Sharp. Amount's form looks very solid (the Brighton maiden in which she was third has worked out very well with the winner Oblige finishing fifth in the Fillies' Mile), and she will make a bold bid to land the race her half-sister Protectress won last year. Bush Cat finished fifth in the May Hill Stakes, so we have a chance - to a degree - to tie in the Fillies' Mile and May Hill form. The well-bred Frieda Kahlo, second to Gossamer's half-sister Camlet at Yarmouth last time, has more on her plate here. Irresistible was second to the very impressive Airwave (who was again impressive when winning Friday's Cheveley Park Stakes) at Ayr last time and is entitled to improve over this extra furlong. She and Miss Takeortwo are closely weighted through Golden Nun and hold Miss Assertive through the same filly (admittedly over six furlongs). Khulood, a half-sister to the champion sprinter Elnadim and the Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Mehtaaf, ran inexplicably badly at Salisbury after impressing on her Ascot debut, while the well bred Soldera won well on her debut (the second and third have won since) and her trainer does well at this meeting. A fascinating race but not one that is easy to solve. Following Airwave's Cheveley Park success, it is hard to get away from the claims of Irresistible and she gets the TEAMtalk vote ahead of Soldera, whose trainer, as mentioned, has a good recent record at this meeting.