Racecards
15:30 Newmarket
E.b.f. Celia Miller Fillies' Heritage Handicap (Class 2)
- 9 Runners
- Distance: 7f
- Going: Good to Firm, Firm in places
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
Silca Chiave
38- Form 23/50-40
- Age 4
- Weight 9-10
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer M R Channon
- Jockey Tony Culhane
keen, tracked leaders, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 804-254
- Age 4
- Weight 9-7
- Official Rating 92
- Trainer E A L Dunlop
- Jockey T P Queally
chased leaders, ridden and weakened over 1f out
- Form 1037-70
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey I Mongan
keen, held up, not clear run and hampered over 1f out, soon switched right, stayed on under pressure final furlong
- Form 575-726
- Age 4
- Weight 9-2
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer E F Vaughan
- Jockey G Baker
made all, ridden 2f out, stayed on and edged right towards finish, gamely
- Form 55-9336
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 92
keen, tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong
- Form 61-1230
- Age 3
- Weight 8-11
- Official Rating 89
slowly away, in rear, ridden and headway over 1f out, chased winner inside final furlong, unable to quicken and edged left towards finish
- Form 018-982
- Age 4
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 80
- Trainer Miss V Haigh
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3f out, ridden to chase winner over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong
Dubai Power
10- Form 317091
- Age 3
- Weight 8-9
- Official Rating 87
- Trainer C E Brittain
- Jockey P Hills
chased winner until entering final 2f, soon weakened, heavily eased final furlong
- Form 133147
- Age 3
- Weight 7-12
- Official Rating 71
- Trainer A M Balding
- Jockey Natalia Gemelova
held up towards rear, ridden and hung left over 2f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on to go 3rd final furlong
- Form 00-6115
- Age 4
- Weight 8-6
- Official Rating 77
- Trainer T D Easterby
- Jockey Willie Supple
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Meydan Princess comes from a yard in great form and Jeremy Noseda's charge can win this decent prize, with Musical Beat perhaps the chief threat. The selection is back over her optimum trip and has conditions to suit here, after losing all chance over 6f last time when slowly away. Putting a line through that run gives us plenty of confidence that she can return to some very consistent form over 7f here and a mark of 89 is still fair on what she has achieved so we'll side with her. Musical Beat also has conditions in her favour and Vicky Haigh's filly was doing her best work at the end at Doncaster last time, so she can go close. Dubai Power won with plenty in hand at Kempton last time but the handicapper picked up on that and raised her 9lb. This will therefore be tougher, but you wouldn't be surprised if she were good enough. Mick Channon drops Silca Chiave back in class after contesting a Group 2 last time and with the West Ilsley handler in good nick you'd expect her to run a big race. Oceana Blue has frame claims at her best, while Medici Pearl might find the ground a bit too quick and we prefer Meydan Princess.
Formwatch
Silca Chiave 66-1 (8-12) Took keen hold behind, effort over 2f out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 15l behind Sabana Perdida (8-12) at Ascot 1m fll stk Grp 2 (1) gf in Jun.
Chantilly Tiffany 10-1 (8-12) Tracked leaders, led 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 9, 5l behind Kasumi (8-12) at Pontefract 1m lst fll stk (1) gd in Jun.
Lady Aquitaine (USA) 33-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden and outpaced from 2f out, 10th of 11, 17l behind Rosaleen (8-12) at Sandown 1m 3yo lst fll (1) gf.
Medicea Sidera 4-1 (10-0) Led, ridden and headed 2f out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 8l behind Rydal Mount (9-12) at Goodwood 7f fll hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Kay Es Jay (FR) 8-1 (8-12) Held up, ridden over 1f out, no headway, 6th of 7, 7l behind Clifton Dancer (8-12) at Warwick 7f 3yo lst fll (1) gf in Jun.
Meydan Princess (IRE) 7-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, headway over 1f out, weakened final furlong, 13th of 19, 7l behind Brave Prospector (9-0) at York 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Jun.
Musical Beat 40-1 (9-7) Towards rear, ridden along and headway over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Persian Sea (9-3) at Doncaster 7f fll hcp (3) gd.
Dubai Power 16-1 (8-12) Made all, hard driven over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Kempton 1m 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (4) pol beating Tatbeeq (8-12) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Oceana Blue 12-1 (7-11) Held up in touch, driven to challenge over 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 7th of 13, 8l behind Red Dune (8-11) at Newmarket 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (2) gd.
Medici Pearl 5-2fav (10-0) Towards rear, came wide straight over 2f out to stands rail, hanging left over 1f out and no impression on leaders final furlong, 5th of 7, 3l behind Misphire (9-10) at Warwick 7f fll hcp (4) sft.
Gone Fast (USA) 50-1 (8-13) Held up in rear, ridden well over 2f out, never dangerous, 11th of 13, 11l behind Red Dune (8-11) at Newmarket 7f 3yo fll hcp 0-100 (2) gd.