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16:40 Pontefract
Ken Jones Birthday Celebration Maiden Fillies' Stakes (div 1) (Class 5)
- 11 Runners
- Distance: 6f
- Going: Good to Firm
- Surface: Turf
- £5,000 added
- Form 05
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer B P J Baugh
- Jockey J-P Guillambert
mid-division, weakened over 1f out
Cape Melody
13- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer H Morrison
- Jockey S J Drowne
in touch, headway on outer over 2f out, stayed on to take well inside final furlong
Kasaa Ed
182- Form 5-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer C & M Johnston
- Jockey R Hills
led, headed over 2f out, soon ridden, weakened over 1f out
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer T D Barron
- Jockey P Makin
tracked leaders, ridden well over 1f out, kept on final furlong
Lindy Hop (IRE)
192- Form 66-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer W R Swinburn
- Jockey Ted Durcan
towards rear, outpaced
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Trainer R Hollinshead
- Jockey Graham Gibbons
chased leaders, ridden well over 1f out, kept on same pace
- Form 627-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 91
- Trainer P W Chapple-Hyam
- Jockey A Munro
chased leaders, led over 2f out, stayed on well
- Form 370-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 59
- Trainer J G Given
- Jockey T P Queally
slowly into stride, always towards rear
Stellarina (IRE)
159- Form 053-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 65
- Trainer G A Swinbank
- Jockey R Winston
in rear, outpaced
- Form 203233-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 68
- Trainer M A Jarvis
- Jockey P Robinson
close up, ridden to chase winner over 1f out until entering final furlfong, no extra
Izzi Mill (USA)
159- Form 4346-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 72
- Trainer D R C Elsworth
- Jockey Reserve
Nonrunner
In depth
Verdict
Division one of this fillies maiden is pretty tricky as a few of these could prove to be anything but SELECT's performance in the listed Empress Stakes at Newmarket two starts ago rates as really strong form and she has the call ahead of Kasaa Ed and Izzi Mill. That impressive runner's up performance for the selection, ahead of the subsequent dual listed winner Madame Trop Vite, was followed with a very disappointing performance in warm maiden at Nottingham. Back amongst her own sex here she is obviously better than that last run suggested and this better ground will help. Kassaa Ed put in a solid run in a similar race at Leicester in October and while the formlines are yet to work out the form of Mark Johnston's stable means this one can't be ignored with expected improvement. Izzi Mill has shown some promise in four starts so far and has seemed to progress from each but would have to find a lot more to score here. Today's The day has had a decent low level all-weather campaign over the winter but looks to have more to do back on turf especially against a rival like Select.
Formwatch
Baby Queen (IRE) 16-1 (8-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 6l behind Circle Dance (9-13) at Wolverhampton 5f mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Cape Melody 100-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, ran green and always in rear, 13th of 14, 11l behind Seek N' Destroy (9-3) at Kempton 7f 3yo mdn stks (5) pol in Mar.
Georgie Bee 66-1 (8-12) Behind, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong, 6th of 12, 10l behind Big Apple Boy (9-3) at Pontefract 6f 2yo mdn (4) gf in Sep.
Kasaa Ed 14-1 (9-0) Close up, ridden and every chance from over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 14, 6l behind July Jasmine (9-0) at Leicester 7f 2yo mdn fll (4) in Oct.
La Zamora Lujain filly out of Love Quest.
Lindy Hop (IRE) 7-1 (9-0) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, soon outpaced, 6th of 11, 10l behind Purple Sage (9-0) at Chester 7f 2yo stks (4) gf in Sep.
Miss Porky Deportivo filly out of Carati.
Select (IRE) 4-7fav (9-0) Led, headed 2f out, soon ridden, weakened final furlong, 7th of 14, 13l behind Sneak Preview (9-0) at Nottingham 6f 2yo stks (5) gs in Jul.
Sensacion Sensual 20-1 (9-0) In touch, pushed along over 3f out, hung left and weakened over 1f out, 13th of 16, 11l behind Rosy Mantle (9-0) at Great Leighs 6f 2yo mdn stks (4) pol in Sep.
Stellarina (IRE) 33-1 (9-0) Close up on outside, chased winner and every chance over 1f out, one pace final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 1 1/4l behind King's Siren (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.
Today's The Day 5-1 (8-12) Slowly into stride, towards rear, ridden over 2f out, switched left and headway soon after, every chance inside final furlong, one pace close home, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Dimander (9-3) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn auc stks (6) pol in Dec.
Izzi Mill (USA) 3-1 (9-0) Took keen hold in touch, chased leaders 2f out, not quicken over 1f out, 6th of 13, 3 1/2l behind Awfeyaa (9-0) at Lingfield 7f 2yo mdn fll stks (5) pol in Oct.