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15:50 Sandown Park

Pacemaker Distaff Stakes (Class A) (Listed Race) (fillies) (Class A)

  • 9 Runners
  • Distance: 1m 14y
  • Going: Good to Soft
Weighed In
  • Winning Time: 1m 44.59s
  • 9 Ran
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1
Silk -

Antediluvian

9/4

    2
    Silk -

    Snow Goose

    8/1

      3
      Silk -

      Ithaca (USA)

      25/1

        1(7)
        Silk - Pink and Dark Blue stripes, Pink sleeves and cap

        Antediluvian

        9
        9/4
        • Form 1-1
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        in touch, challenge on outside 2f out, ridden to dispute lead over 1f out, driven to assert and in command final 100 yards

        2(1)
        Silk - Crimson, Silver braid

        Brindisi

        17
        14/1
        • Form 2-3414
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        chased leaders, hard ridden over 2f out, outpaced by leaders from over 1f out

        3(5)
        Silk - Purple, yellow chevron, diamonds on sleeves, quartered cap

        Donna Vita

        56
        33/1
        • Form 10-4
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        took keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, soon weakened and behind

        4(3)
        Silk - Green, pink sash and cap, white sleeves

        Ithaca (USA)

        50
        25/1
        • Form 120-365
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        tracked clear leader, closed to dispute from 2f out, ridden and every chance entering final furlong, outpaced final 100 yards

        5(8)
        Silk - Emerald green, yellow star, emerald green and white hooped sleeves, yellow cap, emerald green star

        Kelucia (IRE)

        15
        16/1
        • Form 34-5056
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        behind, driven and effort 2f out, soon no extra under pressure

        6(6)
        Silk - Cherry, Cornflower Blue sash and cap

        Kunda (IRE)

        14
        7/1
        • Form 152-623
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        held up in rear, hard driven 2f out, soon beaten

        7(2)
        Silk - Yellow, Royal Blue epaulets

        Moon Dazzle (USA)

        15
        3/1
        • Form 14
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        took keen hold, held up, effort 2f out, one pace, no impression

        8(9)
        Silk - White, Emerald Green hoops on body, White cap

        Nataliya

        62
        11/2
        • Form 13-30
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        ridden in rear 4f out, always behind

        9(4)
        Silk - Red, Green cap and striped sleeves

        Snow Goose

        14
        8/1
        • Form 1112-04
        • Age 3
        • Weight 8-11

        led at good pace, clear halfway, joined 2f out, every chance final furlong, headed and not pace of winner final 100 yards

        In depth

        Verdict

        John Dunlop's Nataliya, not seen since finishing a four-length seventh behind Attraction in the 1,000 Guineas, is interesting dropping into this class along with stablemate Snow Goose but Antediluvian is an improving filly and is marginally preferred. With James Given when landing her only start at two, the selection made a winning return at Hamilton last month when beating Royal Ascot winner Celtic Heroine. Admittedly the runner-up there looked a shade unlucky but the winner is going the right way and would not need to improve a great deal to win this. The William Haggas-trained Moon Dazzle is closely matched with Nataliya on a line through Attraction and rates a bigger threat than Henry Cecil's Ithaca, who is beginning to look exposed. Frankie Dettori has been booked for Richard Hannon's Kunda and she has to be respected, along with Brindisi, but Antediluvian has done nothing wrong and is taken to give the in-form Sir Michael Stoute stable another winner.