Racecards
14:10 York
Oaks Farm Stables Fillies' Stakes (Registered As The Michael Seely Memorial) (Listed) (Class 1)
- 8 Runners
- Distance: 7f 192y
- Going: Good
- Surface: Turf
- £40,000 added
- Winner: £22,684
- 2nd: £8,600
- 3rd: £4,304
- 4th: £2,144
- Form 11-3
- Age 3
- Weight 9-3
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer H & R Charlton
- Jockey Jason Watson
held up in touch, lost place over 4f out, pushed along over 2f out, no impression
- Form 61-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 99
led, ridden over 1f out, hung right and headed inside final furlong, not pace of winner
- Form 1-6
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 94
- Trainer C Appleby
- Jockey James Doyle
took keen hold, tracked leader, driven and edged left over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
- Form 2112
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J & T Gosden
- Jockey L Dettori
got warm beforehand, held up towards rear, closed 3f out, ridden 2f out, no impression from over 1f out
- Form 7521-4
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer E Walker
- Jockey Andrea Atzeni
last to break, held up in rear, headway going well from 2f out, led inside final furlong, quickened clear, impressive
Shine For You
217- Form 213-
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 97
prominent early on outside, chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, one pace and held over 1f out, kept on final 100 yards
- Form 2-1
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
tracked leaders on inside, pulled hard, shaken up 2f out, edged left over 1f out, unable to pick up, 3rd and held inside final furlong
- Form 12-5
- Age 3
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey R L Moore
held up towards rear, headway over 2f out, soon hung left and no impression
In depth
Verdict
Creative Flair beat a decent field on her reappearance in a conditions race at Ascot and William Buick prefers the Dubawi filly to Divine Light but there will be some long faces around East Everleigh if SNOW LANTERN is beaten. By Frankel out of the stable’s brilliant miler Sky Lantern, Richard Hannon’s grey finished ahead of Creative Flair on her Ascot debut last year, despite running green, and she was always travelling strongly when getting off the mark at Newbury last month. With entries in all of the big races this summer, she looks one to follow. The yard also run Oh So Sharp Stakes third Shine For You but Love Is You looks a bigger danger on her third in the Nell Gwyn, though she does carry a penalty. Kestenna faces a very stiff task on her Turf debut while Primo Bacio and Ville De Grace require improvement having finished upsides in the Fred Darling.
Formwatch
Love Is You (IRE) 11-4fav (9-0) Tracked leaders on far rail, switched left over 2f out, shaken up and unable to quicken over 1f out, soon hung left, stayed on in 3rd final 100 yards, never going pace of leading duo, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Sacred (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Apr.
Creative Flair (IRE) 9-4fav (9-3) Tracked leader, led going well over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, ran on well final furlong, won at Ascot 1m fll stks (3) gf in Apr beating Auria (9-3) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Divine Light (IRE) 13-2 (9-0) Wore hood to post, steadied start, raced keenly, soon tracking leaders out wide, pushed along chasing leaders 2f out, outpaced when hampered just over 1f out, never dangerous after, 6th of 10, 5l behind Sacred (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Apr.
Kestenna 4-11fav (9-5) Chased leader in 2nd, pressed leader briefly before 1f out, soon ridden and not pace to challenge leader inside final furlong, 2nd of 3, 3 1/4l behind Lilac Road (9-2) at Kempton 1m fll stks (2) pol in Apr.
Primo Bacio (IRE) 100-1 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway far side of group and stayed on strongly into never nearer 4th last strides, 4th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Alcohol Free (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Apr.
Shine For You 10-1 (9-0) In rear, pushed along halfway, ridden and headway approaching final furlong, ran on towards finish, 3rd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Saffron Beach (9-0) at Newmarket 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) sft in Oct.
Snow Lantern 3-1 (9-0) Tracked leaders near side of group, led going well 2f out, ran on well, pushed out, won at Newbury 1m mdn stks (4) gd in Apr beating Derab (9-5) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Ville De Grace 66-1 (9-0) Mid-division, good headway near side of group from 2f out, stayed on inside final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders, 5th of 17, 2 1/2l behind Alcohol Free (9-0) at Newbury 7f Grp 3 fll stks (1) gd in Apr.