October 17 / 16.25 Southwell (AW)

16.25

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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (GBB Race)

  • Prize money: £5670
  • 1m 0f 13y
  • Class 4
  • 3 runners
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Sky Sports Racing HD Virgin 519 Maiden Fillies’ Stakes (GBB Race)

Runners: 3 runners

Type: Flat AW

Surface: Tapeta

Weather: Partly cloudy

4/6 (Won)

  • Win: £1.30

Form: 2 BF

Last run: 169 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
280,000gns Cracksman filly who was edged out by subsequent Listed winner Diamond Rain on her 1m Ascot debut in May; her absence since is a bit of a concern but the third, fourth and fifth at Ascot have also won since so the form has plenty of substance.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
Jockey / Trainer
Verdict Starting price

2nd

8

(6)

31st May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 175y

Class 1

14:58 Haydock

Shaha

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: John & Thady Gosden

While showing plenty of ability in her three runs last season, she was markedly better to win ten-runner Listed race at Goodwood (1m4f, good) four weeks ago and did it with authority from off the pace; carries her head rather high but capable of better and probably a Group-race winner in waiting.

9/4

8

(6)

31st May 2025

Good To Soft

1m 3f 175y

Class 1

14:58 Haydock

Shaha

9st 2lb

J: Oisin Murphy

T: John & Thady Gosden

While showing plenty of ability in her three runs last season, she was markedly better to win ten-runner Listed race at Goodwood (1m4f, good) four weeks ago and did it with authority from off the pace; carries her head rather high but capable of better and probably a Group-race winner in waiting.

9/4

1st

9

(5)

2nd May 2025

Good

1m 3f 218y

Class 1

15:10 Goodwood

Shaha

9st 2lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: John & Thady Gosden

Outclassed two rivals when odds-on for a 1m maiden at Southwell in October and then contested a Listed race at Saint-Cloud, where she was fitted with a sheepskin noseband and carried her head a shade high in finishing a 10l fourth; has more to prove than a few of these but she's in top hands.

5/1

Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
290,000gns yearling who is a half-sister to dual Group 1 winner Dreamloper and two other quite useful winners; it's taken a while to get her to the track but she's bred to be good.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

1st

7

(7)

1st May 2026

Good

1m 4f 0y

Class 1

15:30 Newmarket

Santorini Star

9st 2lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Upped to 2m for a handicap win at York Ebor meeting (good to firm) last August; tried front-running to positive effect against her own sex over about 1m6f on her subsequent two starts when winning the Group 2 Park Hill at Doncaster (good to soft) and second in Group 1 at Longchamp (very soft); has a form chance on this return but the stayer's mantle will have to be shed.

5/1

1st

5

(4)

11th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

1m 6f 115y

Class 1

15:00 Doncaster

Santorini Star

9st 7lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Unraced on softer than good; fourth when she tried a Listed race and Irish Group 3 this summer, coming from last to fourth in a steadily run race for the latter over 1m6f, despite hanging right; 2m duly proved just the ticket back in a handicap at York three weeks ago, asserting late on; perhaps testing ground will offset today's shorter distance; chance if so.

6/1

3

(10)

20th Aug 2025

Good To Firm

2m 0f 56y

Class 2

16:10 York

Santorini Star

9st 6lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: William Haggas

Won three (one on good to firm) of her four handicaps; improvement has stalled in Listed race and Irish Group 3 but she came from last to fourth in a steadily run, nine-runner race for the latter over 1m6f, despite hanging right, and that gave encouragement for 2m on today's return to a handicap.

5/1

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Form:

Last run:

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR:

Form & Verdict
Second foal of a dam whose first foal, Desert Order, recorded a useful RPR of 101 when winning on AW as a 2yo; it will be interesting to see what the betting makes of her on this belated debut.
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Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

1

(2)

17th Oct 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

16:25 Southwell (AW)

Merry Widow

9st 2lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Simon & Ed Crisford

Second foal of a dam whose first foal, Desert Order, recorded a useful RPR of 101 when winning on AW as a 2yo; it will be interesting to see what the betting makes of her on this belated debut.

5/1

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Payout
Exacta £2.00
Straight Forecast £1.88
Trifecta £1.60

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Shaha

POSTDATA:

Santorini Star

The Star:

Santorini Star

NEWMARKET:

Shaha

The Times:

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Telegraph:

Shaha

The Guardian:

Shaha

Daily Mail:

Shaha

D Express:

Shaha

Daily Mirror:

Shaha

The Sun:

Shaha

Daily Record:

Shaha