June 09 / 19.20 Haydock

19.20

Good To Firm

GPW Recruitment 50th Anniversary Fillies’ Handicap

  • Prize money: £6542.5
  • 0m 6f 0y
  • Class 4
  • 6 runners
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GPW Recruitment 50th Anniversary Fillies’ Handicap

Runners: 6 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Partly cloudy

1st
4 (1)
Peony

7/2 (Won)

  • Win: £5.60
  • Place: £2.40

Form: 29-21 D

Last run: 38 days

W: 9st 5lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 77

Form & Verdict
Unexposed filly; second on fast ground on her debut last term (7f); two good runs on the AW this season, but his tougher than the Tapeta maiden she won last time.
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No / Draw
Date / Going /
Distance / Class
Time + Course Horse + Weight
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Verdict Starting price

3rd

2

(3)

15th Sep 2023

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 4

17:00 Sandown

Peony

9st 10lb

J: Kieran Shoemark

T: Ed Walker

Only blip this season came on her penultimate run but she bounced back from that on the return to 7f at York (good to firm) when fourth of 18 from a difficult position; still lightly raced (especially at this trip) and can do better.

9/2

4th

17

(11)

24th Aug 2023

Good To Firm

0m 7f 0y

Class 2

17:20 York

Peony

8st 10lb

J: Saffie Osborne

T: Ed Walker

Progressive in 6f handicaps on AW and good to firm turf in May and June but down the field at Newmarket last month; fair second to Eximious over 7f at Salisbury last year but this will need greater depths of stamina.

28/1

9th

10

(1)

21st Jul 2023

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 3

20:05 Newmarket (July)

Peony

9st 1lb

J: Tom Marquand

T: Ed Walker

towards rear of midfield, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous

5/1

4/1

  • Place: £1.80

Form: 758052 C

Last run: 4 days

W: 10st 3lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 81

Form & Verdict
Exposed filly who is just as effective on the AW as on turf; on a good mark at present and comes into the reckoning after finishing second off this mark at Wolverhampton four days ago (met trouble in running); blinkers replace a visor.
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8th

3

(1)

26th Jun 2024

Good To Firm

0m 5f 0y

Class 4

14:15 Salisbury

Cuban Breeze

9st 5lb

J: Pat Cosgrave

T: David Evans

Last two wins at 6f but has been shaping as if this return to 5f will suit; defied higher marks twice under Pat Cosgrave in the summer of 2022 and holds major claims on that form.

9/1

4th

3

(8)

7th Jun 2024

Good

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:28 Haydock

Cuban Breeze

9st 10lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: David Evans

led

8/1

6th

3

(7)

20th May 2024

Good To Firm

0m 6f 12y

Class 3

18:40 Windsor

Cuban Breeze

9st 0lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: David Evans

Won a big race over C&D in 2022 off 6lb higher; only 1lb higher than for her game success at Chelmsford in November but she'll need to be somewhere near her best on this return from five months off.

6/1

OUR TIP

11/4

Form: 82-612 D

Last run: 11 days

W: 10st 1lb

5 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Sound runs at Windsor on last two starts, winning over 5f on soft ground on first occasion before finishing runner-up off this 4lb higher mark over this trip (good to firm) last time; a possible.
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7th

2

(1)

30th Sep 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 6

15:22 Bath

Silent Flame

9st 12lb

J: Lewis Edmunds

T: Rod Millman

Below her best at Brighton last time but had been in a good run of form, as with many from this yard; might just be vulnerable to stronger stays over this stiff 1m.

5/1

5th

5

(2)

15th Sep 2025

Good To Soft

0m 6f 210y

Class 5

16:12 Brighton

Silent Flame

9st 3lb

J: George Wood

T: Rod Millman

Won at Salisbury (6f, good to firm) in July and she's held her form since, including when runner-up over 1m at Salisbury (good to soft) last time; should go well again back in trip and she won't mind what the weather does; blinkers back on.

7/2

8

(3)

29th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 5

17:13 Salisbury

Silent Flame

10st 8lb

J: Mr Ross Birkett

T: Rod Millman

Hard to knock her last four races and prominent throughout when narrowly beaten at Chepstow on Monday; however, that was over 6f and, although she stays 7f, the vast majority of her runs have been over sprint trips and she last raced over 1m in 2021 (finished ninth).

11/4

6/1

Form: 1845-6 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 3lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 75

Form & Verdict
AW winner on debut last season; hasn't progressed and was behind Absolutelyflawless on reappearance at Chester last time (6f, good); blinkers now tried; should do better.
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4th

6

(5)

9th Jun 2023

Good To Firm

0m 6f 0y

Class 4

19:20 Haydock

Palm Lily

9st 3lb

J: Rob Hornby

T: Ralph Beckett

bumped start, prominent, switched to near side and led after 1f, headed over 1f out, no extra final 110yds

6/1

6th

4

(4)

27th May 2023

Good

0m 6f 17y

Class 4

16:40 Chester

Palm Lily

9st 2lb

J: J F Egan

T: Ralph Beckett

prominent

5/1

Form: 2104-4 D

Last run: 19 days

W: 9st 4lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 76

Form & Verdict
Windsor novice winner (6f, good to firm) for Richard Hughes last term; sold for 42,000gns in October; fourth of fifth at Ripon on stable debut (6f, good); should improve on that.
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12

(12)

14th Nov 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

18:30 Wolverhampton (AW)

Song Of Success

9st 4lb

J: Billy Loughnane

T: James Fanshawe

Appeared to appreciate the step up in trip when winning over C&D in September, but didn't build on that effort at Kempton (6f, Polytrack) last month; going back up to 7f may help, but the outside stall won't.

9/1

5th

7

(6)

18th Oct 2023

Standard To Slow

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

16:20 Kempton (AW)

Song Of Success

10st 1lb

J: Morgan Cole

T: James Fanshawe

6f winner for Richard Hughes last summer; off the mark for current stable when dictating matters in a 0-70 fillies' handicap at Wolverhampton last month (7f); only 2lb higher but things might not pan out so smoothly a second time.

9/2

1st

2

(7)

23rd Sep 2023

Standard

0m 7f 36y

Class 5

19:00 Wolverhampton (AW)

Song Of Success

9st 11lb

J: Taylor Fisher

T: James Fanshawe

prominent, led after 2f

6/1

Form: 86-712 D

Last run: 13 days

W: 9st 7lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 79

Form & Verdict
Comes here in good form having won at Wolverhampton (6f, AW) and finished runner-up to stable companion of Cuban Breeze at Chester (6f, good; winner completed hat-trick) last month; faster ground a slight concern but otherwise respected.
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6th

8

(5)

11th Jan 2024

Standard

0m 4f 214y

Class 5

14:40 Southwell (AW)

Absolutelyflawless

9st 5lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: David Loughnane

She hasn't recaptured her best since returning to the AW in October; Rossa Ryan is a notable booking but there are risks attached now she's dropping back to 5f.

16/1

6th

10

(2)

28th Dec 2023

Standard

0m 6f 0y

Class 5

19:00 Newcastle (AW)

Absolutelyflawless

9st 5lb

J: Laura Pearson

T: David Loughnane

Good chance on her spring form but she's gone off the boil more recently; continues to drop in the weights but others look safer.

25/1

+o+e Accumulators

Payout
Exacta £16.80
Straight Forecast £15.24
Trifecta £44.20

Selections

RP RATINGS:

Absolutelyflawless

WEST COUNTRY:

Silent Flame

LAMBOURN:

Peony

TOPSPEED:

Song Of Success

The Times:

Palm Lily

SPOTLIGHT:

Cuban Breeze

Telegraph:

Peony

Daily Record:

Peony

NEWMARKET:

Song Of Success

POSTDATA:

Absolutelyflawless

The Guardian:

Absolutelyflawless

Daily Mail:

Absolutelyflawless

The Star:

Absolutelyflawless

D Express:

Silent Flame

Daily Mirror:

Silent Flame

The Sun:

Silent Flame