October 04 / 14.40 Newmarket

14.40

Good To Firm

BetMGM Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares)

  • Prize money: £155952.5
  • 1m 0f 0y
  • Class 1
  • 9 runners
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BetMGM Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares)

Runners: 9 runners

Type: Flat Turf

Surface: Turf

Weather: Light rain

OUR TIP

Form: 013214 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 104

Form & Verdict
Made her name as a handicapper but popped up at 22-1 in a Group 3 at Ascot (1m, good) in July and was unlucky not to finish closer in America last time (1m Grade 3m, firm); however, whether she's up to this class is debatable, and rain could scupper things anyway (unraced on anything easier than good).
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5th

2

(5)

23rd May 2026

Soft

1m 2f 100y

Class 1

13:45 Haydock

Cheshire Dancer

9st 2lb

J: Jason Hart

T: Hugo Palmer

22-1 winner of the Group 3 Valiant Stakes at Ascot (1m, good) last July and good fourth in US Grade 3 (1m, firm) next time; of interest on that form but tailed off in first-time cheekpieces (retained) on reappearance at Newmarket (1m1f, good to firm) three weeks ago; unraced on slow ground.

25/1

10th

5

(13)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:20 Newmarket

Cheshire Dancer

9st 2lb

J: David Probert

T: Hugo Palmer

Developed into a very useful sort last term, notably Group/Grade 3 performances at Ascot (won) and Kentucky Downs (ran well); chance of landing this prize depends on the effects of first-time headgear.

16/1

1

(7)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Cheshire Dancer

9st 5lb

J: Harry Davies

T: Hugo Palmer

Made her name as a handicapper but popped up at 22-1 in a Group 3 at Ascot (1m, good) in July and was unlucky not to finish closer in America last time (1m Grade 3m, firm); however, whether she's up to this class is debatable, and rain could scupper things anyway (unraced on anything easier than good).

25/1

Form: -21214 C BF

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 116

Form & Verdict
Not at her best when a beaten favourite in a French 1m2f Group 1 last month but she's top class on her day and has a good record at Newmarket, even before winning the Group 2 Dahlia Stakes in May (1m1f) and adding the Group 1 Falmouth (1m) on the neighbouring July course; the glaring concern is the prospect of softening ground when she's been confined to good or quicker thus far.
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2

(9)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Cinderellas Dream

9st 5lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Not at her best when a beaten favourite in a French 1m2f Group 1 last month but she's top class on her day and has a good record at Newmarket, even before winning the Group 2 Dahlia Stakes in May (1m1f) and adding the Group 1 Falmouth (1m) on the neighbouring July course; the glaring concern is the prospect of softening ground when she's been confined to good or quicker thus far.

5/2

1

(4)

11th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Cinderellas Dream

9st 9lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Solid performer whose record of 11117112212 features wins in US Grade 1 contest last term and 1m1f Group 2 at Newmarket (good to firm; readily beat Elmalka) in May; ran creditably under a penalty behind Crimson Advocate at Royal Ascot (1m Group 2) most recently; strong contender.

5/2

1

(3)

18th Jun 2025

Good To Firm

0m 7f 213y

Class 1

15:40 Ascot

Cinderellas Dream

9st 5lb

J: William Buick

T: Charlie Appleby

Solid performer who has a record of 1111711221; won a Grade 1 in USA last July and was unlucky in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf; returned to Britain last month and had no trouble justifying favouritism in Group 2 at Newmarket (1m1f, good to firm; Elmalka second); as good as ever with that emphatic success and she's a major player again under a 3lb penalty.

2/1

Form: 4-6311 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 115

Form & Verdict
Last year's Irish 1,000 Guineas winner; last three races in cheekpieces; didn't look in love with the fast ground when just behind Cinderella's Dream at Royal Ascot but has since been typically tenacious in winning Group 1s at Deauville (good) and Leopardstown (good to yielding); looks as good as ever and she's uncomplicated filly who will race close to the lead; hard to knock.
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4th

1

(2)

14th May 2026

Good

1m 2f 56y

Class 1

15:30 York

Fallen Angel

9st 5lb

J: James Doyle

T: K R Burke

Won three 1m Group 1s against her own sex last year, namely the Prix Rothschild, Matron and Sun Chariot (all good/good to yielding); tackles 1m2f for just the second time on her seasonal return (wasn't strong at the finish when fourth in the 2024 Prix de l'Opera on previous attempt but it was only just short of her best RPR at the time); has to carry a 3lb penalty and wasn't at her best on her reappearance in 2024 or 2025; top mare but there are reasons to oppose her this time.

11/4

10

(8)

18th Oct 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:25 Ascot

Fallen Angel

9st 3lb

J: James Doyle

T: K R Burke

Has won Group 1s against her own sex in her last three starts (1m, good/good to yielding), namely the Prix Rothschild, the Matron and the Sun Chariot; this is tougher and the last time she took on males she was sixth of eight in the Lockinge in May, but that was her reappearance and the fast ground may not have suited; this front-runner can make a bold bid.

7/1

3

(3)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Fallen Angel

9st 5lb

J: James Doyle

T: K R Burke

Last year's Irish 1,000 Guineas winner; last three races in cheekpieces; didn't look in love with the fast ground when just behind Cinderella's Dream at Royal Ascot but has since been typically tenacious in winning Group 1s at Deauville (good) and Leopardstown (good to yielding); looks as good as ever and she's uncomplicated filly who will race close to the lead; hard to knock.

9/4

Form: /111-1 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 110

Form & Verdict
Lengthy absences are a feature in this lightly raced filly's profile but she's 5-5 and did well to overcome a break of 255 days to beat Blue Bolt in Sandown's Group 3 Atalanta Stakes, especially as she was conceding 6lb to the runner-up and dropped in from the widest stall; fully entitled to raise her game again on this first crack at a Group 1 and hard to know how good she might be.
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4

(8)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Lady Of Spain

9st 5lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Lengthy absences are a feature in this lightly raced filly's profile but she's 5-5 and did well to overcome a break of 255 days to beat Blue Bolt in Sandown's Group 3 Atalanta Stakes, especially as she was conceding 6lb to the runner-up and dropped in from the widest stall; fully entitled to raise her game again on this first crack at a Group 1 and hard to know how good she might be.

4/1

4

(14)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Sandown

Lady Of Spain

9st 6lb

J: Ray Dawson

T: Roger Varian

Winner of all four AW starts, culminating in ready 3l Deauville Listed success over 9.5f last December; looked one who could make her mark at Group level in 2025 but she hasn't been seen since; good to see her back but her length of absence, ability to act on turf and the outside stall are all reasons for a watching brief this time.

14/1

1st

3

(3)

7th Nov 2024

Standard

1m 0f 13y

Class 4

15:10 Southwell (AW)

Lady Of Spain

9st 9lb

J: James Doyle

T: Roger Varian

prominent, switched to near side and hampered over 2f out, pushed along over 1f out, ridden to lead final 110yds, kept on well

13/8

Form: -31063 D

Last run: 20 days

W: 9st 5lb

4 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Ran perfectly well under a penalty when third in the Group 3 Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster (7f, soft) but that's her level; comfortably held by some of today's principals on her previous two runs.
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6

(10)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Spiritual

9st 5lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Ran perfectly well under a penalty when third in the Group 3 Sceptre Stakes at Doncaster (7f, soft) but that's her level; comfortably held by some of today's principals on her previous two runs.

40/1

3rd

1

(1)

14th Sep 2025

Good

0m 7f 6y

Class 1

16:10 Doncaster

Spiritual

9st 7lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Soft-ground Listed winner who easily won the Group 3 Princess Elizabeth Stakes at Epsom (8.5f, good) in June; not ruled out under a 3lb penalty but she needs to bounce back from two lesser performances.

7/1

1

(8)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Sandown

Spiritual

9st 9lb

J: Robert Havlin

T: John & Thady Gosden

Seems to handle most ground (won C&D Listed race on soft last year) and turned in best effort when easily beating Bright Thunder to win a Group 3 at Epsom on Derby Day; nothing wrong with that form (Bright Thunder and the fourth won at Listed level next time) and she's a lot better than she showed in a Deauville Group 1 last time; respected despite her 3lb penalty.

6/1

Form: 117683 D

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Didn't make her debut until April and second time out beat the subsequent Coronation Stakes winner Cercene in a Group 3; has come up short in Group 1s won by Cinderella's Dream and Fallen Angel in her last three races, though she got closer to the Burke filly at Leopardstown when emerging from well of the pace in a first-time tongue-tie; that good to yielding ground was the slowest she's faced but wouldn't be exposed just yet.
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7

(6)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Atsila

9st 2lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Didn't make her debut until April and second time out beat the subsequent Coronation Stakes winner Cercene in a Group 3; has come up short in Group 1s won by Cinderella's Dream and Fallen Angel in her last three races, though she got closer to the Burke filly at Leopardstown when emerging from well of the pace in a first-time tongue-tie; that good to yielding ground was the slowest she's faced but wouldn't be exposed just yet.

12/1

6

(11)

13th Sep 2025

Soft

1m 0f 0y

16:25 Leopardstown

Atsila

9st 2lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Unraced at two; beat the subsequent Coronation Stakes winner Cercene in a Group 3 at the Curragh on second start; has run in three Group 1s since then, seventh in the Irish 1,000 Guineas, sixth in the Falmouth; eighth behind Fallen Angel in the Prix Rothschild.

16/1

5

(7)

11th Jul 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Newmarket (July)

Atsila

9st 0lb

J: Gavin Ryan

T: Donnacha Aidan O’Brien

Unraced at two; came up short in the Irish 1,000 Guineas most recently, losing her unbeaten record (2-2 previously) and failing to confirm Group 3 placings with Cercene who has admittedly franked the form by landing the Coronation Stakes since; bottom on ratings in this field.

25/1

Form: 51112 D

Last run: 35 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 109

Form & Verdict
Lightly raced and progressive filly who took the promotion to Listed level in her stride at Sandown (1m, good to firm) and again on her debut in a Group 3 when narrowly denied by Lady Of Spain on soft ground back there a month ago; however, she's 3lb worse off with her conqueror here so needs her best yet by some margin.
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1st

3

(2)

2nd May 2026

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:05 Goodwood

Blue Bolt

9st 7lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Andrew Balding

Lightly raced and progressive filly who completed a hat-trick in a Listed race at Sandown (1m, good to firm) last July; held in second in her final two runs last season but the first was a Group 3 and latest was in the Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket; sets the standard on this big drop back in class and she's a strong contender on her return.

11/10

8

(5)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Blue Bolt

9st 2lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Andrew Balding

Lightly raced and progressive filly who took the promotion to Listed level in her stride at Sandown (1m, good to firm) and again on her debut in a Group 3 when narrowly denied by Lady Of Spain on soft ground back there a month ago; however, she's 3lb worse off with her conqueror here so needs her best yet by some margin.

7/1

10

(11)

30th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:25 Sandown

Blue Bolt

9st 0lb

J: Colin Keane

T: Andrew Balding

Unraced on softer than good; very progressive filly who took the step up to Listed event in her stride when proving 1l too strong for Cajole over C&D (good to firm) on Eclipse day; leading claims with further improvement on the cards.

9/2

Form: 2-4424

Last run: 21 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 107

Form & Verdict
Second in a Group 3 here last season; her fourth in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot was her career high but probably surpassed that form when a rallying fourth to Fallen Angel in the Group 1 Matron at Leopardstown; seems able on most ground and not beyond the realms that she'll have some role to play in the finish.
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2nd

3

(4)

3rd May 2026

Good To Firm

1m 1f 0y

Class 1

14:20 Newmarket

Cathedral

9st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Possibly unsuited by soft ground; record of 0-8 since debut success doesn't do her justice, with three good efforts at Group/Grade 1 level (1m/1m3f) among her form; leading player on ratings returned to turf with AW reappearance under her belt.

4/1

3rd

4

(2)

28th Mar 2026

Standard To Slow

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:13 Kempton (AW)

Cathedral

9st 2lb

J: David Egan

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

She is yet to add to her debut success (6f, Polytrack; only AW run thus far) but was highly tried last year and finished fourth in Group 1 events on three occasions, notably the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf (1m3f, firm) when last seen in November; down in trip/grade for her return and she looks a major player.

5/2

9

(4)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Cathedral

9st 2lb

J: Rowan Scott

T: Kevin Philippart De Foy

Second in a Group 3 here last season; her fourth in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot was her career high but probably surpassed that form when a rallying fourth to Fallen Angel in the Group 1 Matron at Leopardstown; seems able on most ground and not beyond the realms that she'll have some role to play in the finish.

16/1

Form: 2-2112 C

Last run: 41 days

W: 9st 2lb

3 yo Filly

OR: 105

Form & Verdict
Never out of the first two in seven races and arrives here on a wave of improvement after going close in a Group 2 at Goodwood last month (1m, good to firm; won on soft and performed well on heavy); raised another level here but wouldn't be too dismissive should conditions take a turn for the worse.
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10

(1)

4th Oct 2025

Good To Firm

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

14:40 Newmarket

Saqqara Sands

9st 2lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Never out of the first two in seven races and arrives here on a wave of improvement after going close in a Group 2 at Goodwood last month (1m, good to firm; won on soft and performed well on heavy); raised another level here but wouldn't be too dismissive should conditions take a turn for the worse.

25/1

7

(7)

24th Aug 2025

Good

1m 0f 0y

Class 1

15:35 Goodwood

Saqqara Sands

8st 12lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Has built up a solid record (212211) over 7f and dead-heated in Group 3 contest against her own sex at Glorious Goodwood (good) most recently, adding to her Carlisle Listed win (soft); shapes as if she'll stay this new trip; improving filly who has clear possibilities.

5/1

1st

12

(10)

30th Jul 2025

Good

0m 7f 0y

Class 1

13:55 Goodwood

Saqqara Sands

8st 13lb

J: Rossa Ryan

T: Ralph Beckett

Listed runner-up on reappearance at Epsom (7f, good to soft) in June then went one better in good style in Listed race at Carlisle (7f, soft; even-money favourite); this is a much tougher test of her credentials and she's unraced on good/faster, but she's unexposed and open to further progress.

16/1

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Payout
Exacta £24.50
Straight Forecast £25.97
Tricast £44.45
Trifecta £65.00

Selections

SPOTLIGHT:

Fallen Angel

The Times:

Blue Bolt

RP RATINGS:

Cinderella's Dream

The Star:

Saqqara Sands

The Guardian:

Lady Of Spain

Daily Mail:

Blue Bolt

D Express:

Blue Bolt

POSTDATA:

Cinderella's Dream

NEWMARKET:

Cinderella's Dream

TOPSPEED:

Fallen Angel

Telegraph:

Fallen Angel

Daily Mirror:

Fallen Angel

The Sun:

Fallen Angel

Daily Record:

Fallen Angel