GB - Pontefract - Race 3

Thoroughbred

9 Runners

Maiden

Turf

Good

15.0K

VIEW

Verdict

SAYIDAH BAHRA shaped with plenty of promise when fourth at Carlisle and she can find the requisite improvement to beat form-pick Iris Olivia. Bling offered something to work on at Newbury and is another to consider.

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Horse Stats

#/Silk	Horse#/Horse	Power Rating	High Speed	Win %	Top 3%	Win Prob	Odds
8	Naval Crown filly. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1¼m-1½m winner Laraaib. Beaten less than a length when a promising fourth in Carlisle novice on debut 5 weeks ago, taking the eye with how easily she got into contention. Sure to improve so big shout. 1st Pick 8 Sayidah Bahra (Ire) Jockey: Tom Eaves Trainer: Kevin Ryan J: Tom Eaves T: Kevin Ryan	98	-	-	-	23%	7/2
Analysis Naval Crown filly. Dam unraced half-sister to smart 1¼m-1½m winner Laraaib. Beaten less than a length when a promising fourth in Carlisle novice on debut 5 weeks ago, taking the eye with how easily she got into contention. Sure to improve so big shout.
5	Persian Force filly who sets the standard based on her placed efforts at Kempton and Wolverhampton. 2nd Pick 5 Iris Olivia (Ire) Jockey: Jason Hart Trainer: Kevin Philippart De Foy J: Jason Hart T: Kevin Philippart De Foy	100	-	-	-	27%	11/4
Analysis Persian Force filly who sets the standard based on her placed efforts at Kempton and Wolverhampton.
2	Starspangledbanner filly. Half-sister to several winners, including smart 5f/6f winner Encrypted, useful 6f winner Gisburn and useful 7f/1m winner Nigiri. Dam 1m winner. Showed ability when mid-field in a Newbury maiden and can be expected to be more competitive in this. 3rd Pick 2 Bling (Ire) Jockey: Oisin James Orr Trainer: Hugo Palmer J: Oisin James Orr T: Hugo Palmer	95	-	-	-	17%	5/1
Analysis Starspangledbanner filly. Half-sister to several winners, including smart 5f/6f winner Encrypted, useful 6f winner Gisburn and useful 7f/1m winner Nigiri. Dam 1m winner. Showed ability when mid-field in a Newbury maiden and can be expected to be more competitive in this.

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