Racecards
14:15 York
Totepool Middleton Stakes (fillies' Group 3) (Class 1)
- 7 Runners
- Distance: 1m 2f 88y
- Going: Good to Soft
- Surface: Turf
- £50,000 added
- Form 5/23314-
- Age 4
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 105
- Trainer P C Haslam
- Jockey J Fanning
led, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened approaching final furlong
- Form 61212-1
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 110
chased leaders, ridden to lead 2f out, headed towards finish
Ivory Gala (FR)
240- Form 5172-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 95
- Trainer B J Meehan
- Jockey J Fortune
held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened well over 1f out
- Form 1/1315-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer J R Fanshawe
- Jockey J P Spencer
chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2f out, every chance over 1f out until no extra close home
Summer's Eve
217- Form 342D63-
- Age 4
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 100
- Trainer H Candy
- Jockey Dane O'Neill
with leader, led 3f out, soon ridden, headed 2f out, weakened over 1f out
- Form 050-309
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 88
- Trainer D W P Arbuthnot
- Jockey E Ahern
held up, soon prominent, ridden 3f out, weakened over 2f out
- Form 81229-2
- Age 5
- Weight 8-12
- Official Rating 103
- Trainer M H Tompkins
- Jockey Michael Hills
held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on to lead towards finish
Echelon
12- Form 1/1125-1
- Age 5
- Weight 9-0
- Official Rating 109
- Trainer Sir Michael Stoute
- Jockey Kerrin McEvoy
Nonrunner
Verdict
It did not look the strongest of races that Echelon won at Newmarket's Guineas meeting and Sir Michael Stoute's mare may struggle to give weight and a beating to Anna Pavlova who has conditions to suit today and gets the vote, with Topatoo rated the pick of the remainder. The selection missed a recent engagement as the ground was considered too quick but that will not a be a problem for Richard Fahey's filly here and she is taken to gain a deserved first success in this grade having shown progressive form last term. Pat Haslam's Maroussies Wings is strictly held by the selection on running in the Park Hill last season, while Summer's Eve may need the run on her reappearance. James Fanshawe is more than capable of producing one fit after an absence and his representative Portal has to be respected although more solid claims are probably held by Topatoo. The Mark Tompkins-trained mare showed progressive form last term and is closely matched with Echelon on running at Newmarket. Anna Pavlova has plenty going for her though and she is preferred.
Formwatch
Maroussies Wings (IRE) 8-1 (8-7) Soon tracking leaders and keen, ridden to challenge over 2f out, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Rising Cross (8-7) at York 1m 6f fll stk Grp 2 (1) gd in Sept.
Anna Pavlova 5-4fav (10-0) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, smooth headway early straight, led over 1f out, soon ridden clear, easily, won at Navan 1m 2f lst fll stk gs in Apr beating Bon Nuit (9-11) by 5l, 11 ran.
Ivory Gala (FR) (8-11) 2nd of 11, nk behind Princesse Dansante (8-11) at Saint-Cloud 1m 4f stk gd in Sept.
Portal 5-1 (9-0) Held up in rear, switched right and effort over 1f out, ridden and no further headway, 5th of 14, 6l behind Innocent Air (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst fll stk (1) gs in Oct.
Summer's Eve 12-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner 2f out, one pace final furlong, 3rd of 14, 5l behind Innocent Air (8-11) at Newmarket 1m 2f lst fll stk (1) gs in Oct.
Tanzanite (IRE) 14-1 (9-4) Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway, 9th of 14, 5l behind Montpellier (8-10) at Kempton 1m hcp 0-90 (3) pol.
Topatoo 14-1 (8-12) Dwelt, held up in rear, headway on outer 2f out, with winner 1f out, ridden and not quicken near finish, 2nd of 8, nk behind Echelon (9-1) at Newmarket 1m 1f fll stk Grp 3 (1) gf.
Echelon 8-11fav (9-1) In touch, not clear run over 2f out, ridden to lead 1f out, ran on, won at Newmarket 1m 1f fll stk Grp 3 (1) gf beating Topatoo (8-12) by a nk, 8 ran.