Indigo going for gold at Doncaster

Indigo Girl can consolidate another fine day in prospect for John Gosden and Frankie Dettori at Doncaster tomorrow.

The winning Yarmouth debutant is one of the two least experienced contenders in a nine-strong field for the Group Two bet365 May Hill Stakes. But on a card which begins with the long-awaited comeback of Gosden’s 2019 St Leger winner Logician, Indigo Girl has the credentials to provide both trainer and jockey with further success.

The Dubawi filly received her racecourse introduction, as is so often the case for the ya rd , i n t h e ve r y c a p ab l e hands of Robert Havlin – and the pair had no trouble overcoming a slow start to be well on top at the finish over this same distance of a mile.

That was less than two weeks ago, and the form has yet to be tested.

The runner-up had previous experience, however, as a promising fourth on debut behind a useful dual winner.

Indigo Girl made a fine impression – and as a daughter of her owner’s two-time Fre n c h m i l e - a n d - a- h a l f Group Two winner Montare, this is a highly feasible test of her aspirations.

S h e f ac e s s e ve ra l wo r - thy rivals – including Zabeel Queen, also a successful firsttime-out scorer, and shock New m a rket G roup T h re e winner Star Of Emaraaty.

But th e s tyl e o f I n d i go Girl’s victory, and her blueblood pedigree, suggests she could well be up to this.

Spright is another juvenile of note, in the preceding British Stallion Studs EBF “Carrie Red” Fillies’ Nursery Handicap. Karl Burke’s dual winner scampered round Chester to double her tally, cashing in the experience of her three previous appearances to get the better of Terrichang.

That rival has since run well to be third in a very competitive Listed race at Ripon – and this course and distance looks spot on for Spright, who must concede weight to all but one of her opponents but may well be capable of doing so.

Logician will be short odds, of course, but should make his undoubted class count on a belated to return to the scene of his greatest triumph, in the opening Sky