The Scotsman

A Wild Beauty of a tip can give Appleby an inaugural victory

- By GLENDALE

Wild Beauty can stamp her class on the British Stallion Studs EBF Star Stakes at Sandown.

A look at the roll of honour for this Listed seven-furlong contest reveals it is a race Charlie Appleby has never won.

But in this, daughter of Frankel, the Newmarket trainer looks to have a solid contender – who has progressed very nicely from her debut sixth at Ascot in May.

She came forward from that to run out a winner at Haydock, and then had no trouble in defying a penalty at Newbury.

The latter saw a first try at seven furlongs, which she got well – and although markedly quicker ground is in prospect this time, she is well worth trying in this class.

It is worth noting, too, that she does hold a Group One engagement later in the year.

Mowaleda has changed trainer and owner since her last run, and her new connection­s can get off to the perfect start in the Twickenham Fillies’ Handicap.

There will be a lot worse novice events run at Kempton than the one this filly contested at the end of June, won as it was by Frankel’s full-sister Chiasma – with odds-on favourite Sea Sylph in second.

She could not make an impression on the first two, beaten six lengths in all. But there was money about for her, and she showed enough with that third-placed effort to suggest she will be winning soon.

In-form Lady Reset will have conditions in her favour again, from the bottom of the weights in the Imber Court Handicap.

David Pipe’s mare is reunited with rising star Laura Pearson, whose 5lb claim is of course invaluable.

The combinatio­n were successful over this 10-furlong trip at Doncaster two starts ago, as Lady Reset followed up her previous victory in a Leicester seller. She is a little above that grade when the ground is on the quick side, and the forecast good to firm here will be ideal.

Off her new rating, the fiveyear-old found trouble in running but was also doubtless inconvenie­nced by slightly softer ground at Beverley last time when she was third.

She is up in class again here, but could just take advantage of receiving weight all round.

Spirited Guest can continue his recent good run of form by winning for the third time in his last four starts, at Yarmouth.

George Margarson’s fiveyear-old has struck at Chelmsford and Kempton in the last two months and is a course winner over six furlongs.

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