Dawning of a new era
10-11fav Tracked leaders, effort when hung right from well over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 7, 1/2l behind Mums Tipple at Ascot 6f 2yo mdn (2) gf in Jul. 1-1fav Tracked leaders, pushed along and unable to quicken 2f out, stayed on to go 2nd inside final furlong, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Meraas at Kempton 6f mdn stks (5) pol. 7-1 With winner, weakened final furlong, 10th of 11, 18l behind Bullfinch at Chelmsford City 7f 2yo nov stks (5) pol in Nov.
14-1 Behind, outpaced halfway, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 10l behind Irish Acclaim at Kempton 7f mdn stks (5) pol in Feb. Lemon Drop Kid filly out of Sigurwana. 12-1 Slowly into stride, soon chasing leaders, effort over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 9th of 11, 22l behind Terebellum at Goodwood 1m 2f mdn fll stks (4) gd in May ‘19.
20-1 Off the pace in 5th, headway into 3rd 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Queen Of All at Southwell 1m Novice Auction Stakes (3-4yo) (4) fbs in Feb. 5-1 Mid-division on inner, ridden and some headway early straight, no impression over 1f out, no extra, 8th of 13, 9l behind Ocean Monarch at Dundalk 1m 2yo mdn stks pol in Nov.
12-1 Slowly into stride, always behind, last of 12, 26l behind Shadn at Kempton 6f 2yo mdn fll (5) pol in Jun ‘19. 50-1 Slowly away, always behind, 13th of 14, 28l behind Heiress at Newmarket 7f 2yo fll nov stks (4) sft in Nov. 66-1 Close up, pushed along over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 12, 25l behind Via De Vega at Sandown 1m 2yo nov stk (4) gd in Sep.
Martyn Meade is looking for success at Newbury
DAWNING struck gold at the second time of asking last year and she can now make a winning seasonal bow at Newbury.
Trained by Martyn Meade, she ran as her odds of 25-1 implied on her debut when she was very green indeed, but she left that run well behind when triumphing next time up as a 33-1 shot.
Tackling seven furlongs at Chelmsford, the Iffraaj filly showed the benefit of previous experience finished strongly after a slightly tardy start to collar the favourite by half a length.
Meade sticks to seven furlongs here and this novice event should be well within her range.
Tambourine Girl took three attempts to get off the mark last year, but hopefully she can make a seamless transition to handicapping here for Roger Charlton.
The Cable Bay filly only just fell short on her initial start and punters were eager to support her next time out at Kempton.
However, she found a couple too good as favourite and was then off the track for 97 days before returning to the Sunbury venue.
Tambourine Girl made no mistake on that occasion and while her short-head verdict was hard won, she showed a really likeable attitude that should stand
her in good stead for the Aldworth Handicap.
Gold Wand bumped into a potentially decent one on her only start last year and must be one the short list in the Compton Maiden Fillies’ Stakes.
She was beaten just a neck by Domino Darling in deep ground at Doncaster in October, losing little in defeat to a possible Oaks contender.
Gold Wand herself has an Irish Oaks entry and it will be disappointing if she cannot get off the mark.