The Citizen (Gauteng)

Chilli Filli to show she has it takes to jump over hurdles

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– Chilli Filli got her head in front in a Bangor bumper back in May and can now crack on over obstacles in the Thoroughbr­ed Breeders Associatio­n Mares' Novices' Hurdle at Ludlow today.

She improved plenty from her first unplaced start in March to win by a comfortabl­e length, with the race well under control with 400m to run. Chilli Filli looked to have the size to tackle obstacles and she could be a nice prospect for Henry Daly.

Musical Terms has turned into a different horse since his mid-season gelding operation and can keep up the good work in the Bet totetrifec­ta At betfred. com Handicap at Chelmsford.

The three-year-old was certainly no slouch prior to the procedure, placing on each of

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his three starts at the beginning of the campaign, but after his fourth at Yarmouth in June, connection­s took the plunge and he was then off the track until August. However, it appears to have been a good decision as Musical Terms has scored twice since for William Haggas in the colours of the Queen.

He landed a modest maiden at Ripon in decent style on his return before following up at Chelmsford, prevailing by a short head in a competitiv­e handicap. The narrow margin of victory has limited the handicappe­r to just a 1.5kg rise and Musical Terms can lift his game again.

Saeed bin Suroor unleashes a couple of nice prospects under the floodlight­s as both Ocean Of Love and Spring Waterfall line up. Ocean Of Love contest the 2018 Membership Now Available Maiden Stakes, making her first start since finishing fourth on her racecourse debut last November.

The form of that race has worked out reasonably well, with a handful of moderate winners having since emerged, but Ocean Of Love ran well enough and normal improvemen­t would be just enough to get her on the winning track. Given the stamina on her dam's side, Ocean Of Love should appreciate the step up in trip and it is perhaps telling Godolphin have persisted.

Spring Waterfall is a newcomer in the Bet totequadpo­t At betfred.com Fillies' Novice Stakes but she boasts a pedigree that is second to none. A half-sister to Golden Slipper winner Miss Finland, Spring Waterfall has clearly been given plenty of time before being pitched into action.

Jonniesofa can make a dream return to action in the Visit The All New racinguk.com Beginners' Chase at Carlisle. Rose Dobbin’s charge won three of his six hurdles starts before suffering an injury in the 2016 Cheltenham Festival. That setback kept him off the track for the last 500 days.

However, Dobbin believes the extra time off is not necessaril­y a negative.

His rating puts him right in the mix and soft ground will suit him. –

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HENRY DALY trains Chilli Filli.

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