Chartwell Fillies Stake

2.10 Lingfield
Totesport 0800 221 221 Chartwell Fillies' Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3YO plus)
Winner £36,900
Pick: Reggane
Ahla Wasal; Well below the form that saw her take a listed contest (albeit a limited handicap) last year based on her first 3 runs this calendar year; Hard to see her taking big hand based on this.

Golden Stream: Didn’t really shape as though sprinting was her game when last seen in October, but excuses for that defeat; Confirmed that with reappearance but this just her cup of tea and should take a hand.

Penny’s Gift: Would be major player on her earlier form last year( was closer to Goldikova than Reggane was) but she ended last year much below her best; Returning for in – form yard fresh and must enter calculations.

Pyrrha: Didn't stop improving in handicaps, landing a brace of victories at Newmarket last summer (usually well supported); Entitled to keep improving but this is much tougher after 167 days off; Should be respected.

Reggane: Holds a very big chance on her Coronation Stakes 2nd, open to improvement with only 5 runs, and also well worth another chance having suffered from an inflamed trachea in the Prix Rotschild; Probably not recovered from that when sixth on her last run, and must have chance here at lower level over trip which should suit.

Areeda: Although she likes this trip, the fact she's been beaten twice in handicaps off mark of 75 since highlights the task she faces.

Queen’s Grace: Form entitles her to take a decent hand in this (finished ahead of Puff, who was fourth behind Special Duty in the Chevley Park Stakes and then took the Fred Darling)but still not a proven stayer; Will give them all a scrap if getting 7f.

VERDICT: Queen’s Grace will give them all a scrap if she gets 7f, while Golden Stream should like this test a lot more, while Penny’s Gift and Phyrrha should be respected if getting support, but REGGANE is still unexposed and sets the standard on any of her group runs if you look at it, not least her second to Ghanaati in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot last year.