3.15 Doncaster
Keepmoat 'Delivering Community Regeneration' May Hill Stakes (Fillies' Group 2) (Str) (Class 1) (2YO only)
Winner £45,416
Pick: White Moonstone (win)
Al Madina: Driven out to draw away on debut at Carlisle, ending up a convincing winner; Well beaten on first try into Group company at Ascot and was well behind White Moonstone last time.
Fenella Fudge: While she has shaped well in 2 good 7f fillies' maidens (one at Glorious Goodwood), a big leap forward is required to get competitive in this grade.
Lily Again: Won 6f Kempton maiden before good second in Chantilly listed contest (had to give 10lbs to the winner) and bettered that again when fifth behind Memory in Cherry Hinton; Continued in same vein with listed win and fourth in Debutante (form of that has worked out very well) and step up to 1m may get some more improvement out of her.
Midnight Caller: Good second in warm C&D maiden on debut (jumped at a camera, otherwise she would have won) and didn't have to improve to go one better in easy fashion at Leicester last time; Comes from a red hot stable and well worth step up to this grade, so major player.
Musharakaat: Fillies’ Mile entry who created good impression when winning 13 runner AW maiden easily travelling well out wide and quickening ahead in final 2f; Put in place when fifth to White Moonstone in Newmarket Group 3last time out and hard to see her reversing form .
Sonning Rose: Shown pretty high level of form on first 3 runs, coming runner up to Gimcrack second Crown Prosecutor on this track on debut; Did well to win on second run before good second in Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot; Didn’t handle soft ground last time and well worth a chance to show her true form over a trip that should suit with Ryan Moore on top.
White Moonstone: Made a decent debut when getting better of more experienced Florestans Match at Ascot, coming like a train down stands rail; Improved again when making it 2 from 2 in style as she landed Sweet Solera Stakes, looking like a class act going places in process; That sets that standard here.
VERDICT: It would be unwise to dismiss Lily Again (who holds some useful form and could improve for the step to 1m), Sonning Rose (who is much better than she showed at Goodwood last time on suitable ground), or Midnight Caller (immense prospect coming from an inform yard)btu surely the one to beat is WHITE MOONSTONE, who looked like a filly going places when making it 2 from 2 in the Sweet Solera last time and may have more to give.
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