Betfred May Hill Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) – Doncaster

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Betfred May Hill Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)

Date 2023-09-14

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £68,052

Winning Time 1m 41.38s (slow by 4.78s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Darnation (IRE) Clifford Lee · K R Burke	11/10F	Won
2nd	See The Fire (GB) Oisin Murphy · Andrew Balding	4/1	3
3rd	Les Bleus (GB) Ryan Moore · Richard Hughes	14/1	4
4th	Hard To Resist (IRE) Tom Marquand · William Haggas	11/2	0.3
5th	Francophone (GB) Joe Fanning · Charlie Johnston	33/1	4.75
6th	Hala Abrar (IRE) Sean Levey · Gay Kelleway	66/1	4
7th	Romanova (GB) William Buick · Ollie Sangster	9/2	6.5

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (3)	Darnation Bay J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	J:Clifford Lee T:K R Burke	128	—	311	102	110	88	19d	—	—	+4	44.8	0.28/1	11/10 48%
Two wins on ground, latest in the Prestige at Goodwood; holds leading claims on form
7 (1)	Romanova Bay J:William Buick T:Ollie Sangster	J:William Buick T:Ollie Sangster	128	h	71	-	105	103	28d	—	—	-1	14.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Impressive at Salisbury last time; very useful prospect for her first-season trainer
8 (7)	See The Fire Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	J:Oisin Murphy T:Andrew Balding	128	—	1	-	101	33	33d	—	—	-1	14.4	1.13/1	9/2 18%
Made a successful debut at Newmarket last month; appears well regarded; interesting
4 (2)	Hard To Resist Bay J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	J:Tom Marquand T:William Haggas	128	—	613	97	104	68	19d	—	—	+14	24.6	1.88/1	15/2 12%
Ties in with Darnation on Prestige running (her effort can be marked up); big player
NR (6)	Meribella Bay J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	J:Rob Hornby T:Ralph Beckett	128	—	1	-	98	70	20d	—	—	+5	11.9	2.50/1	11 9%
350,000gns purchase; won at Newmarket on debut and looks open to major progress
5 (8)	Les Bleus Bay J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hughes	J:Ryan Moore T:Richard Hughes	128	—	6134	96	104	87	26d	—	—	+13	20.7	2.75/1	12 8%
Brings Group form and has progressive RPRs; could go well again
NR (9)	Zenjabeela Bay J:NON-RUNNER T:Roger Varian	J:NON-RUNNER T:Roger Varian	128	—	311	90	102	74	12d	—	—	+18	32.6	2.75/1	12 8%
Won at Beverley most recently; jumps up in class but she's progressing well
2 (5)	Francophone Bay J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	J:Joe Fanning T:Charlie Johnston	128	—	12	85	100	59	20d	—	—	+18	22	6.00/1	25 4%
Solid novice performances, winning at Ayr then going close at Goodwood
3 (4)	Hala Abrar Bay J:Sean Levey T:Gay Kelleway	J:Sean Levey T:Gay Kelleway	128	—	1	-	83	-	31d	—	—	+9	10.5	19.75/1	80 1%
Made a winning debut a Kempton but we've not rated that form highly

Horse	bet365	Coral
Darnation	1	11/10
Romanova	4	9/2
See The Fire	9/2	4/1
Hard To Resist	7	15/2
Meribella	11	11
Les Bleus	12	11/1
Zenjabeela	12	10
Francophone	25	20
Hala Abrar	80	66

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Darnation

44.8

OR: 13 Form: 18.5 Odds: 13.3

11/10

2nd

Zenjabeela

32.6

OR: 10 Form: 18.5 Odds: 4.1

3rd

Hard To Resist

24.6

OR: 11.8 Form: 10 Odds: 2.9

15/2

Francophone

OR: 8.8 Form: 12 Odds: 1.2

Les Bleus

20.7

OR: 11.5 Form: 7.1 Odds: 2.1

Romanova

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

See The Fire

14.4

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 4.4

9/2

Meribella

11.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

Hala Abrar

10.5

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.5

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Darnation	102	110	88
Hard To Resist	97	104	68
Les Bleus	96	104	87
Zenjabeela	90	102	74
Francophone	85	100	59
Romanova	—	105	103
See The Fire	—	101	33
Meribella	—	98	70
Hala Abrar	—	83	—

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Zenjabeela	12d ago	Quick return
Darnation	19d ago	Fit
Hard To Resist	19d ago	Fit
Meribella	20d ago	Fit
Francophone	20d ago	Fit
Les Bleus	26d ago	Fit
Romanova	28d ago	Fit
Hala Abrar	31d ago	Fit
See The Fire	33d ago	Fit