Karl Burke Stable Tour

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Winner of 12 of his 35 races and currently rated 114. A model of consistency and added a further four victories to his already impressive tally in 2026. Scored by a short head from Divine Comedy in the Listed Further Flight Stakes at Nottingham (1m 6f) in April, by four and a half lengths when beating Absurde in a Listed contest at York (1m 6f) in June, by two and half lengths from Samui back over the same course and distance in July and beat Tenabilly six length in the Group 3 Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot (1m 4f) in October.

Trainer says

He’s obviously been a great horse for the yard and all being well, he would go to Musselburgh on the April 6 for the mile six race and then possibly could go down to Newbury two weeks later for the Group 3 and take on Constitution Hill, which would be interesting. He’s in great form and wintered well. When it turns up soft ground, he loves that and he’d be competitive in all those Listed and Group 3 races.

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Winner of three of his 13 starts and currently rated 114. Finished fourth, beaten a length and a quarter, to Sky Safari on his reappearance in the Winter Derby at Lingfield (1m 2f) in February.

Trainer says

He is obviously a Cambridgeshire winner and ran well when we stepped him up to a mile and a quarter in the Winter Derby. He got the trip alright. He probably wasn’t fully wound up and didn’t come down the hill really well. We wouldn’t run him on that track again and we’re not sure where he goes. He could possibly go abroad, but, you know, we will be looking at Group 3 races and Listed races for him.

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Winner of six of his 17 starts and currently rated 108. One of his better efforts last season when fourth, beaten three and a half lengths, to The Foxes on his reappearance in the Group 2 Huxley Stakes at Chester (1m 2 1/2f) last May.

Trainer says

He’s had a gelding operation during the winter and also had a little wind-op so he’s recovering from them but he’s recovered well. He’s just not sort of there yet and he’d be a week or two behind some of the others. Possibly could go to France, to Paris on the 12th of April, depending on how he works over the next few days. But soft ground’s a must for him and, you know, he’s a good sort of Heritage Handicap/Listed horse really.

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Winner of three of his 13 starts and currently rated 104. Best effort last season when third, beaten four and a quarter lengths, to Dancing Gemini on his reappearance in the Listed Doncaster Mile at Doncaster (1m) in March when trained by George Boughey.

Trainer says

Botanical, all being well, will line up for the Lincoln. He’s a new horse for us and only came sort of at the end of last season. Sheikh Obaid sent him up from George’s and he’s obviously a horse that’s had a few issues in his career but he’s settled in really well. He’s working very well and as long as the ground Is on the easy side for Doncaster I’d say he’d go there. If it was quicker, a mile would be on the short side for him I would have thought. He’s working nicely. We’re very happy with him.

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Winner of four of his seven starts and currently rated 116. A winner three times last season and gained his last success in the Group 2 Prix du Conseil de Paris at Longchamp (1m 3f) in October when scoring by a short neck from Dubai Honour.

Trainer says

Convergent, I am not sure where he goes for his first run, but, again, he’ll compete in all the sort of mile, mile and a quarter plus, mile and a half races and we still think he’s got a chance of being a Group 1 horse. You know, he didn’t run very well in his last run in Germany, but he was probably over the top. He’d had a long season, ground was bottomless, and he just didn’t handle it. He ran very well apart from that.

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Winner of two of his seven starts and currently rated 86. Finished seventh, beaten three and three quarter lengths, to The Lost King in the Lincoln Trial Handicap at Wolverhampton (1m 1/2f) this month off a mark of 88.

Trainer says

First Ambition will probably go to Lingfield on Good Friday. He’s been a little bit disappointing but I think he didn’t really stay the trip last time around Wolverhampton. He’ll run a furlong shorter at Lingfield and he’s a capable handicapper, that’s all. He’s not going to make up into Listed class.

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Winner of three of his 25 starts and currently rated 96. Finished fourth beaten three lengths, to Regal Ulixes in a handicap at Lingfield (1m 2f) in February off his current mark.

Trainer says

Flight Plan, he’ll go to Newcastle on Good Friday. Not sure whether he runs in the mile or the mile and a quarter yet, but the plan is to go for one of them.

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Winner of three of his 26 starts and currently rated 114. Placed in three of his four start in Meydan and Doha this year. Most recently finished third, beaten two and three quarter lengths, to Quddwah in the Group 2 Singspiel Stakes at Meydan (1m 1f) in February.

Trainer says

Holloway Boy, he’s had a great winter at Meydan and Doha. He could, potentially, go to Hong Kong with Royal Champion at the end of April. We are just waiting to see if we get an invite with him.

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Winner of two of his nine starts and currently rated 110. Has joinied the stable this season and gained his last win when beating Boiling Point by a head in the Listed Strensall Stakes at York (1m 1f) last August when trained by Richard Hannon.

Trainer says

King of Cities is another new one for us. He’s an exciting horse and we are delighted to have him. He’s a horse I really like from what I’ve seen at home and obviously has got some good form in the book. I’m not sure where he starts yet, but I’d say any of the mile and a quarter races in April, he’ll be ready to run.

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Winner of two of her six starts and currently rated 101. Finished fourth, beaten two lengths, to Diligent Harry in a listed race at Lingfield (5f) in February.

Trainer says

Leovani ran a great race on her comeback run at Lingfield. She handled the track fine but it was it was a course record time and probably just a bit quick for her on that track but she stayed on really well. She was a little unlucky as she got squeezed out and probably that should have been second really but wouldn’t have beat the winner. She’ll probably step up to six furlongs and possibly could go to Newmarket for the Craven meeting.

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Winner of six of his 22 starts and currently rated 113. Scored by two and a quarter lengths from Gethin when last seen in action in the Listed James Seymour Stakes at Newmarket (1m 2f) last November.

Trainer says

Liberty Lane, again, been a great horse and a Cambridgeshire winner. Not sure where we start, but a good solid Listed/Group 3 horse over a mile and a quarter. A bit of cut in the ground suits but I’m not sure where he starts yet.

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Winner of five of his 22 starts and currently rated 105. Finished third, beaten three quarters of a length, to Cool Hoof Luke in a Listed race at Wolverhampton (7f) this month.

Trainer says

He goes to Newcastle for the Good Friday Sprint. He got too far behind in a Listed race over seven furlongs at Wolverhampton and stays the seven real well but there’s a shortage of seven furlongs races at this stage of the year, so he’ll drop back to six on a track he’s run well. The stiff six there will suit and hopefully he’ll put show himself up well.

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Winner of five of his 12 starts and currently rated 113. Runner-up in two of his three starts last season and beaten two and a quarter lengths by Beauvatier when last seen in action in the Group 2 Challenge Stakes at Newmarket (7f) last October.

Trainer says

Poet Master - again he’s a seven-furlong horse and there are no races for these good seven-furlong horses. He will probably start at Thirsk, in April - it’s not a very valuable race for the type of horses it attracts, but it attracts them because there’s no races for them, which is a bit of a disgrace really. He’ll the go to Haydock for the two races, one Listed and then a Group 3 in May.

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Winner of nine of his 24 starts and currently rated 119. Made a winning reappearance in the Group 1 Neom Turf Cup at Riyadh in February when an easy four and three length victor from Facteur Cheval.

Trainer says

All being well, he goes out to Hong Kong to take on the good Hong Kong horse Romantic Warrior. It’s a tough assignment, but he goes out there; he’s in great form. Obviously, we were delighted with the Saudi run and the Bahrain run, and he loves traveling, so we’ll give it a go in Hong Kong.

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Winner of five of his 16 starts and currently rated 117. Confined to two outings last season - finished third, beaten two and a quarter lengths, to Sosie in the Group 1 Prix Ganay at Longchamp (1m 2 1/2f) in April and fifth, beaten four and a half lengths, to Los Angeles in the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh (1m 2 1/2f) in May.

Trainer says

Royal Rhyme has wintered really well. He had picked up a little injury at the end of last year, so that cut his season short, but he’s come back really well and he looks fantastic. He must have some soft ground, loves heavy ground, so he’ll go wherever the ground is right, but hopefully the Sandown Mile and a mile and quarter race middle of April and end of April May. There’s all sorts of races for him but he’ll go wherever the ground is soft.

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Winner of two of his four starts and currently rated 103. Winner of the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot (5f) in June 2024 but not seen out since unplaced in the Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sprint at Del Mar in November of that year.

Trainer says

He is an exciting horse who obviously won the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot but missed last season through a slight injury. He’s come back really well, moving great and I am very excited with him, but, again, there are lack of opportunities over five furlongs as well for these horses. He could possibly go to France for his first run in April.

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Winner of eight of his 64 starts and currently rated 85. Finished third beaten three lengths, to Knebworth in a handicap at Wolverhampton (6f) this month off a mark of 86.

Trainer says

Silky Wilkie had been a great old yard stick and he’ll go to Lingfield Good Friday I should think.

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Winner of nine of his 40 starts and currently rated 111. A winner three times last season and ended his campaign with a two and three quarter length success from Zoum Zoum in the Listed Wentworth Stakes at Doncaster (6f) in November.

Trainer says

Spycatcher has wintered good and heads for the Camidge at Doncaster that he won last year as long as the ground is soft.

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Winner of one of her two starts. Off the mark on her reappearance at Newcastle (1m) in February when beating Finally Escaped four and a half lengths.

Trainer says

Sweet Princess is a nice horse. She is a very well-bred filly. She won a maiden nicely at Newcastle and she goes to Kempton for the Listed Snowdrop Fillies’ Stakes on the Easter weekend.

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Winner of his four starts and currently rated 120. Completed a hat trick when beating Excellent Believe two lengths in the Group 3 Superior Mile at Haydock (1m) in September and extended his winning sequence with a two and a quarter length victory from Opera Ballo in the Group 2 Joel Stakes at Newmarket (1m) in September.

Trainer says

Zeus Olympius has wintered really well and we are very excited about him. He’ll definitely go for the Lockinge, but he may take in the Sandown bet365 Mile on the way in which he’d have a Group 2 penalty for. He has won his four starts and we are very, very excited with him.

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Winner of two of his three starts and currently rated 108. Made an impressive winning debut at Leicester (7f) in August when beating Quadrillion five lengths and followed up with a three and a half lengths defeat of Magny Cours in a valuable Sales race at the Curragh (6 1/2f) in September. Not disgraced when sixth, beaten four and three quarter lengths, to Gewan in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket (7f) in October.

Trainer says

Alparsian is a very good horse who has done well over the winter. He will go to Newbury for the Trial race over seven furlongs and then that will tell us where we go with him.

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Winner of two of her five starts and currently rated 86. Gained her last success in a nursery at Ayr (7f) in September when beating Magic Box two and a quarter lengths off a mark of 80.

Trainer says

Hopefully we’ll try and pick some black type up somewhere with her. Not sure where she starts but she’s done well through the winter.

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Winner of two of her five starts and currently rated 108. Landed the Group 2 May HiIl Stakes at Doncaster (1m) in September by three quarters of a length from Pacific Mission and subsequently fifth, beaten two and a half lengths, to Diamond Necklace in the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac at Longchamp (1m) in October.

Trainer says

Aylin won the May Hill at Doncaster, the Group 2. She is being aimed at the 1000 Guineas and hopefully that’s where she’ll go. Whether she has a prep run before we’ve not decided yet but she’s a very exciting filly.

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Winner of one of his two starts. Heavily odds-on when making a winning reappearance with a five-length defeat of Wuood in a novice at Newcastle (1m) this month.

Trainer says

I think the owners have a very, very exciting horse in Billecart. I was delighted with his maiden win and, although he probably didn’t beat much, he couldn’t have done it any easier. He’s always shown us a lot at home. He’s very nice. He will go to Newcastle on Good Friday for the Listed mile race.

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Winner of both of his starts. Scored by two and three quarter lengths from Waterford Castle in a maiden at Wolverhampton (7f) in February and followed up with a six length win from Powder Monkey in a novice over the same course and distance this month.

Trainer says

Crown Relic’s done really well. He’s obviously a very, very useful horse. I’m sure he’s a black type horse, but whether he’s up to a Group 1 horse, we haven’t found that out yet. He’s more than likely going to go to France to Deauville on April 7 for the Prix Djebel which is over seven furlongs. He seems more speed and I’m not sure he’s guaranteed to stay the mile at the moment, but I think he will.

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Winner of one of her three starts and currently rated 89. Off the mark in a maiden fillies’ at Southwell (7f) in January when scoring by two and a half lengths from Seeing Stars.

Trainer says

Ellusive Butterfly is a nice filly. She could go to France on April 12 at Longchamp for a Group 3 or she might stay at home and go for the for the valuable Handicap at Musselburgh over the Easter weekend.

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Winner of one of her four starts and currently rated 106. A winner of a maiden fillies’ at Newmarket (1m) in August and ended her first season with a creditable effort in the Group 1 Fillies’ Mile when third, beaten four and a quarter lengths, to Precise.

Trainer says

Evolutionist, she will nearly certainly go for the Prix de la Grotte on April 12 at Longchamp over the mile. She’s a lovely filly and, although she’s got an action that suggests she’d like soft ground, when she ran soft at the Curragh, Shane Foley didn’t think she handled it. She should be handling decent ground, that’s for sure.

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Winner of her only start at Hamilton (6f) last June when beating Big Fun half a length.

Trainer says

She’s a nice filly. She only ran once bolted up and then picked up an injury but she’s done really well for an enforced break. She’s training nicely, not sure where we’ll start, but we’ll probably look for a little novice just with a penalty and then take it from there.

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Winner of his only start in a maiden at Doncaster (1m) last October when scoring by a length and a quarter from Infraad.

Trainer says

Golden Story is a lovely horse. He broke his maiden at Doncaster but was very green. He’s got a Derby entry but whether he’s up to that class I don’t know but he’s a lovely big horse, with a lot of scope. He will definitely stay a mile and a quarter but I’m not sure he’d stay a mile and a half at this stage. He’s a horse we like a lot but I’m not sure where he starts.

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Winner of five of her seven starts and currently rated 105. Completed a four-timer when beating Gwen John a length and a quarter in a nursery at Doncaster (6 1/2f) in September off a mark of 84 before finishing runner-up, beaten a length and three quarters, to Jel Pepper in a valuable Sales race at Newmarket (7f) in October. Resumed winning ways when scoring by a length and a quarter from Magny Cours in the Group 2 Prix Miesque at Chantilly (7f) later that month.

Trainer says

She was a brilliant filly for us last year. She goes to Deauville on April 7 as well for the Prix Imprudence and then hopefully back there for, back to Longchamp for the, for the French 1,000 Guineas.

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Winner of two of his three starts and currently rated 107.Scored by two and a quarter lengths from Crest Of Fire on his debut in a novice at York (7f) in June before failing by a nose behind Avicenna in the Listed Flying Scotsman Stakes at Doncaster (7f) in September. Returned to winning form with a length and a quarter success from Al Zanati in the Group 3 Autumn Stakes at Newmarket (1m) in October.

Trainer says

Hankelow is very nice horse of Sheikh Obaid’s and we think a lot of him. I think he’ll end up a mile and a quarter horse. I would imagine if he goes to the Guineas, he’ll go straight there and he’d only run in the Guineas, I think, if it’s on the easy side of good.

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Finished third, beaten two and a half lengths, to Lilt in a maiden fillies’ at Doncaster (7f) in October

Trainer says

Harper Violet is a nice filly, and a half-sister to Inisherrin and King of Cities. She is a scopey filly and will definitely stay a mile and a quarter but will probably start off in a maiden over a mile and we will go from there - she’s quite a raw filly.

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Placed in two of his three starts and currently rated 80. Finished runner-up, beaten two and three quarter lengths, to Pursuit Of Love in a novice at Southwell (1m 3f) in February on his reappearance.

Trainer says

High Storm ran well on his last run so they’ve rated him 80. I would imagine we’ll try and win a novice with him or a maiden with him somewhere and then take it from there.

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Winner of both of her starts and currently rated 100. Scored by two and three quarter lengths from Conjecture in a novice fillies’ at Beverley (7 1/2f) in June and followed up with a neck success from Jennifer Jane in a Listed Fillies’ at Sandown (7f) in July.

Trainer says

She’ll go for probably for the Fred Darling as a trial. She won a Listed race at Sandown. She hasn’t grown a lot through the winter, but she was a nice filly last year and the owners are keen to see how high we can take her.

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Winner of one of her three starts. Off the mark on her reappearance at Southwell (5f) last week when beating Von Trotter three quarters of a length.

Trainer says

La Belle Forest, she won her maiden the other day at Southwell, and she’s just a sprinting filly, and she should improve as the season goes on, but at the moment she looks just a handicapper.

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Winner of two of her six starts and currently rated 97. Ended her first season with a length and a half defeat of Figjam in a Listed race at Doncaster (6f) in October.

Trainer says

Lam Yai won’t run for a while. She didn’t winter that well and we’ll just have to take our time with her. She’s a nice filly, likes soft ground, definitely stays seven furlongs and should stay a mile later on.

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Winner of one of his two starts and currently rated 86. Made a winning debut in a maiden at Newcastle (7f) in January when beating Henry Halflight three and three quarter lengths and subsequently runner-up, beaten half a length, to Factual in a novice over the same course and distance the following month.

Trainer says

Majestic Dane is a nice colt that won his maiden first time up but got beat with a penalty next time but I think he was beaten by a half-decent horse of Andrew Balding’s. He’ll run on the turf, but he’s a nice horse and could make up into a Listed type horse later on.

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Finished fourth, beaten six and a quarter lengths, to Exmoor in a novice at Newcastle (1m) in February.

Trainer says

Midsummer Storm is a very nice horse who cost a lot of money as a Breeze-Up. He disappointed a bit first time out, but he got tired. We run him this Thursday at Newcastle over seven furlongs and go from there.

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Made a winning debut at Newcastle (6f) in November when accounting for Hen Party by a length.

Trainer says

Mr Noble he picked up an injury after he won on the all-weather before Christmas, so he’s had a bit of time off. Won’t be ready to run until sort of June time, I wouldn’t have thought, but is a nice colt, who could progress.

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Placed in three of his four starts and currently rated 86.

Trainer says

Naval Light is still a maiden. He’ll start off in maidens, could go to Doncaster at the start of the season at the first meeting. He’s a nice horse and we thought a lot of him - he’s been gelded and should progress to win races.

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Winner of two of her five starts and currently rated 102. Ended her first season with a two-length victory from Jeudixx in a Listed race at Deauville (5 1/2f) in October.

Trainer says

She’s a nice filly. The filly that the she beat into third at Deauville, Kimi Rey, won the Listed race at Chantilly on Monday. She likes soft ground. She’ll probably go back to France at some time.

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Winner of one of her three starts and currently rated 77. Off the mark with a length and three quarter success from City Queen in a maiden fillies’ at Wolverhampton (1m 1/2f) in February.

Trainer says

Pendela won well at Wolverhampton last month. She’d probably go for a fillies’ handicap at back at Southwell early April.

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Promise in two starts last season, albeit beaten eight lengths when runner-up to Bay Of Brilliance in a novice at Redcar (1m 1f) in October.

Trainer says

Poker is a lovely colt and he’s done really well through the winter. He’ll start off in a little maiden over a mile and a half somewhere, and will progress from there.

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Winner of her only start at Thirsk (5f) last April when having a length and a half to spare from Filly Foden.

Trainer says

Polly Darling picked up an injury after she won. She’s back now. She’s nearly ready to run and should run in April. She’s a nice filly.

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Made a winning debut at Southwell (1m 4f) this month when beating Into The Light three lengths.

Trainer says

Ravenspire won well the other day and we are happy with him. We will wait for the turf over a mile and a half somewhere, I would imagine a novice but there are no, no big plans.

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Winner of two of her four starts and currently rated 111. Landed the Group 2 Lowther Stakes at York (6f) last August by a length from America Queen when trained by Ed Walker and went onto finish third, beaten a length and three quarters, to True Love in the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket (6f) in September.

Trainer says

Obviously we are delighted to have her and she won the Lowther Stakes for Ed Walker last season. We are going to try to run her in the Fred Darling at Newbury and go from there. She looks very much like a sprinter to me but the owners are keen to see if she’ll stay at the seven furlongs.

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Winner of one of her two starts and currently rated 84. Scored by two and a quarter lengths from Moonshine on her debut in a maiden fillies’ at Haydock (7f) in August.

Trainer says

She is a nice filly and starts off in a handicap off 84. Hopefully, she can progress from there.

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Winner of two of her nine starts when trained by Tom Dascombe and currently rated 97. Finished fourth, beaten four and a half lengths, to Leading Dancer in a Listed Fillies’ at Newbury (7f) last October on her final start.

Trainer says

She’s very small but she ran well in a Listed race at Newbury, and we will just try and get some more black type for her.

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Winner of three of her FIVE starts and currently rated 106. Landed her third success of last season when beating Rochfortbridge four and a quarter lengths in a Listed event at Pontefract (1m) last October. Tailed off in a Group 3 at Riyadh (1m) in February.

Trainer says

He’s a Listed winner and we will probably start off in the Feilden Stakes over a mile and one at Newmarket and go from there.

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Winner of both of her starts and currently rated 85. Scored by two and a half lengths from Zoustar Dream on her debut in a maiden fillies’ at Southwell (6f) last November and followed up with a half-length victory from Silent Strike in a Novice at Newcastle (6f) this month.

Trainer says

She’s won two from two. She’s a quick Starman filly and she would probably go for the Prix Sigy in France - a race we have won twice before.

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Winner of two of her four starts and currently rated 81. Ended her first season with a length success from John Barleycorn in a nursery at Newbury (7f) in July off a mark of 76.

Trainer says

He’s a little handicapper and he’d probably go to Musselburgh the first weekend of April.

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Winner of two of her three starts and currently rated 82. Scored by three and a quarter lengths from Marseillian on her handicap bow at Wolverhampton (7f) at the end of January off a mark of 74.

Trainer says

Hopefully runs if she gets in the Good Friday Handicap in the Sprint at Newcastle. She needs a couple to drop out, but hopefully that’s been the plan to get her there.

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Winner of one of her two starts and currently rated 74. Off the mark with a three quarter length win from Creative Queen in a novice at Newcastle (6f) in September.

Trainer says

She won nicely at Newcastle. She’s progressed., not the biggest, but she should be winning races.

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Winner of four of her five starts and currently rated 114. Three of her four winners were in Group company - landed the Group 3 Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot (6f) in June by a length and a half from Awaken, Group 2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket (6f) in July by a neck from Royal Fixation and the Group 1 Prix Morny at Deauville (6f) in August by a short neck from Gstaad. Finished third, beaten two and a half lengths, to Precise on her final start in the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes.

Trainer says

Venetian Sun is obviously a top-class filly, and we’re aiming at the Guineas. She’s got to prove she stays a mile, but we’re training her for that and if she doesn’t she’ll revert back to sprinting. I don’t think she’ll have a prep race she will probably go for a gallop at the Craven meeting.