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

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Betfred May Hill Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)

Date 2024-09-12

Distance 1m

Class Class 1

Going Good

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £68,052

Winning Time 1m 37.47s (slow by 0.87s)

Result

Pos	Horse	SP	Btn
1st	Desert Flower (IRE) William Buick · Charlie Appleby	EvensF	Won
2nd	January (IRE) Sean Levey · A P O'Brien	100/30	1.5
3rd	Flight (GB) Oisin Murphy · Ollie Sangster	17/2	.75
4th	Miss Tonnerre (IRE) Tom Marquand · Ed Walker	22/1	.5
5th	Ecstatic (JPN) Ryan Moore · A P O'Brien	13/2	1.5
6th	Anshoda (IRE) Billy Loughnane · David Loughnane	14/1	3.5
7th	Serving With Style (GB) Shane Gray · K R Burke	80/1	0.05
8th	Manila Thriller (GB) Silvestre De Sousa · Jack Channon	200/1	4.25
9th	Elsie's Ruan (IRE) Connor Beasley · Gemma Tutty	25/1	1.5

Runners (10)

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
3 (3)	Desert Flower Chestnut J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	J:William Buick T:Charlie Appleby	128	—	11	100	108	93	40d	—	—	+1	43.7	0.25/1	Evens 50%
Comfortably beat Flight on debut, then defied a penalty in impressive fashion; promising
7 (5)	January Bay J:Sean Levey T:A P O'Brien	J:Sean Levey T:A P O'Brien	128	—	2131	100	108	87	34d	—	—	+17	36.8	0.75/1	3/1 25%
Much the best in Listed event at Tipperary last month; improving and has a useful rating
4 (6)	Ecstatic Bay J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	J:Ryan Moore T:A P O'Brien	128	—	31	-	98	56	34d	—	—	+3	15.7	1.63/1	13/2 13%
Won well at Tipperary on second start and looks open to any amount of further progress
6 (2)	Flight Chestnut J:Oisin Murphy T:Ollie Sangster	J:Oisin Murphy T:Ollie Sangster	128	—	221	90	102	85	12d	—	—	+20	28.5	2.25/1	9/1 10%
Recorded a 4l win at Sandown last time; trainer's biggest wins have been with fillies
1 (1)	Anshoda Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:David Loughnane	J:Billy Loughnane T:David Loughnane	128	—	121	100	109	93	19d	—	—	+26	32.7	3.50/1	14/1 7%
Landed the Prestige Stakes most recently; that race supplied the May Hill winner last year
5 (9)	Elsie's Ruan Bay J:Connor Beasley T:Gemma Tutty	J:Connor Beasley T:Gemma Tutty	128	—	13	95	106	87	33d	—	—	+19	22.1	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Nice prospect for Gemma Tutty; ran well in the Sweet Solera last time
9 (4)	Miss Tonnerre Bay J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	J:Tom Marquand T:Ed Walker	128	—	1	-	93	59	55d	—	—	+8	10.9	6.25/1	25/1 4%
Got up close home at Newmarket eight weeks ago for a winning debut; open to progress
10 (7)	Serving With Style Bay J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	J:Shane Gray T:K R Burke	128	—	11	84	98	84	19d	—	—	+24	25.9	16.50/1	66/1 1%
Brings a 2-2 profile but faces a tough task on bare ratings; both wins on slow ground
8 (10)	Manila Thriller Chestnut J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Jack Channon	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Jack Channon	128	—	71322	71	83	76	19d	—	—	+18	18.4	62.50/1	250/1 0%
Proving consistent but has the worst chance at the weights
NR (8)	Biniorella Bay Chestnut J:Kieran Shoemark T:Tom Clover	J:Kieran Shoemark T:Tom Clover	128	—	2144	92	102	83	19d	—	—	—	17	—	—
Comfortably held by Anshoda on Prestige form; needs improvement

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Desert Flower	evn	evn	Evens
January	3/1	3/1	3/1
Ecstatic	13/2	6/1	6/1
Flight	9/1	15/2	17/2
Anshoda	14/1	14/1	14/1
Elsie's Ruan	25/1	25/1	22/1
Miss Tonnerre	25/1	25/1	25/1
Serving With Style	66/1	66/1	66/1
Manila Thriller	250/1	150/1	150/1

Predictor

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

1st

Desert Flower

43.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 17 Odds: 14.2

Evens

2nd

January

36.8

OR: 12.5 Form: 18.6 Odds: 5.7

3/1

3rd

Anshoda

32.7

OR: 12.5 Form: 18.5 Odds: 1.7

14/1

Flight

28.5

OR: 10 Form: 16 Odds: 2.5

9/1

Serving With Style

25.9

OR: 8.5 Form: 17 Odds: 0.4

66/1

Elsie's Ruan

22.1

OR: 11.3 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Manila Thriller

18.4

OR: 5.3 Form: 13 Odds: 0.2

250/1

Biniorella Bay

OR: 10.5 Form: 6.5 Odds: 0

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Ecstatic

15.7

OR: 0 Form: 12.1 Odds: 3.6

13/2

Miss Tonnerre

10.9

OR: 0 Form: 10 Odds: 0.9

25/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Desert Flower	100	108	93
January	100	108	87
Anshoda	100	109	93
Elsie's Ruan	95	106	87
Biniorella Bay	92	102	83
Flight	90	102	85
Serving With Style	84	98	84
Manila Thriller	71	83	76
Ecstatic	—	98	56
Miss Tonnerre	—	93	59

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Flight	12d ago	Quick return
Anshoda	19d ago	Fit
Serving With Style	19d ago	Fit
Manila Thriller	19d ago	Fit
Biniorella Bay	19d ago	Fit
Elsie's Ruan	33d ago	Fit
January	34d ago	Fit
Ecstatic	34d ago	Fit
Desert Flower	40d ago	Fit
Miss Tonnerre	55d ago	Fresh