IT may pay to keep the faith with Believing in the IRE-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Chelmer Fillies’ Stakes at Chelmsford.
George Boughey’s three-year-old was an ultra-consistent performer last term, bumping into top-class rivals from her very first start when finishing second to Saeed bin Suroor’s Mawj.
She went onto hold her own in a plethora of Pattern races – finishing second in the Sirenia Stakes to Charlie Appleby’s Breeders’ Cup scorer Mischief Magic and also picking up a silver medal in the Firth Of Clyde, beaten a neck.
The daughter of Mehmas finished the 2022 campaign with a good third at Newmarket in the Bosra Sham and was upped to seven furlongs for her Rowley Mile return in the Nell Gwyn.
Having shaped with real encouragement in that Qipco 1000 Guineas trial the petrol tank ran empty inside the final furlong, but nevertheless she ran a fine race to finish fifth.
That will have blown away the cobwebs and the drop back to six furlongs in her favour here.
Charlie Fellowes’ Surrey Noir ran better than his finishing position of fifth may suggest at Kempton on debut and could be an improver in the Ladies Day With Bananarama 22nd June Restricted Maiden Stakes.
He managed to get out and compete from a less than ideal draw on that occasion and although tiring late on, should be suited by a drop in trip on this occasion.
The day’s other Flat action comes from Beverley where Vitarli can get the day off to a winning start.
Craig Lidster’s filly attempted to go toe-to-toe with a well-drilled Amo Racing homebred when second at Redcar on her introduction and although having to settle for the runner-up spot, the front two pulled the best part of five lengths clear.
Front-running sprinters can often come to the fore here and there is a good chance this daughter of Adaay can put her speed to good use in the Yorkshire Wonder Horse Search Is On Fillies’ Restricted Novice Stakes.
Racecourse experience could also come to the fore in the Andy Hill Birthday Celebration Novice Stakes, with Sea Flawless fancied to get back on the winning trail.
A winner over 10 furlongs on debut, William Haggas’ daughter of Sea The Stars was slowly into stride and showed greenness when upped to a mile and a half for her second start.
Nevertheless that Lingfield contest has a strong look to it, with the winner bolting up next time, and Sea Flawless is intriguing returned to a mile and a quarter for her first run on grass.
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NAP Believing (7.25: Chelmsford)
DOUBLE Surrey Noir (8.00: Chelmsford)
TREBLE Vitarli (1.50: Beverley)
YANKEE Sea Flawless (2.50: Beverley)
