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Betty backers will be rolling in clover at Goodwood

September 2024

Betty Clover is the one to beat in the British EBF £100,000 2yo Fillies' Series Final on official ratings and gets the nod to return to winning ways at Goodwood on Wednesday.

Eve Johnson Houghton's filly struck at Bath and York earlier this year before being thrown in at the deep end in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot.

A neck second to Simmering in the Princess Margaret Stakes next time out reads well due to the winner's subsequent exploits and after struggling in the Lowther, Betty Clover was a touch unlucky in running when fourth in the Group Three Dick Poole at Salisbury.

1400m may stretch her stamina, but regular rider Georgia Dobie usually does a good job of getting her to settle early on.

Sing Us A Song is worth backing to make it third time lucky in the Juddmonte/British EBF Maiden Stakes.

Ralph Beckett's juvenile benefited from the experience of finishing fifth behind Field Of Gold in a red-hot Newmarket maiden when a fine third to Hopewell Rock at Newbury and stepping up in trip again seems sure to suit.

Novus is taken to enhance a rock-solid Goodwood record in the Listed-class Linsell Group Foundation Stakes.

Gary and Josh Moore's four-year-old has made four previous visits to the track, registering two victories and a couple of close seconds.

She has been highly tried since going down by just a short head to Royal Dress at this level here in May.

The Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot and Haydock's Lancashire Oaks proved too testing but there was some merit in her Group Three Winter Hill Stakes fourth at Windsor last month, albeit beaten over 5-lengths.

This looks a far more reasonable assignment and 2000m with some ease in the ground at her favourite track is the perfect scenario to take full advantage.

Roger Varian's My Cloud has some losses to belatedly recoup in the weatherbysshop.co.uk Novice Stakes at Redcar.

This half-brother to multiple Group One winner Palace Pier was an odds-on favourite on debut at Newcastle back in February and looked all set to collect when hitting the front at the 200m marker.

However, despite pulling well clear of the rest, he was collared by Quiet Resolve and went down by a neck and now the pressure is on for the E325,000 purchase to make amends following a spell on the sidelines.

On Kempton's evening card, Orchid is given another chance to confirm the promise of her debut second at this venue in the Unibet Zero% Mission/EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes.

George Boughey's charge was then a clear second favourite against exciting prospect Formal at Leicester but blew any chance of success by completely fluffing the start.

Statuario can resume his love affair with Perth in the Paul Ferguson's Jumpers To Follow David Whitaker Handicap Chase.

The nine-year-old has prevailed on four of his past five visits to the Scottish circuit and is coming off a nice break since being badly hampered in a big field at the Galway Festival. - Press Association

TAB is betting on 4 UK meetings on Wednesday. Here are the tips.

PERTH: Race 1: 14.20 Tommys Law, Race 2: 14.52 Vocal Duke, Race 3: 15.28 Ravenscraig Castle, Race 4: 16.03 Statuario, Race 5: 16.38 Thank You Blue, Race 6: 17.13 Prince Nino, Race 7: 17.45 One Step Up.

REDCAR: Race 1: 14.40 Aleishka, Race 2: 15.10 Saytarr, Race 3: 15.45 High Season, Race 4: 16.20 My Cloud, Race 5: 16.55 Secret World, Race 6: 17.32 True Wisdom, Race 7: 18.05 Sound Reason, Race 8: 18.40 Lumenbourg.

GOODWOOD: Race 1: 15.20 Sing Us A Song, Race 2: 15.55 Leadman, Race 3: 16.30 Huddle Up, Race 4: 17.05 Novus, Race 5: 17.40 BETTY CLOVER (NAP), Race 6: 18.15 Entrancement, Race 7: 18.50 Alpha Crucis.

KEMPTON: Race 1: 17.27 Faster Bee, Race 2: 18.00 Grecian Legacy, Race 3: 18.30 Jettie's Run, Race 4: 19.00 Orchid, Race 5: 19.30 Old Saxony, Race 6: 20.00 Way Of Life, Race 7: 20.30 North View, Race 8: 21.00 Bint Havana Gold, Race 9: 21.30 Doublethetrouble.

ALL TO COME: Sing Us A Song and Betty Clover (Goodwood, Races 1 and 5).

 

 

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