Clive Cox – saddles Isabella Giles(Pic – Twitter)
Isabella Giles, who has won a Gr3 and a Gr2, and is the only one to have won over the course, can continue her rise though the grades by winning the Bet365 Gr1 Fillies Mile, highlight of day one of Newmarket’s Future Champions weekend today.
Neil Morrice writes on Hollywoodbets that hopefully, Nazuna will have done enough earlier in the afternoon to boost the claims of the Clive Cox runner in the day’s feature.
With four wins from five attempts, the daughter of Belardo has plenty going for her although this is easily the most competitive of the Pattern races on the card. Indigo Girl defends a two-race unbeaten record for John Gosden and impressed when landing the May Hill at Doncaster.
Shale is a dual Group winner in Ireland, will handle the cut in the ground, and rates a major player for rookie trainer Donnacha O’Brien. She’s closely matched with Pretty Gorgeous on Moyglare Stakes running at the Curragh.
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