August 11th, 2016 | 
Author: The Bathwick Tyres St. Hugh’s Stakes (3.55), run over 5 furlongs and 34 yards and…
3.55 Newbury, Friday, August 12
In the 3.55 at Newbury on Friday, Dainty Diva has twice been placed in Group 3 company at Ascot and sets a decent standard, but Mrs Danvers beat 22 rivals in convincing style when winning the valuable Weatherbys Super Sprint over course and distance last month and could easily be Pattern class. Trainer Jonathan Portman has expressed surprise that the Hellvelyn filly, who went through the sales ring for just 1,000 guineas, has been allotted an official rating of 89, 9lb inferior to Dainty Diva, and she looks well worth a crack at some black type.
The form of the Weatherbys Super Sprint has yet to be fully tested, but the fifth, Spiritual Lady, won next time, as did the eighth, Simmie, and the thirteenth, Perfect Madge, so it’s probably safe to assume that it’s fairly reliable. Richard Kingscote, who has a 6-28 (21%) strike rate on juveniles for yard over the last five seasons, for a healthy level stakes profit of 62.50 points, takes over in the saddle, which can hardly be a bad thing.
Selection: Newbury 3.55 Mrs Danvers to win