ROGER and Harry Charlton’s Jumbly begins her campaign at Newbury today as she takes on the Group 3 Dubai Duty Free Stakes, (registered as the Fred Darling Stakes).

The filly was a three-time winner last term, taking a maiden and a novice before lining up for the Group 2 Rockfel Stakes at Newmarket and coming home fourth behind Hello You, Cachet and Oscula.

Following that, she was entered in the Listed Radley Stakes and was a highly convincing four-and-three-quarter-length winner over the same course and distance as this weekend’s assignment.

Harry Charlton said: “We’re excited to get back on a sounder surface. She’ll stay a mile and Thistle Bird, her dam, was best over 10 furlongs, but started at a mile. So it’s not proper stamina, but it’s enough to say she’ll stay a mile.”

Rausing filly

Jane Chapple-Hyam’s Heat Of The Moment will be tested at group level for the first time having only been seen once on track so far.

The filly was an impressive winner on her sole start, taking a Yarmouth novice by two and a half lengths for owner-breeder Kirsten Rausing in October.

That performance was on good to soft ground, however, and Chapple Hyam is hoping there will be enough cut for the daughter of Bobby’s Kitten.

Step-up

Also in action is Richard Fahey’s Barbanera, a bay daughter of Showcasing who ran three times last term and capped her season with third place in the Listed Bosra Sham Fillies’ Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket.

The winner of the Bosra Sham was Richard Hannon’s Symphony Perfect, who will cross paths with Fahey’s filly again.

Active campaign

Symphony Perfect had an active two-year-old campaign when running 11 times and winning twice alongside several placings.

John and Thady Gosden’s Shaara won a one-mile maiden at Yarmouth in October and will represent owner-breeder Shadwell Stud.

“We’ve made an entry for the French Guineas and she won well last year on her only start,” said Angus Gold, Shadwell’s racing manager.

Andrew Balding runs Majestic Glory, a Frankel filly who won the Group 3 Sweet Solera last year beating Charlie Appleby’s likely favourite Wild Beauty.

Of the latter, who was a Grade 1 winner in Canada in September before finishing fifth in the Fillies’ Mile, Appleby said: “The track at Newbury will suit her better than the Rowley Mile. We are looking at using this as a springboard to the French 1000 Guineas.”

Winners

Archie Watson’s Nazanin is also already a Group 3 winner having claimed the Firth Of Clyde Fillies’ Stakes last year, with Charlie Fellowes’ Eve Lodge victorious at the same level when taking the Sirenia Stakes in September.

Roger Varian’s Carol Ann, Clive Cox’s Benefit and Martyn Meade’s Adelaise complete the field of 12.

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