Prestige Stakes

                                                      Prestige Stakes Group Three

Race which often throws up a top class filly or two with top graders Nannina, Sky Lantern and Lahaleeb all coming from the race in the last ten years. Doesn't look a vintage year with the top rated filly only bringing in a rating of 99 but a few have the potential to improve on their previous form

Amazing Maria- Improving sort who broke her maiden impressively in a valuable Goodwood maiden last time. That looked a decent contest and her one length third to Lowther seventh J Wonder also looks good enough in the context of this field. Ed Dunlop has shown he means business by employing superstar Gerard Mosse for the ride and everything looks ripe for a big run

Flora Medici- Three time winner who takes a massive hike in class having recently won a Beverley nursery off of a mark of 73. Will have to improve out of sight if she is to complete her hat trick in this field

Halljoy- Evergreen trainer is enjoying a productive season with his juveniles and is never afraid to pitch his maidens into stakes races. Well beaten by the impressive Sound Reflection last time and likely to be exposed in this company

Midnite Angel- Form horse in the race having finished runner up to the useful pair J Wonder and Ihtimal on her last two starts. Looked ordinary enough before those two races and whilst it may be that she is an improving filly, she is more exposed than most and can be taken on with a short price likely

Miss Lillie- Three race maiden from the Roger Teal yard who cost £52,000 as a yearling. Not disgraced in any of her races to date but with a rating of only 79 she has a mountain to climb on the figures to trouble the principles

Qawaasem- Went into a lot of notebooks when third on debut at Newmarket when relatively unfancied in the market. Returning there for her second run she made no mistake accounting for subsequent winner Valonia before stepping up to listed class last time when out battled by Majeyda close home. That was slightly disappointing in that she looked set to win at one stage but still likely to be on the premises against this field

Valen- Michael Bell filly who showed promise when meeting traffic problems at Goodwood on debut, eventually finishing fifth beaten under four lengths by Qawasem victim Valonia. An easy winner at Ffos Las on second start, form difficult to weigh up, and her trainers juveniles are in good form of late. Still unexposed and a potential fly in the ointment

Wee Jean- Impressive debut winner at Chepstow who was pitched into group three company on her next start. Finished seventh that day although not beaten far, form muddling, before running into the useful Brave Boy in a four runner conditions stakes next time. Needs to improve to take this for last years winning handler

Verdict- A slightly underwhelming field for a race that usually proves informative. Amazing Maria seems to be rapidly improving and is taken to bridge the gap from maiden to listed class, an easy winner last time she has crack hired gun Gerard Mosse doing the steering and can go close to winning this. Form choice Midnite Angel for high profile connections will hopefully help make the market and she is definitely beatable. Qawaasem deserves respect and can prove the main danger with Valen also warranting a mention

1 Amazing Maria
2 Qawaasem
3 Valen