Bedtime Story (Ire) (Frankel {GB}) leads the Timeform juveniles as the highest rated this season with a 116p, and the fillies are dominating the pecking order.
A 9 1/2-length winner of the Listed Chesham Stakes at the Royal Ascot meeting, and producing another dominating display July 25 en route to victory in the G3 Jockey Club of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes, the 'TDN Rising Star' is the highest rated 2-year-old and her stablemate multiple Group-winning Fairy Godmother (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) picks up the joint second spot with a rating of 112p. She shares the ranking with G1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes heroine 'TDN Rising Star' Babouche (GB) (Kodiac {GB}), who in winning the race accomplished a feat not witnessed in 13 years since La Collina (Ire) (Strategic Prince {GB}) claimed the prize in 2011.
A filly has only finished the season in Timeform's top spot as highest-rated juvenile once in the last century–Lady Aurelia (Scat Daddy) in 2016–but with the highest rated colt, Listed Railway Stakes winner Henri Matisse (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), coming in at 110p and 'TDN Rising Star' Ancient Truth (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) only narrowly behind at 109p, the colts are lagging behind thus far in the season.
“Of the 12 juveniles in Britain and Ireland with a Timeform rating of 105 or higher, four of them are fillies,” said Timeform handicapper Billy Nash. “At this stage last season there were 11 juveniles in Britain and Ireland rated 105 or higher and not one of them was a filly–Relief Rally was the highest on 104.”
For his effort in last Sunday's G1 Prix de Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois, Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) has improved his rating from 123 to 125 after defeating French Guineas victor Metropolitan (Fr) (Zarak {Fr}) and multiple Group 1-winner Inspiral (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who was trying for a three-peat.
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