Betfred Mobile Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes

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Our ratings tell us this is a two-horse race between the Aidan O'Brien-trained Seventh Heaven and the Ralph Beckett-trained Mountain Bell though all six fillies in the race are unexposed. The latter has to cope with the drying ground (both her starts came on soft). The form of her wide-margin maiden success gives her leading claims and her trainer, who does so well with fillies, has won this race three times in the past decade. Seventh Heaven has to be respected even though she’s probably some way down the Oaks pecking order at Ballydoyle.

3.25 Lingfield: Betfred Mobile Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes 1m3f106y (Listed)

11/12: Had won no more than once before
10/12: Had no more than 3 career runs
9/12: Placed in the top 4 last time out
  9/12: Came from stall 5 or higher
  9/12: Returned 15/2 or shorter in the betting
  8/12: Went onto run in the Epsom Oaks (no winners, two seconds)
  7/12: Had only won over a mile or shorter in the past
  6/12: Returned 5/2 or shorter in the betting
  6/12: Having first run of the season
  6/12: Raced at either Newbury (3) or Newmarket (3) last time out
  5/12: Won last time out
  4/12: Winning favourites
  4/12: Winners from stall 5
  4/12: Winning distance exactly 6 lengths
  3/12: Had won over 1m2f before
  3/12: Trained by Ralph Beckett
  1/12: Irish-trained winners

The average winning SP in the last 10 years is 13/2

Mountain-Bell

Ralph Beckett knows exactly what kind of filly is required to win the Betfred Mobile Oaks Trial Fillies' Stakes at Lingfield and in Mountain Bell at 2/1 (Bet365) he hopes he has unearthed another useful talent as he bids to chalk up a fourth victory in the race on Saturday. Since first winning the Listed race back in 2007 with Kayah, the Andover handler has collected the prize on two other occasions with subsequent Oaks second Secret Gesture in 2013 and Honour Bound in 2014.

Although his representative in last year's race, Bellajeu, had to settle for second, Beckett is hoping Mountain Bell can go one better and build on her impressive maiden success on her seasonal return at Windsor. He said: "She should be suited by the step up to a mile and three furlongs. I was delighted with her seasonal debut at Windsor and hopefully she can step up on that. She shows up well at home, but I didn't expect her to win like that. It may not have been the strongest race in the world, but she can only do what is asked of her. It was either this or the Musidora, but we decided to go for this. I think she will handle the track fine.”

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