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Coronation Stakes Tip: All eyes on Falakeyah and Zarigana
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Day four of Royal Ascot has four more Group races, including the feature Group 1 Coronation Stakes at 4.20 for three-year-old fillies over a mile.
A field of 11 has been declared for that race, and it includes French 2000 Guineas winner Zarigana.
There are three more Group races to look forward to on Friday, including the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup, while the card is supported by three competitive handicaps.
Coronation Stakes Selections
Selection: Falakeyah
Next Best: Kon Tiki
4.207f. 213yds. 11 Declared.
Coronation Stakes (Fillies' Group 1) (Rnd) (Class 1 ) of £725,750.00 3-y-o
- Formscan
- Race Info
1st - €411,573.00 2nd - €156,036.00 3rd - €78,091.00 4th - €38,900.00 5th - €19,523.00 6th - €9,798.00 Going - Good to Firm.
Formscan - The fact that FALAKEYAH has been supplemented could be a tip in itself, and Owen Burrows' filly looked every inch a Group 1 performer in the making when landing the Pretty Polly at Newmarket. Jim Crowley's mount showed electric pace on that occasion and, as long as she settles, it may be difficult for Zarigana to peg her back. The daughter of Siyouni was awarded the French 1000 Guineas after interference and has given the impression on a couple of occasions that going over further than 1m may bring out the best in her. A slightly unlucky fourth in the Longchamp Classic when short of room, Exactly has a Royal Ascot pedigree being out of Queen Mary winner Heartache, but she will need to improve again. A taking winner of a Listed contest at York, Kon Tiki deserves a crack at this level and the booking of William Buick catches the eye.
Odds Shortening 
Odds Lengthening | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
119 | 2nd | Zarigana | 2/1  11/8 | 11/8 |
62 | 9th | Falakeyah | 5/2 | |
810 | 3rd | January | 9/2  15/2 | 15/2 |
93 | 7th | Kon Tiki | 7/1 9/1 | 9/1 |
| 54 | 6th | Exactly | 12/1 | |
35 | 5th | Chantilly Lace | 11/1 18/1 | 16/1 |
711 | 8th | Flight | 20/1 | |
21 | 1st | Cercene | 28/1 | |
16 | 4th | Cathedral | 18/1 33/1 | 33/1 |
107 | 10th | Simmering | 50/1 | |
48 | 11th | Duty First | 66/1 | |
| Betting Percentage | 121% | |||
| Each-Way Terms | 3 1/5 | |||
11/8
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Falakeyah
It’s easy to see why connections of FALAKEYAH have paid the supplementary fee for this exciting New Bay filly.
Owen Burrow’s runner was well supported on debut when running out an impressive winner of a Wolverhampton maiden in November. That bare form was ordinary but she showed massive improvement to take the Listed Pretty Polly Stakes at Newmarket last time.
That was another comfortable victory over 1m2f and the form received a nice boost from the third-placed runner winning a listed contest on its next start.
Falakeyah travelled with plenty of enthusiasm and showed all the pace necessary to cope with this drop back in trip to a mile, she ought to be suited by the stiff finish at Ascot.
She concedes experience to the rest of the field, but is open to the most improvement. Her dam is related to top-class operators Baaeed and Hukum and she may well be another Group 1 winner in the family.
Kon Tiki
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Zarigana is entitled to respect as a classic winner with a record of four wins from five starts. However, she encounters different conditions from what she has previously raced on in France and isn't guaranteed to uphold the form with fourth-placed Exactly.
At a bigger price, KON TIKI is of some interest, she has a similar profile to the first selection, having won a maiden on the all-weather and taken a listed contest on turf last time.
Her form also ties in with the selection, both of them beating Life is Beautiful, who is set to contest the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes on Thursday.
She has shown an impressive turn of foot, including in that York Listed race, with that form boosted by the third-place Troia winning in the same Grade at Longchamp on her next outing.
Jane Chapple-Hyam knows the family well, having trained her half-brother Champagne Prince, and this daughter of Night Of Thunder can make a bold bid to defend her unbeaten record under William Buick.
