Nahoodh Takes Newbury Test Lowther Stakes heroine Nahoodh will have her first start at three when she takes on 12 other fillies in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes at Newbury. Mick Channon´s daughter of Clodovil has not been seen since her win on the Knavesmire in August and connections are mindful that she has yet to come in her coat. She steps up to seven furlongs for the first time in the Group Three prize, traditionally known as the Fred Darling, and holds entries in both the stanjamesuk.com 1000 Guineas and Boylesports-sponsored Irish version later in the campaign. Channon said: "Nahoodh is a filly who is still quite hairy and she still hasn´t really come in her coat but she has so much scope. "I´m just worried whether the weather has caught us out," he told www.rabbahbloodstock.com. "She is a grey and sometimes they can take longer to lose their winter coat." Don´t Forget Faith beat Visit on her debut at Newmarket as a juvenile before acquitting herself with credit against some of the leading players of her generation. She signed off for 2007 with a decent effort behind Zarkava in France and has delighted trainer Clive Cox over the winter. "She bumped into some good ones last term and was slightly inconvenienced by quicker ground, which was a bit of a surprise," said Cox. "I was very pleased with her effort finishing off last year when she was fifth in the Marcel Boussac at Longchamp. "She´s wintered very well and she´s really strengthened too. I´m really pleased with her progress so far, hence the reason we´re taking a shot at an early trial back to seven furlongs. "I do realise this will be a starting point for her with a view to going further. "But, all things said, I am keen to run in a trial to see exactly where we are going to be heading with her." (C) PA Sport
