The Champion Fillies and Mares has been won by some household names over the years with the likes of Wonderful Tonight and Emily Upjohn on the list, and with the Gosdens training three of the last 10 winners and Aidan O’Brien two, we can expect a competitive race.
The Gosdens have entered Danielle but the betting suggests that the Park Hill Stakes fourth has it all to do, though she is lightly raced and she may have more to offer back at the mile and a half, while Ballydoyle rely on Bedtime Story and Ballet Slippers, with the first named an easy winner of the Chesham Stakes here last year, but yet to win this season.
Kalpana heads the markets after her Arc seventh but I am willing to take her on with a filly who was two places behind her in Paris.
Quisisana travels over from France for Fracis-Henri Graffard and won her first three races this season, steeping up to take the Prix Jean Romanet at Deauville in August to win her first Group One.
The ground went against her for the Arc when she pulled too hard and then couldn’t quicken when asked to, and she does have three lengths to find with the Balding filly here, but better ground will hopefully see her in a different light and at 10/1 or thereabouts I can’t resist.
Daily Sport Recommended Bet 1/2pt Each Way Quisisana 2.45pm Ascot 13/2 most bookmakers