MOYGLARE SHOULD PRODUCE SEVERAL BIG RACE WINNERS

Fast two year old fillies have been remarkably thin on the ground so far this season. Some have looked good while clocking slow times but I've held off on writing them up because I couldn't find a way to interpret their times to suggest they were long term Group 1 prospects.

Prime amongst these is Memory who started even money favourite to win the Moyglare Stud Stakes last Sunday.

Lack of speed was not Memory's only weakness going into the big race. Lack of proven stamina was a big concern too.

Over the previous thirteen years 45 fillies that hadn't previously run over seven furlongs or more had tackled the Moyglare Stud Stakes and they all lost - many at short prices.

This being so I'm not that surprised Memory finished over seven lengths back in sixth place. I'm not going to indulge in making excuses for her. She still needs to prove to me she's a high class horse.

The last thirteen Moyglare winners had all won over seven furlongs before or reached the first three in pattern company over the distance. In addition they all earned a Racing Post rating of at least 89 last time out and that was their biggest ever rating. In other words they were proven stayers in top form.

This year three fillies fit this profile - Misty For Me, Laughing Lashes and Kissable. They filled the first three places and look worth following, as does the close up fourth Together.

I was impressed with the way the first four broke clear of the other eight runners from before halfway and proceeded to open up a gap on them that widened to five lengths by the time they reached the finish.

My impression from watching the race is that the principals, with the possible exception of Laughing Lashes, are all future middle distance sorts. None of them showed a brilliant burst of speed. They just slowly got away from the rest of the field on stamina and class.

MISTY FOR ME (37) made all the running, increased the pace after three furlongs and kept going strongly to earn a Group 1 speed rating. She's clearly going to be a big player in the Fillies Mile or the Marcel Boussac. I guess it's possible she'll have the speed for the Guineas next year. More likely her best shot of Classic success lies over longer distances.

LAUGHING LASHES (36) had beaten Misty For Me by a length in the key prep race, the Debutante. Here she produced the same level of form but the winner improved past her. She may not have a great turn of foot but, like the winner, she's been very consistent and keeps going strongly.

The horse I like most from the race is KISSABLE (36) because of the way she sustained her effort. She was pretty much flat to the boards when the pace picked up before halfway but kept grinding away till eventually her stamina began to pull the leaders back. With a furlong to go she was a somewhat detached fourth. Then she really started to make inroads in the last 100 yards to finish a close third.

A stronger gallop, softer ground or a longer distance would probably have swung things Kissable's way. Her trainer Kevin Prendergast says she needs a bit of cut in the ground to produce her best. But even if the ground is as fast for the Fillies' Mile I'm going to be very interested in Kissable's chances.

The first three were beginning to edge away from TOGETHER (35) in the closing stages. But next year over middle distances she looks likely to do very well.