Sisters of Farhh and Coronet to make their racecourse bows at Chelmsford

Sandown and Haydock will be the focus of attention on Saturday afternoon but for a glimpse of the future, it could be worth making a quick diversion to Chelmsford.

The ten-furlong Bet In Play At totesport.com Fillies' Novice Stakes sees siblings to two Group 1 stars making their debut, with one having received that update only this week.

Fly The Flag is an Australia half-sister to Coronet, who ended a string of close efforts at the highest level by taking the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.

Like Coronet, Fly The Flag is a grey Denford Stud homebred placed in training with John Gosden, although she has clearly needed more time as she has reached three years of age already. Part of a long line from Faisal Salman’s Berkshire stud, Fly The Flag’s dam Approach has also thrown the Irish Derby runner-up Midas Touch.

Farhh was in command in the 2013 Lockinge Stakes at NewburyCredit: Alan Crowhurst

Lining up alongside her is another filly from an equally high-achieving family. Last Look is a Pivotal sister to Farhh, the Lockinge and Champion Stakes winner who has gone on to make a promising start as a stallion at Dalham Hall.

Gonbarda, a German Group 1 winner acquired by Godolphin, has delivered another smart brother in Racing History, who turned in a string of consistent efforts at the Dubai World Cup Carnival. Multiple winner Basem and Dubai Thunder, who made a spectacular racecourse debut at Newbury before making his only other start in the 2017 Derby, are others from the mare.

Inference, a Cheveley Park Stud-bred Intello filly from the Gosden yard, sets the standard on the basis of her three runs so far.

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