Blue-blooded filly Noon Star slashed for Oaks after sparkling reappearance

Who would have thought the home of the Charlie Hall and the Castleford Chase would throw up a lively Classic contender?

Yet Noon Star is quoted at 12-1 (from 20) for the Cazoo Oaks by Paddy Power after making it two wins from three runs in the 1m2f fillies' novice event, the opening race on the first of three Flat cards at the track this year.

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The daughter of Galileo is bred for the job – her dam Midday was narrowly beaten at Epsom in 2009 – and Fanny Logan won this race two years ago before landing a Group 2 at Royal Ascot last year.

Richard Kingscote won readily by two and a half lengths on Juddmonte's Noon Star, who is trained by multiple Classic winner Sir Michael Stoute.

The jockey said: "She's a lovely bred filly who learned from her experience first time and has won twice now. She's laid-back but is responsive at the track and is very straightforward and sweet.

Asked whether Noon Star could be aimed at a Classic trial, Kingscote said: "That's up to Sir Michael and the guys at Juddmonte. She's done everything that's been asked of her so far and is bred to go that way. I'm sure they'll ponder that. I think she'll get a mile and a half."

Man in form

Tom Marquand made it four winners from just nine rides in Britain since he returned from landing another Australian Group 1 success on Addeybb by taking the 7f novice event on Ametist for William Haggas.

"I'm pretty lucky with the ammunition I've come back to," the jockey said. "William's team are absolutely flying and it certainly helps to be sitting on the right horses."

Marquand had to wait for a gap on the 4-9 favourite but said: "He really impressed me, that was a big performance. He picked up really well."

Tom Marquand: 'I'm pretty lucky with the ammunition I've come back to'Credit: Alan Crowhurst / Getty Images

Look good

Julie Camacho enjoyed her first winner for ten weeks when Look Out Louis held on by a short head under Jason Hart in the 5½f handicap.

"We needed that," the trainer said. "We haven't had many runners and we haven't really got going because of the ground – we need rain."

Numbers are up at Star Cottage in Malton, where Camacho now has charge of 50 horses, but the yard's dual Palace House Stakes runner-up Judicial will miss Newmarket next weekend if there is not enough give in the ground.

Dual Palace House Stakes runner-up Judicial with trainer Julie Camacho and her husband Steve BrownCredit: David Carr

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