Group One Sun Chariot Stakes Guide 2022

Lights On won her first start this year at Sandown in the bet365 Mile (G2) FROM Mutasaabeq and Alcohol Free, who have advertised the form well this year.

However, Lights On hasn't managed to kick on since and she looks comfortably held in the mile division. She'll have to improve significantly to win.

Saffron Beach is a star filly who's managed to win twice this season, both at the Royal meeting and a French G1.

Last time out she was beaten by all the way winner Pearls Galore in the Matron Stakes, but I feel as though the ride won the day there.

She's evidently top class and should take plenty of beating here, being one of the only genuine G1 performers in the race.

Mrs Fitzherbert won a French G3 last time out at Chantilly in good style. She made all and did it quite easily in the end, showing she's a filly going places.

Prior to that, she was a close third in the Atalanta Stakes (G3) at Sandown, but she looked held towards the finish. She's going the right way and she's dangerous to write off entirely.

Prosperous Voyage finished second in the 1000 Guineas, which is usually a key piece of form in context with this race.

She managed to win the G1 Falmouth Stakes from star filly Inspiral, who seemed to have an off day, but Prosperous Voyage is now a G1 winner regardless, so she commands respect.

Homeless Songs won the Irish 1,000 Guineas trial in good style, and she backed it up with a ridiculously easy win in the 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh.

The field she beat that day haven't advertised the form in the best light since. Homeless Songs finished 4th when 5/4f last time out in the Matron Stakes, when well beaten behind Pearls Galore.

On that evidence she has work to do to turn the form around with Saffron Beach.

Fonteyn is still relatively unexposed, and she ran a good race last time out at Sandown.

She finished fourth behind a few of these so the form will need to be reversed, but she's a filly who we've not seen the best of yet, and she's steadily improving so she has an outsiders chance.

By All Means certainly has a mammoth task on her hands here. She's an unexposed Kodiac filly who hasn't yet raced in the UK.

She was second last time out at Deauville in the Prix De Lieurey behind Oscula, but she was always held. She will need to improve should she get the better of G1 fillies/mares here.

Laurel is 2/2 but this represents a huge step up in class from novice company. She's won her novices with ridiculous ease though, and she's well entitled to a step up in grade.

Perhaps G1 level may just be beyond her reach at this stage in her career, though John and Thady Gosden aren't clueless. She's seriously interesting.

Grande Dame is a horse who looks to be going the right way. She was talked about as a potential G1 filly earlier in the year and she's running well enough to suggest she still could bag her G1.

She was second last time out at Sandown behind Popatova, when she had several of these beat in behind. She will need to improve again but that's probably expected.