Group Two Lowther Stakes Guide 2022

An Irish raider for David Marnane, Lady Tilbury was slightly unlucky not to win on her debut at Dundalk but built upon the experience she gained to score next time out on turf over the minimum trip.

She backed that up to win a low level event next time out before being left for dead by Dramatised in the Queen Mary Stakes to be 10th home. Last seen being well held by Lady Hollywood at Naas in a listed event, she will need to improve a lot to have any kind of chance here.

After scoring on her debut nicely enough over 5 furlongs at Thirsk in May, Maria Branwell moved up into listed company and narrowly held off Crispy Cat to win a listed race at Sandown.

Taken to Royal Ascot for the Queen Mary Stakes with a listed success in the books, she ran smartly enough to be 3rd but couldn’t live with the pace shown by Dramatised.

Last seen in a conditions race over 5 furlongs, she was sent off a warm enough favourite but failed to get involved and only came home in 8th. Moving up in trip will likely suit and her Sandown form looks smart.

Coming over from Ireland for Kieran Cotter, Matilda Picotte has picked up four runs under rules already. Scoring in a maiden over 6 furlongs back in May with bundles in hand, she was then immediately upped in grade.

Left wanting for a bit of quality in a group 3 off the back of her initial success she was no match for Meditate at Naas. Kept at group level, she ran well to be 3rd behind Statuette at the Curragh at the end of June, but again failed to get seriously involved.

Sporting the all grey of Clipper Logistics, Karl Burke’s Dramatised has looked a real smart juvenile this season for connections and arrives here a perfect two from two.

Scoring her maiden in fine fashion at Newmarket over 5 furlongs, she spread-eagled the field to pull an impressive 4 lengths clear of the 2nd place. Off the back of that win she was sent off a warm favourite for the Queen Mary Stakes.

Despite Danny Tudhope dropping his whip in the late stages, Dramatised had already done the damage and pulled clear to assert her dominance.

She’s incredibly speedy, travels well and quickens under pressure. She holds a good chunk of her rivals on the Queen Mary form and will take some beating. This extra furlong holds no fears.

Sent off favourite for her debut at Nottingham back in June, she ran well enough to be 2nd but was no match for the runaway winner.

Upped to 6 furlongs after that as she looked a little one paced, she was short of room at a crucial time and only managed to come home in 4th place. Finally managing to break her maiden with a bit more luck last time out, she made all the running and stretched an impressive 6 lengths clear of 2nd.

It doesn’t look the deepest of form and she’ll have to improve bundles to be getting involved in this race.

Already having plenty of experience racing, Miami Girl has already had five runs this season.

Making her debut in May over 5 furlongs, she looked a really promising short and bolted up by over 5 lengths. Rightly taken to listed level after a dominant win, she failed to fire in deeper waters and only came home in 8th place.

She fared a little better in the Queen Mary Stakes to be 5th behind Dramatised but looked outclassed in group company. She did manage to get her head back in front however when scoring a three runner conditions race at Windsor. However she was well outclassed again in the Weatherbys Super Sprint Stakes.

More is required here and she might not have the scope left for that kind of improvement.

It took Lady Hollywood three attempts to break her maiden. Making her debut over 5 furlongs at Catterick she was a narrowly beaten 2nd place. She didn’t shape as well next time out to be 4th when favourite for a race at Nottingham.

She did however break her maiden at Lingfield over 5 furlongs with plenty in hand. She backed that up at Beverley under her penalty not long after and again scored in fine fashion.

Last seen taken over to Ireland she scored a listed race over 5 furlongs at Naas to beat a decent field of her own sex. Moving up in trip looks like it’ll suit but other rivals might have scope for more improvement in them.

An eye-watering debut win saw Mawj blow her rivals apart in a 6 furlong novice event for fillies to win by just under 5 lengths.

With the impressive victory in the books she was sent off a warm favourite for the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot but just failed to show tactical speed when needed and had to settle for 2nd place.

Looking to right that wrong last time out she made all the running to score a group 2 at Newmarket, holding off Lezoo smartly in the late stages. She’ll likely try set the fractions out in front again, but might not be able to hold off Dramatised’s speed.

Debuting for George Boughey at Lingfield over 6 furlongs back in June, Kinta scored smartly in her first attempt to justify favouritism.

Able to back that up in a novice race under a penalty next time out, she was again seen on an artificial surface at Kempton.

Not disgraced when upped to group company last time out she chased home Lezoo in the Princess Margaret Keeneland Stakes to be a decent enough 2nd.

Based on that, she’s likely held on collateral form by Mawj and will need to show more here to topple the market leaders.

Only rated 68, Desert Illusion arrives here a maiden and hasn’t showed masses in her four career runs.

Coming 8th in a maiden over 6 furlongs at Redcar, she then was well beaten next time out over 5.5 furlongs. Coming a slightly better 9th in the Weatherby’s Super Sprint Stakes, she was last seen back in maiden company where she was again well beaten.

It’s doubtful that moving up in trip will unlock major improvement.

Only seen once for Kevin Ryan and connections, Queen Me made her debut at the start of last month to score nicely enough over 6 furlongs on rain softened ground at Haydock.

The form hasn’t particularly worked out well subsequently off the back of that and has a lot to prove in a deep looking group event here on only her second career outing.

After an impressive debut win at Thirsk over, Glenlaurel looked ready to be taking on a better quality of opposition.

Scoring a novice stakes by nearly 4 lengths without really being asked too many questions, she wasn’t unfancied for her run in group company in the Princess Margaret Stakes, but looked well outclassed against better opposition.

Only managing to come home in 6th, she has tonnes to find here for her to be getting competitive.

Scoring on debut at Nottingham over 5 furlongs, Kerindia managed to just narrowly hold off estate in 2nd to break her maiden with superior stamina to her rivals.

Hitting the line strongly, she was upped to 6 furlongs when last seen in a group 3 over in Deauville but was outpaced by The Antarctic and but did manage to come home in 3rd.

She looked a little at sea in group company last time out and will likely be wanting for a little bit of tactical speed in this quality of race again.

Only seen twice so far in her career, Sweet Harmony made a decent start to life racing when coming 5th in a novice race over 6 furlongs at Ascot.

Looking like she got the hang on things in running at Ascot she shaped much better to win next time out and clearly built upon the experience she gained on her debut. She won nicely enough last time out at Yarmouth but the form has yet to be tested and it’s hard to know just how good she might be.

This will ask a different question of her and she will need to improve on her novice win.