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FAHEY GOES INFORAPENNY IN LUPE

Seven fillies are set to go to post for the Victor Chandler Lupe Stakes at Goodwood tomorrow.

The 10-furlong Listed contest is the last recognised trial for the Vodafone Oaks but only Britannia and Clog Dance out of tomorrow`s line-up are entered at Epsom.

Spinning Top, owned by The Queen and trained by Sir Michael Stoute, will be one of the favourites following her impressive debut at Lingfield earlier this month when she defeated Speed Venture by nine lengths.

Henry Cecil relies on Love Divine, who finished a two-and-a-half-length second of 20 to Hopeful Light at Doncaster last November on her only start to date, in preference to his Oaks entry Corinium.

The ex-Irish Inforapenny represents Malton trainer Richard Fahey.

The daughter of Deploy showed progressive form to finish a staying-on one-length second to Solaia in the Shadwell Stud Cheshire Oaks over a mile and three furlongs on her latest start.

'She`s in good shape and is a tip-top filly. There would be a slight worry about the trip being on the sharp side but you have to go for these races,' admitted Fahey.

'She`s in great form and is improving all the time.

'She was with Kevin Prendergast last year and her owner sent her to me because he felt there were more opportunities over here.'

Fahey is not concerned about the prospect of showers in the vicinity of Goodwood.

He said: 'My filly goes on any ground - the more rain the better. She won`t be inconvenienced by soft ground but some of the others might be.

'She`s a decent, laid-back filly and is in the Irish Oaks but we`ll wait and see what happens tomorrow first.'

Britannia, although still a maiden, boasts good form having finished second, beaten three-quarters of a length behind Teggiano in the Fillies` Mile at Ascot in September on her last visit to a racecourse.

Another leading fancy for tomorrow`s race is Clog Dance, who on her most recent outing was pipped a head by Oaks-bound Melikah in Newmarket`s Pretty Polly Stakes.

PaulCole runs Sailing, who won a Listed event in Milan last time and appears to be on the upgrade.

The field is completed by Frankie Dettori`s mount Bezzaaf.

Michael Jarvis`s filly won a Windsor maiden earlier this month on her only outing so far.