Twelve Declared for Prestigious Chelmer Fillies’ Stakes at Chelmsford City Racecourse

Chelmsford City Racecourse is thrilled to announce the twelve declared runners for the 2025 renewal of the Chelmer Fillies’ Stakes, a Listed six-furlong sprint exclusively for three-year-old fillies. Since its inaugural running in 2019, the Chelmer Fillies’ Stakes has quickly established itself as a major early-season target for some of Britain, Ireland and Europe’s most exciting young sprinters.

With a prize fund of £80,000, the Chelmer is now regarded as one of Europe’s richest Listed contests of its kind, and has consistently attracted top-class talent and emerging stars. Recent winners include Happy Romance (2021), Believing (2023), and last year’s impressive victor Pandora’s Gift under Rossa Ryan — all of whom have gone on to prove themselves at Group level.

This year’s line-up looks set to uphold the race’s high standards, featuring a field brimming with international talent and proven class.

Among the leading contenders for the 2025 Chelmer Fillies’ Stakes is Arabian Dusk, a high-class filly trained by Simon & Ed Crisford and ridden by Harry Davies. Rated 108, she brings serious Group form to the contest, having won the Group 2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket last July. On that occasion, she tracked the leaders on the near side, was asked for an effort over a furlong out, and showed professionalism and strength to edge left but maintain her momentum to win convincingly. With proven form at the highest level and a strong turn of foot, Arabian Dusk enters this race as one of the class acts in the field.

Another standout entry is Lady With The Lamp, trained by Joseph Patrick O’Brien and set to be ridden by Irish rising star Dylan Browne McMonagle. Rated 102, she is a two-time Listed winner, landing both the Legacy Stakes at Dundalk as a two-year-old and most recently the Cork Stakes over this trip. Her recent performances demonstrate her potent finishing ability — at Cork, she was held up before cutting through the field and asserting her dominance in the final 110 yards. With versatility, a sharp turn of foot, and a proven record against older horses, Lady With The Lamp represents a major threat from across the Irish Sea.

Representing Britain is Star Of Mehmas, trained by Richard Hughes and ridden by the ever-dependable Ryan Moore. Rated 97, she brings Listed-winning form from Ayr, where she took the British EBF Stallions Harry Rosebery Stakes over five furlongs. In that race, she showed early speed to press the leader, then dug deep when challenged to pull clear despite drifting slightly under pressure. Hughes and Moore have already struck twice together at Chelmsford during this year’s Good Friday Festival, and with their potent combination returning in Listed company, Star Of Mehmas will be a popular and credible contender in what promises to be a thrilling race.

The 2025 edition promises to be one of the most competitive to date, with a truly international field and several fillies on upward trajectories. With a history of producing future Group performers, the Chelmer Fillies’ Stakes continues to be a race of real consequence on the Flat calendar.

Fans attending Chelmsford City Racecourse can look forward to a thrilling spectacle as these twelve talented fillies do battle for black type honours and a share of the £80,000 prize purse.

Join us this week at Chelmsford City Racecourse for an evening of top-class racing, where future stars are made.