The Furious Stakes is shaping up as a fascinating encounter between Chilly Girl, the winner of the Rosebud, and Pembrey, the victor of the Silver Shadow Stakes, as the early season three-year-old form continues to develop.

Both fillies have made their mark in the spring, with Chilly Girl showing determination to get past Blue Door in the Rosebud (1100m), and Pembrey displaying sustained speed to win the Silver Shadow Stakes (1200m) comfortably.

These two fillies are the leading contenders in a final field of ten for the second race in the Princess Series. They have the chance to build on their initial strong performances against a competitive field including Reisling Stakes winner Chayan, former Perth filly Striking Alibi, and Silver Shadow Stakes runner-up Bangkok Hottie.

Chilly Girl’s co-trainer, Sterling Alexiou, reported that the filly has made an excellent recovery from her first-up run, considering it was her first race since January and only her second career start.

“Even though she’d had a really good grounding, she was first-up after quite some time, and she really had to dig deep,” Alexiou said.

“She bounced through it incredibly well. She nearly could have backed up in the Silver Shadow.”

“She’ll take her place in the Furious and we expect her to run really well, then she’ll go on to the Tea Rose (Stakes),” he added.

The form from the Rosebud has been further validated, with Blue Door subsequently finishing second to the Golden Slipper hero Guest House in the San Domenico Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday.

Chilly Girl has drawn favourably in barrier three, while Pembrey will start from gate seven, and the returning Chayan from the outside alley.

Tim Clark will continue his partnership with the Rosebud winner, and Alexiou confirmed that Chilly Girl has maintained her good form.

“She has trained on well. It’s going to be a pretty strong race, but we feel she’s right up to those better fillies,” he commented.

With the Furious Stakes on the horizon, the online bookmakers are offering competitive odds for the exciting contest.