With Royal Ascot a distant memory, Glorious Goodwood fading into the background and the Ebor meeting less than a week away, we are nearing the time of the Flat season when juveniles come to the fore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Their biggest races are in the autumn, but entries have already been revealed for the Dewhurst<\/a> and Fillies’ Mile<\/a>. At first glance, the numbers \u2013 52 for the Dewhurst and 45 for the Fillies’ Mile \u2013 feel healthy, but we should not be fooled.\u00a0<\/p>\n This time last year we were looking at 61 entries for the Dewhurst and 48 for the Fillies’ Mile, yet by the second weekend in October there were just 12 runners combined across the two contests. It was a dismal number, particularly in the Dewhurst, which had just five runners including the supplemented winner Shadow Of Light.\u00a0<\/p>\n Read the full story<\/p>\n Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.<\/p>\n Subscribe to unlockRacing Post digital newspaper (worth over \u00a3100 per month)Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racingExpert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul KealyReplays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecoursesForm study tools including the Pro Card and Horse TrackerExtensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales dataSubscribe<\/a><\/p>\n Already a subscriber?Log in<\/a><\/p>\n