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Alfa Kellenic, the flying filly who lit up last season, is back for more. The daughter of Havana Grey carved out a sparkling six-race winning streak for Craig Lidster and the Good Racing Company, her campaign crowned by a dazzling success in the Ayr Silver Cup.
Lost for words! Our amazing filly Alfa Kellenic makes it 6/6 in the Ayr Silver Cup under William Pyle. Congrats @Paul_Hanagan @C_LidsterRacing @thegoodracingco 💥💥💥⭐️🥂🏇 @AtTheRaces @SkySportsRacing @RacingTV @ayrracecourse pic.twitter.com/y8d5UniRPF
— Simon Mapletoft (@SimonMapletoft) September 21, 2024
Now, under the guidance of Ivan Furtado, she heads to the same meeting with loftier ambitions.
“She came back to me a few weeks ago and everything is good with her,” Furtado told attheraces.com.
“The plan is to go to the Ayr Gold Cup and make a plan from there.
“She won at the meeting last year and in a very good time, so it will be great to go back and try to win again.
“She looks a picture and the time off has done her well, she’s looking a much stronger filly now. We’re really excited to bring her back to Ayr.
“The programme could be very short for her here, so after the Ayr Gold Cup there is the possibility she could go abroad for the winter.”
Seven days on from Ayr, Furtado may find himself plotting a second raid – this time across the Irish Sea. His exciting two-year-old August George, who ran with such credit on debut behind two blue-blooded Godolphin rivals before stylishly shedding his maiden tag at Hamilton, could be set for the Curragh’s Goffs Million.
“He’s a very nice horse. In his first start at Newmarket he was still a bit green but he got the job done nicely at Hamilton,” Furtado explained.
“He’s a horse who is still progressing and we haven’t seen the best of him.
“We’re debating whether to go to the Curragh or not. The first instinct is to put him away, but the Curragh is a great opportunity for a big prize and he has come out of his race at Hamilton well.
“We’re 50-50 but if we do end up at the Curragh, it will be good to have a go at the big pot.
“I think he will be a better three-year-old and he’s a very nice horse who has done everything we have asked so far, which is good. He’s still got some maturing to do and is possibly still a bit immature mentally as well, but we will be disappointed if he is not a black type horse next year.”
From Ayr to the Curragh, Furtado’s team looks primed for a September worth watching.
Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup
£180,000 guaranteed, 3yo plus, 6f, Class 2
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