Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes |
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| Group 3, Newmarket £65,000 added, 3yo fillies only, 7f, Class 1 |
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| Wednesday 16th April 2014 | |
1 Sandiva 7/2F
2 Euro Charline 5/1
3 Majeyda 6/1
15 ran Distances: ½l, shd, 2¼l
TIME 1m 26.93s (slow by 4.43s)
Sandiva enhanced her Classic credentials by winning the Grade 3 Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket.
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The daughter of Footstepsinthesand was positioned in midfield under a confident Frankie Dettori ride and had too much class for Euro Charline and Godolphin's well-supported Majeyda when push came to shove.
The Richard Fahey-trained 7-2 favourite shaped as though she would be suited to the extra yardage in the fillies' Classic on May 4 as she stayed on well to hold the fast-finishing Euro Charline by half a length, claiming Group Three honours with Dettori performing a first flying dismount of the season in the winner's enclosure.
Dettori said: "Where she was drawn was a one- or two-length disadvantage and there was no cover, so it was a good performance. She is entitled to go to the Guineas with a good chance."
Fahey, who won the race in 2011 with Barefoot Lady, said: "Frankie is sure she will stay a mile and he spent half the race trying to switch her off and get her in."
Marco Botti's Euro Charline also looked like she would appreciate further than the seven-furlong trip and is another promising type for the future.
Barry Irwin, who runs the owning Team Valor syndicate, said: "She was finishing very fast and I am over the moon. Marco wants me to supplement her for the Guineas. I will think about it but she is also in the Irish Guineas, so we will see."
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He said: "I was very happy with her performance and I would hope she will be suited to the step back up to a mile. We have got another filly in the Guineas but we will see how this filly comes out of the race first."
Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes (Fillies' Group 3)
£65,000 added, 3yo only, 7f, Class 1
15 ran
Going: Good, good to firm in places
| Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
SP Distance |
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| 1 |
Sandiva R A Fahey |
L Dettori 9st 0lbs |
7 - 2 Winner |
| 2 |
Euro Charline M Botti |
Andrea Atzeni 9st 0lbs |
5 - 1 1/2 length |
| 3 |
Majeyda C Appleby |
S De Sousa 9st 0lbs |
6 - 1 Short Head |
| 4 |
Lamar J Tate |
Luke Morris 9st 0lbs |
66 - 1 2 1/4 lengths |
| 5 |
Queen Catrine C Hills |
J P Spencer 9st 0lbs |
8 - 1 Nose |
| 6 |
Lily Rules T Coyle |
Stephen Craine 9st 0lbs |
50 - 1 Neck |
| 7 |
Wind Fire D H Brown |
Harry Bentley 9st 0lbs |
16 - 1 1/2 length |
| 8 |
Folk Melody C Appleby |
M Barzalona 9st 0lbs |
8 - 1 1 length |
| 9 |
Azagal T D Easterby |
D Fentiman 9st 0lbs |
100 - 1 4 lengths |
| 10 |
Miss Lillie R A Teal |
Oisin Murphy 9st 0lbs |
66 - 1 1/2 length |
| 11 |
Pelerin M Botti |
A Kirby 9st 0lbs |
10 - 1 2 3/4 lengths |
| 12 |
Blockade J Tate |
G Lee 9st 0lbs |
33 - 1 1 1/2 length |
| 13 |
Dorothy B J H M Gosden |
W Buick 9st 0lbs |
6 - 1 1 length |
| 14 |
Artistic Charm D M Simcock |
Jim Crowley 9st 0lbs |
40 - 1 4 lengths |
| 15 |
Along Again Sir Michael Stoute |
R L Moore 9st 0lbs |
20 - 1 1 3/4 length |
