Betway Sweet Solera Stakes |
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| Group 3, Newmarket 15:20 £25,500 added, 2yo only, 7f, Class 1  |
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| Saturday 8th August 2020 | |
1 Star Of Emaraaty 66/1
2 Dubai Fountain 5/2CF
3 Seattle Rock 80/1
9 ran Distances: 1¼l, nk, 2¾l
Time: 1m 23.47s (slow by 0.47s)
Star of Emaraaty springs a surprise and wins Betway Sweet Solera Stakes at @NewmarketRace #ITVRacing pic.twitter.com/20VnSPFyau
— ITV Racing (@itvracing) August 8, 2020
Kevin Ryan's outsider sprang a surprise in a race marred by a fatal injury sustained by Fly Miss Helen who was pulled up quickly at the halfway stage by Sean Levey.
With just a novice win at Ayr to her name in four previous starts, the daughter of Pride Of Dubai took a giant step forward with a staying-on success in the Group Three contest.
Having finished behind Setarhe and Dubai Fountain in a Listed event at Sandown last time, the Kevin Ryan-trained two-year-old exacted revenge on the pair when finishing fastest of them all in the seven-furlong prize to defeat the latter by a length and a quarter.
Ryan, speaking away from the track, said: “We are delighted with her as she is a sweet filly.
“She got very unbalanced at Sandown and it was a bit of a risk coming to Newmarket of it happening again. I thought she would have a fair chance of handling it though if he got her down the hill, as we knew when she hit the rising ground she would come home well.
“She is quite a laid back filly and she will improve with racing. I couldn’t fault her today as she has picked up and quickened well.”
Though victory for Star Of Emaraaty would have been a surprise to plenty given her double-figure price tag, the Hambleton handler was optimistic she could reach the frame.
He added: “We were very hopeful of being in the three and not just being there to make up the numbers.
“If you think that way you always have a chance. Thankfully things dropped right for her.”
The Group One-winning handler is considering stepping her up in trip on her next start.
He added: “We will speak to Niall O’Brien from the Ontoawinner syndicate and see what he wants to to do, as he is quite good at judging what races to go for. I do see her having no problems in getting another furlong though.”
Joint-favourite Fly Miss Helen was pulled up midway through the race and suffered a fatal injury.
A Newmarket spokesperson said: “Fly Miss Helen sustained an injury during the race and she was euthanised on the course. Our condolences go to connections.”
Sweet Solera Stakes
£25,500 added, 2yo only, 7f, Class 1
9 ran
Going: Good to Firm
1 (7) Star Of Emaraaty 2 9-0 Kevin Ryan Kevin Stott 66/1
2 (6) 1¼ Dubai Fountain 2 9-0 Mark Johnston Silvestre De Sousa 5/2CF
3 (9) nk Seattle Rock 2 9-0 Sylvester Kirk David Probert 80/1
4 (5) 2¾ Setarhe 2 9-0 Roger Varian Rossa Ryan 6/1
5 (8) 1 Coul Queen 2 9-0 David Evans J F Egan 150/1
6 (3) 1 Danilova 2 9-0 Charlie Appleby William Buick 5/2CF
7 (4) 2 Spirit Of Bermuda 2 9-0 William Haggas Tom Marquand 14/1
8 (2) shd Mere Green 2 9-0 Richard Fahey Barry McHugh 66/1
PU (1) Fly Miss Helen 2 9-0 Richard Hannon Sean Levey 5/2CF
