Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes |
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| Group 1, Newmarket 14:25 £275,000 guaranteed, 2yo only, 6f, Class 1  |
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1 Lake Victoria 6/4F
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Daylight 13/2
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Arabian Dusk 25/1
7 ran NR: Magic Mild Distances: 3l, ½l, 1¼l
Time: 1m 11.94s (slow by 1.64s)
The Group 1 @JuddmonteFarms Cheveley Park Stakes goes the way of Aidan O'Brien's talented filly Lake Victoria, who remains unbeaten after a quite sensational performance, ridden by Ryan Moore 🚀 pic.twitter.com/hhNf5ZWv3x
— Newmarket Racecourse (@NewmarketRace) September 28, 2024
Trained by Aidan O’Brien and sired by Frankel, Lake Victoria was the 6-4 favourite after her recent win in the Moyglare Stud Stakes over seven furlongs. Ridden expertly by Ryan Moore, she led the field along the inner rail from the start.
As the race progressed, the two groups merged, and with two furlongs remaining, Lake Victoria emerged as the clear leader. In the final furlong, Moore urged her forward, and she surged ahead to win comfortably by three lengths, leaving Daylight in second and the previously unbeaten Babouche in fourth.
O’Brien remarked, “She quickened very well. For a Frankel filly, she was very impressive over six furlongs. We had always planned to come back here after the Moyglare, and she’s always shown great speed in her work.”
He added, “We wouldn’t normally switch distances like this, but we had this race in mind before the Moyglare. She’s obviously very quick. We’re not afraid to step up to a mile, as Ryan suggested. We’ll see what the team decides.”
O’Brien also noted, “We have some excellent fillies this year, which is quite rare. It’s unusual for a filly to achieve what she has and look even more impressive. She was very classy from her first run. We’ll let her tell us if she’s ready to run again. We did back her up quickly, which is always a risk.”
He concluded, “We also have Dreamy in the Fillies’ Mile, and she might run as well.”
Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (Fillies' Group 1)
£275,000 guaranteed, 2yo only, 6f, Class 1
7 ran
Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY
1 (7) Lake Victoria 2 9-2 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 6/4F
2 (3) 3 Daylight 2 9-2 P Cottier Mickael Barzalona 13/2
3 (1) ½ Arabian Dusk 2 9-2 Simon & Ed Crisford Oisin Murphy 25/1
4 (5) 1¼ Babouche 2 9-2 G M Lyons Colin Keane 2/1
5 (2) 1¼ Celandine 2 9-2 Ed Walker Tom Marquand 16/1
6 (8) 2½ Rayevka 2 9-2 F-H Graffard Maxime Guyon 11/1
7 (6) 1 Leovanni 2 9-2 K R Burke James Doyle 12/1
NR 7 (4) Magic Mild 2 9-2 Clive Cox NON RUNNER
