Ribblesdale Stakes
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Group 2, Ascot 14:25
Winner: £65,120,
3yo only,
1m 3f 211y, Class 1   
Tuesday 16th June 2020

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1 Frankly Darling 11/8F
2 Ennistymon 11/1
3 Passion 13/2
11 ran NR: Born With Pride Distances: 1¾l, 2½l, ¾l
Time: 2m 33.29s (slow by 4.79s)

Frankly Darling landed a 50th Royal Ascot success for trainer John Gosden and a 68th for jockey Frankie Dettori.

The Anthony Oppenheimer homebred daughter of Frankel, the 11/8 favourite, came home a length and three-quarters clear of Ennistymon.

John Gosden said: “Any time you have a winner here – I can remember during this week scrambling one winner, one year having no winners, having six seconds and finally a winner one year. Look, it is not an easy place to win races – as you saw in the Queen Anne.

“Frankly Darling is a lovely filly. She ran only once last year, at Chelmsford. She was a big, rangy girl and a bit unfurnished who needed time to develop. We got a run in and she ran well, and of course she would have gone to the April meeting at Newbury and run in a mile and a quarter fillies’ maiden there and then gone to an Oaks trial, then maybe gone to the Oaks. Obviously that all changed. She luckily got in on the first day at Newcastle – they divided a maiden, so she got to run on June 1 and won well. She’s still learning; as you can see, she was a little wild, there’s a bit of Frankel about her – ‘I want to run and it’s my business if I want to run, not the jockey’s’ – but she showed an awful lot of class today.

“I don’t think I am spoilt for choice for the Oaks. If I have an Oaks filly, it’s her. Miss Yoda ran well, but she showed the affect – you are going to get some horses ‘bounce’ here. She had a hard race in the Lingfield Oaks trial and to come here, she’s done nothing wrong but has run flat.

“She will be freshened up now, but she’s a Listed winner, which is fantastic. I think we have one Oaks filly only and we don’t have anything remotely related to a Derby horse. That is the way it is.

“It is Royal Ascot. I think it is a huge achievement. This country and many countries in the world have suffered horribly from this sinister disease; it has been devastating. Everything that people are going through, let alone the destruction of our economies and people losing jobs; it is a worldwide problem. So, to be able to come here in this very large amphitheatre in the fresh air, biosecurity – everything’s very tightly run, we are cleaning our hands all the time. It is a very safe place to be and it’s lovely to put on top-quality sport with the best racehorses in Europe, great athletes and great jockeys. We understand that it is a financial blow for the racecourses, but we are putting a show on and it’s great that it’s going out.

Trainers Quotes

Frankie Dettori said: “Frankly Darling has got some lungs. We were burning plenty of petrol in the first half of the race. She was over-racing a bit, but I managed to slow her down on the turn for home. I thought she had every chance of stopping if she wanted to, but in fairness she galloped out really well. She has got some lungs let me tell you.

“I guess it is all systems go for Epsom for the Oaks. If John and Mr Oppenheimer decide to go down that route I would be delighted. Frankly Darling learned a bit today and she is very exciting.

“Before the first race, it was very hard to pick myself up. I usually walk in and am signing autographs, everybody is slapping me on the back and shouting my name. It was the opposite today. I think I had to have two or three espressos to get me going for the first race. But now the adrenaline is pumping, I had a good battle with Ryan Moore in the second race. I am well warmed up and it’s nice to get one on the board.

“It is now 50 winners for John Gosden, who is an amazing trainer. Look, we are racing and the racing is magnificent. Of course we miss the crowd, but we are putting on a show for the people watching at home who are enjoying the races.

“John is amazing. We have a lot of horses running this week. We just got touched off in the Queen Anne, this looks an amazing filly for the Oaks and Stradivarius is going for a third Gold Cup. We have got amazing owners and it is a pleasure to ride for him. He gives me a tremendous amount of confidence. He is a good boss and a good friend.

“Now that we are three races in it is fine. It was very hard to get going for the first race and a lot of the lads were quiet. I wasn’t going to do a flying dismount, but ITV asked me to do it and it’s not the same without me doing a flying dismount. There’s no crowd, but it’s still Royal Ascot and I thought I should still celebrate in style.”

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Ribblesdale Stakes (Fillies' Group 2)
Winner: £65,120, 3yo only, 1m 3f 211y, Class 1
11 ran
Going: Good to Soft

NO. (DRAW) FORM HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (6)    Frankly Darling 3 9-0 John Gosden Frankie Dettori 11/8F
2 (10) 1¾ Ennistymon 3 9-0 A P O'Brien James Doyle 11/1
3 (7) 2½ Passion 3 9-0 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 13/2
4 (5) ¾ Bharani Star 3 9-0 Peter Chapple-Hyam Andrea Atzeni 100/1
5 (4) 3¾ Golden Lips 3 9-0 Harry Dunlop Josephine Gordon 100/1
6 (11) hd Miss Yoda 3 9-0 John Gosden Robert Havlin 4/1
7 (12) shd Anastarsia 3 9-0 John Gosden P J McDonald 66/1
8 (2) 2¼ So I Told You 3 9-0 Richard Hughes Shane Kelly 100/1
9 (3) 4 Trefoil 3 9-0 Ralph Beckett Harry Bentley 4/1
10 (1) 5 West End Girl 3 9-0 Mark Johnston Oisin Murphy 33/1
11 (9) 15 Hold Fast 3 9-0 Andrew Balding David Probert 28/1
NR 3 (8) Born With Pride 3 9-0 William Haggas NON RUNNER

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RIBBLESDALE STAKES WINNERS

YR/DATE GR WINNER TRAINER JOCKEY OWNER AGE/WGT SP

19/20/06 2 STAR CATCHER
18/21/06 2 MAGIC WAND
17/22/06 2 CORONET John Gosden Olivier Peslier Denford Stud 3-9-00 9/1
16/16/06 2 EVEN SONG Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith 3-9-00 15/8F
15/18/06 2 CURVY David Wachman IRE Ryan Moore Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith 3-9-00 9/2
14/19/06 2 BRACELET Aidan O’Brien IRE Joseph O’Brien Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith& Sue Magnier 3-9-00 10/1
13/20/06 2 RIPOSTE Lady Cecil Tom Queally Khalid Abdullah 3-8-12 9/2
12/21/06 2 PRINCESS HIGHWAY Dermot Weld IRE Pat Smullen Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd 3-8-12 17/2
11/16/06 2 BANIMPIRE Jim Bolger IRE Kevin Manning Jackie Bolger 3-8-12 3/1F
10/17/06 2 HIBAAYEB Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-12 4/1JF
09/18/06 2 FLYING CLOUD Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-12 5/1
08/19/06 2 MICHITA John Gosden Jimmy Fortune Stonerside Stable LLC 3-8-12 100/30F
07/21/06 2 SILKWOOD Michael Jarvis Philip Robinson Sheikh Mohammed 3-8-12 4/1
06/22/06 2 MONT ETOILE William Haggas Michael Hills Tony Hirschfeld/Des Scott/Lester Piggott 3-8-12 25/1
*05/16/06 2 THAKAFAAT John Dunlop Willie Supple Hamdan Al Maktoum 3-8-11 22/1
04/17/06 2 PUNCTILIOUS Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-11 9/2
03/19/06 2 SPANISH SUN Sir Michael Stoute Richard Hughes Khalid Abdullah 3-8-11 9/2
02/20/06 2 IRRESISTIBLE JEWEL Dermot Weld IRE Pat Smullen Moyglare Stud Farms Ltd 3-8-08 12/1
01/21/06 2 SAHARA SLEW John Oxx IRE Johnny Murtagh Lady O’Reilly 3-8-08 14/1
00/22/06 2 MILETRIAN Mick Channon Michael Roberts Miletrian Plc 3-8-08 10/1
99/17/06 2 FAIRY QUEEN Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-08 8/1
98/18/06 2 BAHR Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 3-8-08 13/8F
97/19/06 2 YASHMAK Henry Cecil Kieren Fallon Khalid Abdullah 3-8-08 7/2
96/20/06 2 TULIPA Andre Fabre FR Sylvain Guillot Sheikh Mohammed 3-8-08 15/2
95/22/06 2 PHANTOM GOLD Lord Huntingdon Frankie Dettori H M The Queen 3-8-08 5/1
94/16/06 2 BOLAS Barry Hills Pat Eddery Khalid Abdullah 3-8-08 3/1F
93/17/06 2 THAWAKIB John Dunlop Willie Carson Hamdan Al Maktoum 3-8-08 5/2F
92/18/06 2 ARMARAMA Clive Brittain Michael Roberts Charles Olley 3-8-08 5/2F
91/20/06 2 THIRD WATCH John Dunlop John Reid Peter Goulandris 3-8-08 20/1
90/21/06 2 HELLENIC Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn Lord Weinstock 3-8-08 6/1
89/22/06 2 ALYDARESS Henry Cecil Steve Cauthen Sheikh Mohammed 3-8-09 4/1
88/16/06 2 MISS BONIFACE Paul Kelleway Cash Asmussen Paul Kelleway 3-8-08 12/1
87/18/06 2 QUEEN MIDAS Henry Cecil Willie Ryan Louis Freedman 3-8-08 9/1
86/19/06 2 GULL NOOK John Dunlop Pat Eddery Lord Halifax 3-8-08 8/1
85/18/06 2 SALLY BROWN Michael Stoute Walter Swinburn Bob Cowell 3-8-07 7/1
84/19/06 2 BALLINDERRY Jeremy Tree Tony Ives Khalid Abdullah 3-8-07 9/2
83/14/06 2 HIGH HAWK John Dunlop Willie Carson Sheikh Mohammed 3-8-07 7/1
82/15/06 2 DISH DASH Robert Armstrong Bruce Raymond John Bryce 3-8-07 6/1
81/16/06 2 STRIGIDA Henry Cecil Lester Piggott Lord Howard de Walden 3-8-07 5/1
80/17/06 2 SHOOT A LINE Dick Hern Willie Carson R Budgett 3-8-11 5/2JF
79/19/06 2 EXPANSIVE Dick Hern Willie Carson H M The Queen 3-8-03 11/2
78/20/06 2 RELFO Paddy Prendergast IRE Christy Roche Lord Granard 2-8-10 12/1
77/14/06 2 NANTICIOUS Dermot Weld IRE Walter Swinburn Mrs Bertram R Firestone 3-8-10 15/2
*run at York

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