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1 Bedtime Story 11/8F
2 Pentle Bay 5/1
3
Brian 28/1
15 ran NR: Chilly Breeze, Harvey, Seaplane
Distances: 9½l, ½l, ¾l Time: 1m 27.01s (slow by 1.31s)
Breathtaking!
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What a performance from Bedtime Story to win the Chesham 🚀 pic.twitter.com/jrd7uYinEE
A daughter of Frankel and dual G1 Nunthorpe Stakes winner Mecca’s Angel, Bedtime Story scorched home to give Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore their sixth winner of the meeting.
The George Boughey-trained Pentle Bay, who had been bought for £400,000 by Teme Valley Racing & Ciaron Maher at Goffs London Sale on Monday evening, finished second, half a length ahead of Brian from Sylvester Kirk’s stable.
Bedtime Story’s stable-mate Fairy Godmother produced a taking performance in yesterday’s G3 Albany Stakes, with both fillies now looking strong candidates for next year’s QIPCO 1,000 Guineas.
O’Brien said: “We never let Bedtime Story go before. This was the first time she was asked to stretch. Ryan said he couldn’t believe it; he said everyone fell away, he said ‘go on’, and she just took off. He didn’t even give her a slap down the shoulder.
“We thought she was probably a Group One filly, but we hadn’t looked – thinking is one thing and seeing is another, so everyone saw it together today. It was the first time she was ever dropped down, really.”
Asked how she compares to Fairy Godmother, O’Brien said: “They haven’t ever worked together. We treated her gently. She’s got an unbelievable pedigree, she’s a homebred. She’s very special, isn’t she?
“The lads are great and they never put anyone under pressure, so we didn’t have to look. We felt she had done enough to come here for her second run, and it’s a lovely way to be.
Asked how they will keep Bedtime Story and Fairy Godmother apart, O’Brien said: “There are plenty of races for them all I think. Bedtime Story will be staying at seven furlongs.
“It is unusual on fast ground to do that [win by so far]. She was very impressive when she won first time. We had another filly in it and she got banged off at the rails, and this one won nicely; there were obviously some nice fillies in it.
“You’ve all seen what I saw today – we won’t be looking again!”
Moore said: “Bedtime Story is a very good filly. She travelled very easy and they've gone too slow for her really. I had room at the three, so we started going forward and the race was over very quickly. She is a level above all of them. A performance like that, you don't see normally.”
When asked about comparisons with Fairy Godmother, he added: “It is a hard one. They haven't really been asked to do too much at home. We don't know a whole lot about them and we don't know what they've beaten yet, but they are two very exciting fillies.”
Winning co-owner Derrick Smith said: “I asked Ryan if Bedtime Story was as good as she looked and he said 'absolutely'. You can't get better than that. They don't win like that here. I am speechless really.”
Michael Tabor added: “We expected Bedtime Story to win, but you never expect an animal to win the way it did. Unfortunately for Godolphin, the second in [Age Of Gold], which we thought was the obvious danger, was never going well. So I thought, in-running, that we would win. To win by nine or ten lengths is incredible, though. Her and Fairy Godmother were both spectacular."
Pentle Bay’s trainer George Boughey said: “The winner looks a superstar – she’s by a champion, out of a champion. I expected Pentle Bay to run as he did today. He has shown plenty at home and did the race the right way round, which was really key – it’s really key for him to relax. He’s a horse with a big future.
“Teme Valley are big supporters of the yard – now more than ever. We’ve had some nice horses for them. Ciaron Maher and his team are going to have a really fun horse when he does get down to Australia.
“He’s still very raw. I think a race that stands out immediately is probably the Vintage at Goodwood. Not many New Bays feature this early in the season. He’s out of a Galileo mare and the pedigree would suggest that he’s going to be a miler, possibly a 10-furlong horse.”
Tom Marquand said of Pentle Bay: “I think we can probably count ourselves the winner of one race, and Ryan was the winner of the other! He’s obviously run massive and bumped into an extremely good horse.”
Brian’s jockey Liam Keniry said: “Brian was a very cheap horse. He’s a lovely horse and tries very hard. We are delighted with how he ran.”
Chesham Stakes
£110,000 guaranteed, 2yo only, 7f, Class 1
15 ran
Going: Good to Firm
POS. (DRAW) DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1 (3) Bedtime Story 2 9-0 A P O'Brien Ryan Moore 11/8F
2 (11) 9½ Pentle Bay 2 9-5 George Boughey Tom Marquand 5/1
3 (15) ½ Brian 2 9-5 Sylvester Kirk Liam Keniry 28/1
4 (1) ¾ Jewel Of London 2 9-0 Richard Hannon Pat Dobbs 80/1
5 (17) 2¼ Miss El Fundi 2 9-0 Sir Mark Prescott Bt Luke Morris 50/1
6 (9) nk Expensive Rose 2 9-0 Charlie Johnston Oisin Murphy 16/1
7 (12) ½ Age Of Gold 2 9-5 Charlie Appleby William Buick 100/30
8 (8) 1½ Defence Missile 2 9-5 Eve Johnson Houghton Daniel Tudhope 33/1
9 (13) ½ Metro Dubai 2 9-5 Simon & Ed Crisford Oisin Orr 50/1
10 (14) shd Hot Like Me 2 9-0 Richard Spencer Hollie Doyle 25/1
11 (2) 1½ Moon Sniper 2 9-5 William Muir & Chris Grassick Lewis Edmunds 125/1
12 (18) ½ Lazy Griff 2 9-5 Charlie Johnston James Doyle 28/1
13 (5) 1¾ Motawahij 2 9-5 K R Burke Clifford Lee 18/1
14 (6) ¾ Duke Of Monroth 2 9-5 Raphael E Freire David Egan 28/1
15 (16) 6 Shocker 2 9-5 E J O'Neill Ben Coen 150/1
NR 3 (10) Chilly Breeze 2 9-5 David Evans NON RUNNER
NR 6 (7) Harvey 2 9-5 Peter Chapple-Hyam NON RUNNER
NR 12 (4) Seaplane 2 9-5 Paul & Oliver Cole NON RUNNER
CHESHAM STAKES WINNERS
YEAR WINNER TRAINER JOCKEY OWNER AGE/WGT SP
2023 SNELLEN Gavin Cromwell Gary Carroll Lindsay Laroche 2 9-00 12/1
2022 HOLLOWAY BOY Karl Burke Daniel Tudhope Nick White & Elaine Burke 2-9-05 40/1
2021 POINT LONSDALE A P O'Brien Ryan Moore D Smith, Mrs J Magnier, M Tabor, Westerberg 2-9-03 10/11F
2020 BATTLEGROUND Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier 2-9-03 11/4F
2019 PINATUBO Charlie Appleby James Doyle Godolphin 2-9-03 3/1
2018 ARTHUR KITT Tom Dascombe Richard Kingscote Chasemore Farm 2-9-03 13/2
2017 SEPTEMBER Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith 2-8-12 11/8F
2016 CHURCHILL Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier 2-9-03 8/11F
2015 SUITS YOU Eoghan O’Neill FR Cristian Demuro Mrs M O’Neill & A Solomon 2-9-03 14/1
2014 RICHARD PANKHURST John Gosden William Buick Rachel Hood 2-9-03 10/1
2013 BERKSHIRE Paul Cole Jim Crowley HRH Sultan Ahmad Shah 2-9-03 16/1
2012 THA’IR Saeed bin Suroor Frankie Dettori Godolphin 2-9-03 9/2
11/18/06 MAYBE Aidan O’Brien IRE Ryan Moore Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier 2-8-12 5/2F
10/19/06 ZAIDAN Clive Brittain Seb Sanders Saeed Manana 2-9-03 7/1
09/20/06 BIG AUDIO Richard Hannon snr Richard Hughes Michael Pescod 2-9-03 22/1
08/21/06 FREE AGENT Richard Hannon snr Richard Hughes H M The Queen 2-9-03 7/2JF
07/23/06 MAZE Bryan Smart Royston Ffrench Pinnacle Dr Fong Partnership 2-9-03 11/2
06/24/06 CHAMPLAIN Michael Jarvis Philip Robinson Sheikh Mohammed 2-9-03 7/2
*05/14/06 CHAMPIONSHIP POINT Mick Channon Ted Durcan John Livock Bloodstock Ltd 2-9-00 4/1
04/19/06 WHAZZAT Barry Hills Michael Hills Bill Gredley 2-8-07 7/1
03/18/06 PEARL OF LOVE Mark Johnston Darryll Holland Mick Doyle 2-9-00 11/10F
02/19/06 HELM BANK Mark Johnston Keith Dalgleish Gary & Lesley Middlebrook 2-9-00 25/1
01/20/06 SEBA David Loder Frankie Dettori Sheikh Mohammed 2-8-09 3/1F
00/21/06 CELTIC SILENCE Mark Johnston Kieren Fallon Peter Savill 2-8-12 15/8F
99/17/06 BACH Aidan O’Brien IRE Michael Kinane Satish Sanan and Sue Magnier 2-8-12 5/2
98/18/06 RHAPSODIST John Gosden Frankie Dettori Sheikh Mohammed 2-8-12 6/1
97/19/06 CENTRAL PARK Paul Cole Frankie Dettori Fahd Salman 2-9-00 7/1
96/20/06 SHAMIKH Saeed bin Suroor Richard Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 2-8-12 8/1
95/22/06 WORLD PREMIER Clive Brittain Brett Doyle Maureen Brittain 2-9-02 6/1
94/16/06 MONTJOY Paul Cole Richard Quinn Sir George Meyrick 2-8-12 5/1
93/17/06 STATE PERFORMER Peter Chapple-Hyam John Reid Robert Sangster 2-9-00 8/13F
92/18/06 HUMAM Tom Jones Richard Hills Hamdan Al Maktoum 2-8-12 2/1F
91/20/06 FAIR COP Paul Cole Alan Munro Fahd Salman 2-8-12 7/2JF
90/21/06 CHICARICA John Gosden Pat Eddery Sheikh Mohammed 2-8-07 10/11F
89/22/06 BE MY CHIEF Henry Cecil Steve Cauthen Peter Burrell 2-8-12 2/5F
88/16/06 JACAMAR Ben Hanbury Bruce Raymond Omar Zawawi 2-8-12 50/1
87/18/06 LAPIERRE Clive Brittain Steve Cauthen Mrs J M Khan 2-8-12 9/1
86/19/06 MINSTRELLA Charlie Nelson John Reid Edward P Evans 2-8-08 10/1
85/20/06 BAKHAROFF Guy Harwood Greville Starkey Khalid Abdullah 2-8-11 EvensF
84/21/06 OLD BAILEY Guy Harwood Greville Starkey Mrs C B Thompson 2-8-11 15/8F
83/16/06 HEAD FOR HEIGHTS Richard Hannon snr Greville Starkey John Horgan 2-8-11 11/2
82/17/06 RIGHT DANCER Paul Kelleway Lester Piggott Norman Mandell 2-8-08 6/4F
81/18/06 CAJUN Henry Cecil Lester Piggott James Stone 2-8-11 10/11F
80/19/06 KIRTLING Harry Wragg Pat Eddery Eric Moller 2-8-11 5/1
79/21/06 STAR WAY Paul Kelleway Lester Piggott Mrs L Glaser 2-8-11 9/4F
78/22/06 MAIN REEF Henry Cecil Joe Mercer Jim Joel 2-8-11 8/15F
77/16/06 SOOKERA Dermot Weld IRE Walter Swinburn Robert Sangster 2-8-08 7/2
*run at York
