Celandine made all the operating to carry off the late problem of Time For Sandals, having beforehand seen off Heavens Gate and Leovanni, to take the Sky Guess Lowther Stakes.
Skilled by Ed Walker for proprietor Ben Keswick, Celandine was quick out of the stalls below jockey Tom Marquand and wouldn’t be handed regardless of a number of rivals making an attempt to take action.
Celandine was returning to a fillies’ solely race having been crushed within the Prix Robert Papin at Chantilly and the Molecomb Stakes at Wonderful Goodwood on her final two begins.
Celandine was shortened to 8-1 (from 16) for the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes by Paddy Energy and Betfair after her victory, and Walker mentioned he would goal the filly on the contest.
“She’s very robust,” Walker mentioned. “We have been scratching our heads at Goodwood as she didn’t look so robust that day. At the moment she was nice and I’m buzzing.
“I’m massively grateful for the assist of the homeowners and to reward that by successful the Lowther could be very cool. It’s all concerning the Cheveley Park for her now and hopefully the Breeders’ Cup.”
Walker has been working at a 26 per cent strike price along with his two-year-olds this season, and he added: “We’ve tried to barely reinvent ourselves as I get loads of stick from buddies like [bloodstock agent] Ed Sackville saying I would like to coach extra two-year-olds, but it surely helps to have nice workers as you’ll be able to’t do it with out them.”
Pre-race, the main target had been on the unbeaten Queen Mary winner Leovanni and Heavens Gate, representing Aidan O’Brien and despatched off the 15-8 favorite.
Leovanni was a contact sluggish from the stalls and Heavens Gate was briefly nudged alongside in the course of the race, however each moved into difficult positions approaching the ultimate furlong. Nevertheless, neither had the remaining capability to cross the doughty frontrunner.
As an alternative, Celandine’s greatest problem got here from Time For Sandals, who tracked her by way of a lot of the race. Whereas the hole was narrowing as the road approached, it by no means fairly seemed as if the runner-up would get to the winner.
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