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Believing Eyed for Flying Five Stakes Glory at the Curragh
Newmarket-based trainer George Boughey is confident that the Flying Five Stakes at the Curragh in September could provide his four-year-old filly Believing her best chance to claim a coveted Group One victory this season.
The month of June proved to be a productive one for the daughter of Mehmas, as she returned to the winner’s circle in the Achilles Stakes at Haydock before making two appearances at the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting within just four days. Although she finished fourth on both occasions in the King Charles III Stakes and Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, Boughey believes his faith in the mare was well placed following her three subsequent outings.
“Thrilled with her, she’s a filly who probably needs it to go all her way at the top level, but she is a filly who can ply her trade at the top level,” Boughey said. “I was delighted with her, she’s an incredibly tough, resilient animal to have come back from a pretty resounding defeat in Hong Kong and bounce back in the style that she did at Haydock.”
The Newmarket handler had already harbored ideas of targeting the Irish Group One event before the current campaign began, and those plans remain firmly in place. Believing is set to travel across the Irish Sea for the Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes later this month, before contesting the King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood in August, with the Flying Five Stakes on September 15th at the top of the agenda.
“The Flying Five stood out to me as the opportunity for her to be the shortest price in a Group One this season,” Boughey explained. “She’s shown versatility, winning at Haydock over five and then at Ascot over six. The stiff five at the Curragh might just be the ticket for her.”
Saffron House Celebrates Royal Ascot Success with Soprano
Saffron House enjoyed a winner at the Royal meeting in the form of the three-year-old filly Soprano, who captured the Sandringham Stakes by half a length ahead of Strutting. Boughey revealed that Soprano could now tackle the Coral Distaff at Sandown on Saturday in a bid to make it back-to-back victories before returning to Pattern company later in the summer.
“She was impressive. It’s not lost on me how much work has gone into this horse,” Boughey said. “She’s out of a sister to a Breeders’ Cup Mile winner and she’s got a bit of length to her and doesn’t look like a sprinter.”
Pentle Bay Impresses in Chesham Stakes, Set for Australian Move
Boughey’s two-year-old colt Pentle Bay put in an impressive performance to finish as the best of the rest in the Chesham Stakes, behind the runaway winner Bedtime Story. The trainer revealed that the star juvenile may not be on British shores for much longer, although he still has targets for the son of New Bay before relocating to Australia.
“Pentle Bay was super. Obviously bumped into an outstanding filly in Bedtime Story, he’s still a baby and it was very much the plan to ride him to hit the line like he did. I think Ciaron Maher and Teme Valley are going to have a lovely horse going forward,” Boughey said.
Fouroneohfever Earns King George V Stakes Placing, Eyed for Quick Reappearance
Boughey also enjoyed a fourth-place finish in the King George V Stakes with his three-year-old Fouroneohfever, and the colt is in line for a swift return to the track, with entries in either the bet365 Handicap at Haydock or the Coral Daily Rewards Shaker Handicap at Sandown on Saturday.
“Fouroneohfever ran a massive race. He was fourth in the King George V, he might well run again this weekend, he has a couple of entries,” Boughey added. “He’s a big, raw animal, he’s improving all the time, by Too Darn Hot.”
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