Monday, 18 July 2011
Lily Ascot Bound?
Lily's Angel could make a quick reappearance in the Princess Margaret Juddmonte Stakes at Ascot on Saturday after just being touched off in the Weatherbys Super Sprint.
The Group Three contest over six furlongs is a possibility for the Richard Fahey-trained filly, who was only beaten a short head by Charles The Great over an extended five furlongs at Newbury.
The Lowther Stakes, the Firth of Clyde Stakes, the Cheveley Park Stakes and suitable Pattern races abroad will also be under consideration for the Listed winner.
"I never thought the five furlongs would inconvenience her that much, but I think she will be better over six," said Tim Palin, racing manager for owners Middleham Park Racing.
"She's run as often as any two-year-old in the country and at a high level. She looks as well now as she did at the beginning of the season.
"She will have a entry in the Princess Margaret at Ascot and we'll see how she comes out of Saturday's race, and what the opposition is like.
"We will also give her an entry in the Cheveley Park at Newmarket (September 24) this week as it's an early-closer. We might be tilting at windmills, I don't know.
"The Lowther is a possibility - we would have to supplement her for that - or maybe a Group Three or Group Two aboard.
"The race that does scream at us is the Group Three Firth of Clyde Stakes at Ayr in September."