Meeznah, (advised at 10/1 early), finally enjoyed her day in the spotlight as she claimed Goodwood's I-Shares Fillies' Stakes under Frankie Dettori.
The 6-1 chance filled the runner-up spot in the Oaks at Epsom a little over a year ago, but was disqualified after having tested positive for a banned substance. And while she has since posted a few fair efforts, David Lanigan's stable star has never quite rediscovered that level of form.
But on this occasion she travelled with real enthusiasm for her Italian rider and quickened up well to challenge for the lead heading inside the final two furlongs. Dettori then kept his mount up to her work to score by two and a half lengths from French raider Shankardeh.
Lanigan said: "She's an incredibly lazy work-horse and very hard to get fit.
"If anything, she's got worse from three to four.
"She would have hated the ground last time at Newmarket but she ran very well and I thought she would come on for it.
"She really likes quick ground and I think the Park Hill at Doncaster would be perfect for her."
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