By Sean Cronin
1st-NOT, £6,000, Cond, 5-11, 2yo, f, 5f 8yT, 1:00.11, gd.
DAME GLADYS (GB) (f, 2, Mukhadram {GB}–Nurse Gladys {GB}, by Dr Fong), who was an Apr. 19 first-up second going a shade over five panels at Ripon last time, raced prominently after exchanging brushes with rivals at the break. Shaken up soon after passing the two pole, the 9-2 joint-favorite hooked up with The Last Party (GB) (Hellvelyn {GB}) and Capla Rock (Ire) (Society Rock {Ire}) for a final-furlong ding-dong and was driven out to deny the former by a short head in game fashion. Half-sister to a yearling filly by Swiss Spirit (GB), she becomes the first winner for Nunnery Stud resident and G1 Eclipse S.-winning freshman sire Mukhadram (GB) (Shamardal), whose advertised fee for 2018 was £7,000 (1st Jan., SLF). The bay is the third scorer from as many runners produced by an unraced daughter of the stakes-winning Flossy (GB) (Efisio {GB}), from a family which features MGISW US champion Steinlen (GB) (Habitat). Lifetime Record: 2-1-1-0, $6,888. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
O-Guy Reed Racing; B-Copgrove Hall Stud (GB); T-Kevin Ryan.
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