Off the mark on debut over this trip on debut at Kempton Nov. 4, Persuasive returned to score over the same distance at Goodwood May 20 before adding another handicap to her record on Chelmsford's Polytrack at the start of the month. Justifying strong support here, she closed out the second day of Royal Ascot as the first had gone with a win for the John Gosden stable. Settled behind the leaders on what appears to be a hugely favoured strip of ground towards the far side early, the grey swooped to the lead passing the quarter pole and stayed on strongly to win with authority.
“She is a lovely filly and she didn't really like the ground too much,” Frankie Dettori said. “Everything went to plan and she put it to bed at the furlong pole. She is improving and we can try something bigger next time.”
John Gosden added, “It's been a plan, as she missed a lot of time in the winter and so I had to get a third run into her to be eligible to run. I was hopeful and I did feel if I had a banker for the week, this was it. She is a sweet, lovely filly and she's done it well. This is Frankie's minimum weight and he is riding very well.”
Persuasive is the second winner out of MGSP dual stakes winner Choose Me (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), herself out of a winning half-sister to four black-type performers including GSWs Prolix (GB) (Kris {GB}) and Bad Bertrich Again (Ire) (Dowsing). The winner's fourth dam is the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas and G1 Champion S. heroine Cairn Rouge (Ire) (Pitcairn {Ire}) and she is kin to the 2-year-old filly Tisbutadream (Ire) (Dream Ahead) and a yearling filly by Iffraaj {GB}).
SANDRINGHAM H.-Listed, £80,000, ASC, 6-15, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:44.27, sf.
1–#PERSUASIVE (IRE), 121, f, 3, by Dark Angel (Ire)
1st Dam: Choose Me (Ire) (SW & MGSP-Ire, $388,395), by Choisir (Aus)
2nd Dam: Hecuba (GB), by Hector Protector
3rd Dam: Ajuga, by The Minstrel
(€180,000 Ylg '14 GOFORB). O-Cheveley Park Stud; B-J F Tuthill (IRE); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £45,368. Lifetime Record: 4-4-0-0, $97,952.
[bullet ad=”itm-g2-g3″]2–Diamond Fields (Ire), 123, f, 3, Fastnet Rock (Aus)–Question Times (GB), by Shamardal. (€55,000 Ylg '14 GOFORB). O-Mrs Mary Slack. £17,200.
3–Sharaakah (Ire), 119, f, 3, Roderic O'Connor (Ire)–Lanark Belle (GB), by Selkirk. (€22,000 Ylg '14 GOFORB). O-Mohammed Jaber. £8,608.
Margins: 1 1/4, NO, 1 3/4. Odds: 2.75, 33.00, 25.00.
Also Ran: Radiantly (GB), Diploma (GB), Anamba (GB), Make Fast (GB), Light Up Our World (Ire), Gypsy Eyes (Ire), Great Page (Ire), Dolce Strega (Ire), Rebel Surge (Ire), Yeah Baby Yeah (Ire), Classe Vendome (Fr), Mise En Rose, Quality Time (Ire), Opal Tiara (Ire), Aljuljalah, Alamode (GB), Blue Bayou (GB), Pure Diamond (GB). Scratched: Czabo (GB), Mix and Mingle (IRE), Planchart, Promised Money (Ire), Raaqy (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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