Trainer Jean-Claude Rouget is resting MG1SW Qemah (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) for the remainder of the year, after her third-place effort in the G1 Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron S. at Leopardstown. The Al Shaqab filly overcame a tardy start and some early keenness to finish a never dangerous third to Alice Springs (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).
“I think she will not run any more this year, as she has had a strong season,” said Rouget. “We will certainly keep her for next year and make her a Group 1 filly again.”
Qemah went into the race on the back of two Group 1 wins when Alice Springs finished behind her on each occasion and reflecting on the circumstances of her defeat the trainer commented, “She did well to get third place. It was a bad start and she was never relaxed in the first part of the race. If she had been ridden in behind Alice Springs, it could have been a match between the two.”
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