Hard Spun Filly Strongest In Rockfel Examination

Leaping forward from a July Course maiden win over seven furlongs Aug. 28, Promising Run took to the Rowley Mile to put her seal on this competitive affair and significantly bolster her Classic credentials. Third on debut when sent off the favorite over a six-furlong trip that was too short at Goodwood July 29, the imposing bay benefitted from a step up to this trip and a positive all-the-way ride on good-to-soft last time and positive tactics were employed again to full effect here. Settled in second early by James Doyle as the free-running Flying Empress (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) set a strong pace, the homebred was joined by Thetis as she gained the lead from the tiring front-runner approaching the furlong pole. Sensing the threat, she gave a decisive surge to quickly assert on the climb to the line with the favorite Hawksmoor only one-paced in third. “She has shown progression from her debut and it was a nice performance on the July Course and similar today with a target to aim at,” her rider said. “She struggled a little bit with the undulations and was a bit up in the air, but when she met the rising ground she finished off good. I was hoping for a bit of help, as she did lose a bit of momentum going into the ‘dip’ and was pricking her ears, and once she felt Stoute’s filly she lengthened again. She definitely wants another furlong and a bit further as well next year. She’s a strong-galloping filly and coped with this ground well.” Saeed bin Suroor added, “I think the mile will be better for her early in the season in May, but I think in time she could go a mile and a quarter. She is entered in the G1 Fillies’ Mile, but that is in two weeks. We will talk to Sheikh Mohammed and decide if we take her to Dubai or keep her here. If she goes to Dubai, she would go for the UAE Guineas and Oaks.”

Friday, Newmarket, Britain
SHADWELL ROCKFEL S.-G2, £100,000, NEW, 9-25, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:23.55, gd.
1–#@PROMISING RUN, 126, f, 2, by Hard Spun
1st Dam: Aviacion (Brz) (G1SW-Brz), by Know Heights (Ire)
2nd Dam: Arbulus, by Liloy (Fr)
3rd Dam: Buck the Tide, by Buckpasser
O-Godolphin; B-Darley (KY); T-Saeed bin Suroor; J-James Doyle. £56,710. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-1, $96,421. Werk Nick Rating: C+. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Thetis (Ire), 126, f, 2, Invincible Spirit (Ire)–Serres (Ire), by Daylami (Ire). O/B-Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd. (IRE); T-Sir Michael Stoute. £21,500.
3–Hawksmoor (Ire), 126, f, 2, Azamour (Ire)–Bridal Dance (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). (€80,000 Ylg ‘14 TISEP). O-Chris Humber; B-Tenuta Genzianella (IRE); T-Hugo Palmer. £10,760.
Margins: 1 3/4, 2 3/4, 1. Odds: 5.00, 7.00, 1.35.
Also Ran: Flying Empress (GB), Great Page (Ire), Doubly Motivated (Ire), Justice Angel (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result, the brisnet.com PPs or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.