By Dane Squance
In three attempts at Group 1 level, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Prompt Response (Aus) (Beneteau {Aus}) has been beaten by no greater margin than three-parts of a length, and comes into Saturday's G1 Coolmore Legacy S. having won twice at Group 2 level from her last four starts this preparation. Having never won at the track or at the distance, her last start 1500m victory over Oregon's Day (Aus) (Domesday {Aus}) and Dixie Blossoms (Aus) (Street Sense {USA}) has her ready for her fourth attempt at an elite level win.
Successful in the G1 Coolmore Classic before beaten three-quarters of a length into fifth in a blanket finish in the G2 Emancipation S. behind Prompt Response, the Ron Quinton-trained Daysee Doom (Aus) (Domesday {Aus}) has to overcome her draw of barrier 17, but if she can get across when they jump away from the gates, the 5-year-old likes to lead and should be in it for a long way.
With a different racing pattern of getting back and running on, stablemate Dixie Blossoms has drawn to the immediate inside of Daysee Doom and after a narrow third over 1600m at Group 1 level in the spring behind Shoals (Aus) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}), Corey Brown looks to have a great chance of winning the final Group 1 of The Championships.
Catalogued to be sold at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale in late May, Andrew Noblet's Group 1-winning mare Silent Sedition (Aus) (War Chant {USA} will be looking to further add to her already impressive broodmare value, and after her narrow third in the G1 Coolmore Classic on Mar. 17, the 5-year-old mare has since won a barrier trial by three lengths in readiness for Saturday. The Ken Keys-trained Spanish Reef (Aus) (Lope de Vega {Ire}) comes into the race off wins at her last three, twice at black-type level highlighted by an impressive two-and-three-quarter length win over 1600m in the G2 Sunline S. last start, the 4-year-old, while never having raced at Group 1 level, looks ready to give this race a shake if her form is anything to go by.
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