Dank

'It's An Exciting Time Ahead' – Wigan Dreaming Big With Dank Mini-Me Lilt

Described by trainer William Haggas last week as being "eminently more sensible than me", owner-breeder James Wigan is nonetheless allowing himself to dream of bigger and bigger things with star filly Lilt (Lope De Vega), the impressive winner of Friday's Listed Sky Bet Fillies' Stakes at York. "I was really pleased with her," added Haggas on Friday, watching on from afar at Newbury. "I'm really thrilled for James, he puts such a lot in. I've put her in the Coronation, so I suspect we've got nothing to lose by having...

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Monday Observations: Son of Dank Starts at Kempton

2.35 Kempton, Mdn, £16,000, 2yo, 7f (AWT) DUNGEON (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) debuts in the James Wigan silks sported by the accomplished dam Dank (GB) (Dansili {GB}) as she garnered the GI Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf and GI Beverly D. S. Sir Michael Stoute is also in charge of this February-foaled colt, who meets Gestut Ammerland's fellow newcomer Barqi (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire}), a John and Thady Gosden-trained colt whose family includes the owner-breeder's high-class Boreal (Ger) (Java Gold) and Borgia (Ger) (Acatenango {Ger}).

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