Touleen (GB)

Precise won the G3 Prestige Stakes at Goodwood
Precise Heads 1000 Guineas Nineteen

Ballydoyle's Precise (Starspangledbanner) will face 18 peers in Sunday's G1 Betfred 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, with Ryan Moore set to partner the Moyglare Stud Stakes and Fillies' Mile winner for the first time. She is drawn two for the mile Classic, with one of her chief rivals Venetian Sun (Starman) next door in stall one furthest away from the stands' rail. Tony Bloom and Ian McAleavy's Prix Morny winner is one of two in the race for Karl Burke, with her regular rider Clifford Lee maintaining the partnership. Burke's other runner...

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The Leading Sire Lope De Vega
Shadwell Homebred Touleen Collects TDN Rising Star Rosette at Leicester

Owen Burrows trainee and G1 Fillies' Mile entry Touleen (Lope De Vega) caught the eye when making a winning debut tackling seven furlongs at Newbury last month and, racing under a seven-pound penalty, delivered a stunning performance to collect a TDN Rising Star rosette in Tuesday's Gascare Services EBF Fillies' Novice Stakes over the same trip at Leicester. "She's got a great mind on her, which is a big plus, she did everything right at Newbury and she's done everything right again today," commented Burrows. "William [Buick] was very impressed...

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Lope De Vega in his paddock
Shadwell's Lope De Vega Filly Touleen Makes An Instant Impression

1st-Newbury, £12,000, Mdn, 8-5, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:26.74, g/f. TOULEEN (GB) (f, 2, Lope De Vega {Ire}--Talaayeb {GB} {GSW-Eng, $172,849}, by Dansili {GB}), a daughter of the G3 City of York Stakes winner, was smartly away and able to shadow the leader effortlessly. In command approaching the furlong pole, the 2-1 favourite readily drew away for an authoritative 2 1/4-length success from Secret History (Ardad). The dam, who was handed a TDN Rising Star badge with a win by a similar margin on her debut, was fourth in the 1,000...

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