TDN RISING STARS

June 15, 2023 - HAYDOCK PARK, Race 2, Alw, GBP £9,999, 6.0F, .0000

Star of Mystery (GB), F, 2, 2021 by Kodiac (GB)

1st Dam: Mistrusting (Ire), by Shamardal
2nd Dam: Misheer (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB)
3rd Dam: All for Laura (GB), by Cadeaux Genereux (GB)

Owner: Godolphin (GB)
Breeder: Godolphin (GB)
Trainer: Charlie Appleby

Hot property at 1-3 for Thursday's Broad Oak Fillies' Novice S. at Haydock, Godolphin's Star Of Mystery (GB) (Kodiac {GB}-Mistrusting {Ire}, by Shamardal) made even those odds look generous as she registered a TDN Rising Star performance when breaking her maiden by 11 lengths. Having met a potentially top-class peer in the Crisfords' Carla's Way (Ire) (Starspangledbanner {Aus}) on debut over nearly 6 1/2-furlongs at Doncaster 12 days previously, the Charlie Appleby-trained half-sister to Dark Angel's GI Summer S. winner Mysterious Night (Ire) and GI Just a Game S. and GI Diana S. heroine Althiqa (GB) looked to have a soft touch here if repeating that form and did so in style under James Doyle.

Keen initially behind the leading pair, the homebred tanked her way to the front at the halfway mark of the six-furlong trip and powered clear with the rail to guide her. The James Ferguson-trained debutante Royal Elysian (GB) (Showcasing {GB}) won the race for second, 1 1/2 lengths in front of the Karl Burke-trained Out Of Line (GB) (Showcasing {GB}). "She ran a nice race on debut and the winner of that race set a decent standard, I thought," the winning rider said. "It was testament to this filly that she got so close to her and she was green as well. She looks at everything, so I was keen to get her back and my tack shifted back so it wasn't a great first couple of furlongs but she picked up well and there is plenty of improvement to come."