By Tom Frary
Providing a timely boost to Saturday's St Leger protagonist Haskoy (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}), George Strawbridge's Mimikyu (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) dominated Thursday's G2 Coral Park Hill Fillies' S. to bring up back-to-back editions of Doncaster's “Fillies' St Leger” for her owner-breeder following the romp of Free Wind (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) 12 months ago. Only seventh behind that Juddmonte homebred in the Aug. 18 Listed Galtres S. at York, the 13-2 shot was anchored in last early with Frankie Dettori happy to track the every move of Shadwell's 6-4 favourite Eshaada (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}). As that rival went stand's side at the top of the straight, the John and Thady Gosden-trained 3-year-old stayed up the centre and produced a surge to overhaul the Roger Varian runner passing two out en route to a 2 3/4-length success. Eshaada's stablemate Believe In Love (Ire) (Make Believe {GB}) was another two lengths behind in third.
Brilliant from @FrankieDettori! Mimikyu lands the Group 2 Coral Park Hill Fillies' Stakes at @DoncasterRaces for the Gosdens! pic.twitter.com/LfnpziACUC
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) September 8, 2022
“We thought she would win the Galtres well, but unfortunately she got stacked three wide all the way and pulled, pulled, pulled,” trainer John Gosden said. “We popped the hood on today and luckily we were drawn where we could drop in behind, she settled last and came through well. The second filly is very good and that wasn't a fluke. The Galtres was disappointing, but that was coming back to what we knew she was capable of. She's certainly a talented filly and she's only a three-year-old, so there's a lot to look forward to.”
Breaking her maiden at the expense of the Galtres runner-up Time Lock (GB) (Frankel {GB}) in a Haydock novice over an extended 11 furlongs June 8, Mimikyu registered a six-length follow-up success in a Newmarket handicap over a mile and a half June 25 before flopping at York. Just as had been the case with her full-sisters Journey (GB) and Indigo Girl (GB), the fitting of a hood seemed to work the oracle and she emulated the latter in winning one of this meeting's pattern races with her having captured the G2 May Hill S. two years ago.
Indigo Girl was second in the G1 Fillies' Mile at her only attempt at the top level, but Journey was successful at the G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S. and Mimikyu will attempt to earn those stripes too. “She's in the [G1] Prix Royallieu on the Saturday of Arc weekend at ParisLongchamp, or we could go for the Group One on Champions Day, which funnily enough her sister Journey won,” Gosden Sr added. The dam Montare (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) won the Royallieu when it was a group 2, before enjoying a career-high in the G1 Prix Royal-Oak. Also responsible for the G2 Grand Prix de Deauville and G2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier-placed Travelling Man (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), her 2-year-old colt Torito (GB) (Kingman {GB}) is unraced, while she also has a yearling filly by Too Darn Hot (GB) and a colt foal also by Dubawi.
Thursday, Doncaster, Britain
CORAL PARK HILL FILLIES' S.-G2, £120,000, Doncaster, 9-8, 3yo/up, f/m, 14f 115yT, 3:05.71, g/s.
1–MIMIKYU (GB), 123, f, 3, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Montare (Ire) (G1SW-Fr, $852,544), by Montjeu (Ire)
2nd Dam: Contare (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
3rd Dam: Balenare (GB), by Pharly (Fr)
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-George Strawbridge (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden; J-Frankie Dettori. £68,052. Lifetime Record: 6-3-1-0, $101,756. *Full to Journey (GB), G1SW-Eng, G1SP-Fr, $912,717; to Indigo Girl (GB), GSW & G1SP-Eng, $166,900; 1/2 & to Travelling Man (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), MGSP-Fr, $127,771. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Eshaada (GB), 133, f, 4, Muhaarar (GB)–Muhawalah (Ire), by Nayef. O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Limited (GB); T-Roger Varian. £25,800.
3–Believe In Love (Ire), 133, m, 5, Make Believe (GB)–Topka (Fr), by Kahyasi (Ire). (42,000gns Wlg '17 TATFOA; 55,000gns Ylg '18 TATOCT). O-Mr Koji Maeda; B-Kenilworth House Stud (IRE); T-Roger Varian. £12,912.
Margins: 2 3/4, 2, 3HF. Odds: 6.50, 1.50, 7.00.
Also Ran: Yesyes (GB), River Of Stars (Ire), Nell Quickly (Ire), Glenartney (GB), Urban Artist (GB). Click for the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
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