Juddmonte's Babouche Faces Males In Anglesey Test

Gaining TDN Rising Star status with a five-length debut success over six furlongs at Cork last month, Juddmonte's Babouche (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) squares up against the boys in Sunday's G3 Jebel Ali Racecourse and Stables Anglesey Stakes at The Curragh. Ger Lyons tests her against another TDN Rising Star in Camille Pissarro (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), who was down the field along with Cowardofthecounty (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}) in the G2 Coventry Stakes.

Beaten under two lengths at Royal Ascot, Stonestreet Stables, Tracy Farmer and John Oxley's Cowardofthecounty had previously beaten Ballydoyle's subsequent G2 July Stakes winner Whistlejacket (Ire) (No Nay Never) with authority at this track in April and Joseph O'Brien is hoping for more clues. “It's a good spot for him and it was a good run at Ascot,” he said. “This is a kind of logical stepping stone after the Coventry and after this we will be deciding whether he goes up to seven furlongs. He's been training very well since Ascot and we're still confident we have a smart horse.”