By Tom Frary
Ralph Beckett was convinced that Tabiti (GB) (Kingman {GB}–Lilyfire, by First Defence) had the speed for six furlongs and he was proved spot-on as the Juddmonte homebred mastered her first stern test in Friday's G3 Ire-Incentive, It Pays To Buy Irish Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury. Impressive on debut over seven furlongs at Newmarket last month, the half-sister to the G2 Linlithgow Stakes winner Old Flame (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) was in front for the first two furlongs under Rossa Ryan before being headed by the slicker Magic Mild (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}). Never out of a prominent position, the 11-4 second favourite stayed on best to regain the initiative 100 yards out and beat Miss Fascinator (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) by half a length.
“We dropped back to six because the race fitted before the Rockfel rather than actually wanting to–it wouldn't have suited her and neither would the tacky ground, so she has won against the curve really,” Beckett said. “Rossa said she didn't enjoy the ground at all and was in front long enough, but she got into a good rhythm. She's a smart filly and she's shown she's a good filly by winning that, but I hope we can go on to even bigger things. She's in the [G2] Rockfel in a couple of weeks, so we will see how she comes out of this. We will aim high and I hope she will progress into a really nice filly at a mile next year.”
Pedigree Notes
Tabiti's dam is now responsible for four black-type performers, with the others being the aforementioned Old Flame, the G2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes-placed Chaleur (GB) (Dansili {GB}) and her G3 Ballysax Stakes-placed full-sister Dalvey (GB). The second dam is the GII Dahlia Handicap winner and GI Gamely Handicap third Didina (GB) (Nashwan), a significant broodmare whose descendants include the sires Cityscape (GB) and Bated Breath (GB), the top-level winners Logician (GB) (Frankel {GB}), Whitebeam (GB) (Caravaggio) and Unquestionable (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}). Lilyfire's yearling filly is by New Bay (GB).
Friday, Salisbury, Britain
IRE-INCENTIVE, IT PAYS TO BUY IRISH DICK POOLE FILLIES STAKES-G3, £45,000, Salisbury, 9-13, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:15.16, g/s.
1–TABITI (GB), 128, f, 2, by Kingman (GB)
1st Dam: Lilyfire, by First Defence
2nd Dam: Didina (GB), by Nashwan
3rd Dam: Didicoy, by Danzig
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Juddmonte;
B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Ralph Beckett; J-Rossa Ryan.
£25,520. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $59,084. *1/2 to Old Flame
(GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), GSW-Aus, $428,982; 1/2 to
Chaleur (GB) (Dansili {GB}), GSP-Eng, SP-US, $152,017. Werk
Nick Rating: F. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree,
or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Miss Fascinator (Ire), 128, f, 2, Mehmas (Ire)–Hat, by Hat
Trick (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE.
(€40,000 Wlg '22 GOFNO1; 40,000gns RNA Ylg '23 TATOCT;
72,000gns 2yo '24 TATBRE). O-Newsells Park
Stud-Ardiles/Brazil/Hoddle; B-Stephen Sullivan (IRE); T-Roger
Varian. £9,675.
3–Magic Mild (GB), 128, f, 2, Havana Grey (GB)–Enough's
Enough (GB), by Adaay (Ire). 1ST BLACK TYPE, 1ST GROUP
BLACK TYPE. (60,000gns Wlg '22 TADEWE; £100,000 Ylg '23
GOFFUK). O-Jayar Investments; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB);
T-Clive Cox. £4,842.
Margins: HF, 1 3/4, 2. Odds: 2.75, 11.00, 7.00.
Also Ran: Betty Clover (GB), Greydreambeliever (Ire), Santa Savana (GB), Handcuffed (GB), Jewelry (Ire).
Unbeaten filly 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢 shows tenacity and class in equal measure to win the Group Three Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes @salisburyraces 💥@RalphBeckett | @Rossaryan15 | @JuddmonteFarms pic.twitter.com/8BqmVKGDBH
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 13, 2024
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