By Tom Frary
2nd-Salisbury, £10,000, Novice, 10-3, 2yo, 6f 213yT, 1:31.90, hy.
CHANTILLY LACE (IRE) (f, 2, Lope De Vega {Ire}–Seeking Solace {GB} {SP-Fr}, by Exceed And Excel {Aus}), introduced in this novice in which her stable's Group 1 performer Remarquee (GB) (Kingman {GB}) began her story, was sent off the 6-4 favourite and travelled smoothly in second until finding herself in front with over two furlongs remaining. Coaxed clear from there, the half-sister to No Nay Never's G1 July Cup and G1 Middle Park Stakes-winning sire Ten Sovereigns (Ire) had a comfortable 1 1/2-length margin to spare over Char (Ire) (New Bay {GB}) at the line. “She was very green and didn't really know what to do, which was what I expected as she's a big tall filly who I think will furnish significantly over the winter,” Beckett said, before revealing that the winner would tread the same path as Remarquee. “There is much to look forward to I think and that'll be it for the year. Hopefully, we'll be able to get her ready for the [G3] Fred Darling or something like that, as she's potentially a Guineas filly. I wouldn't think she'll get more than a mile, being a half to Ten Sovereigns.” The listed-placed dam is out of the G3 Derrinstown Stud 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes runner-up Flamelet (Theatrical), who also produced the G2 Al Fahidi Fort runner-up Flash Fire (Ire) by Lope De Vega's sire Shamardal. Related to Dubawi's G1 Oakleigh Plate heroine Shamal Wind (Aus) and G2 Rockfel Stakes winner Al Thakira (GB), Seeking Solace has a filly foal by Baaeed (GB) to come. Sales history: 375,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, $6,916.
O-Doreen Tabor; B-Camas Park, Lynch Bages & Summerhill (IRE); T-Ralph Beckett.
Chantilly Lace, a 375,000gns daughter of Lope De Vega, is YET ANOTHER debutant winner for @RalphBeckett this season.
One for the notebook for next season 📝
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— Racing TV (@RacingTV) October 3, 2024
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