By Sean Cronin
Saturday's G1 Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes was billed as a heavyweight bout between unbeaten 'TDN Rising Stars' Lake Victoria (Ire) (Frankel {GB}–Quiet Reflection {GB}, by Showcasing {GB}) and Babouche (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) and it was the former who emerged on top with a scintillating performance dropped in trip for the six-furlong test.
Lake Victoria had attained 'TDN Rising Star' status in her June 28 debut over seven furlongs at the Curragh before notching a pillar-to-post victory in last month's G3 Sweet Solera Stakes and went postward as the 6-4 favourite returning off a 1 1/4-length success in the Curragh's G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes.
The eventual winner was swiftly into stride and headed the smaller stands' side group of three, racing in an overall second, through the early fractions. Inching ahead at halfway, she was shaken up heading into the dip and powered clear in impressive fashion to outclass G1 Prix Morny third Daylight (Fr) (Earthlight {Ire}) by three lengths, becoming a record-breaking fifth winner of the contest for Aidan O'Brien. Arabian Dusk (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) was a half-length away in third, herself 1 1/4 lengths in front of the free-pulling Babouche.
“She quickened very well and, for a Frankel filly, she was very impressive over six furlongs,” the winning trainer commented. “We always thought she could come here after the Moyglare as she was always very quick in her work. She was more impressive today and made her own running. Ryan gave her a lovely ride, he made it look so simple and she is obviously very quick and very talented. Ryan said she could come back here for the [G1] Fillies' Mile, but we'll see what the lads want to do. We have backed her up quickly and we will let her tell us if she goes again this season. She has always been very classy and we thought that the first time she ran at the Curragh. She looks a [G1 1000] Guineas filly as she travels and quickens really well and has a lot of speed, which are all the things you need here. She is very exciting.”
Pedigree Notes
Lake Victoria, full-sister to a yearling colt and weanling colt, is one of her sire's 35 Group 1 winners and the first produced by G1 Commonwealth Cup and G1 Haydock Sprint Cup heroine Quiet Reflection (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), whose first foal is G2 Dante Stakes third Bluegrass (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Quiet Reflection was a 2.1-million guineas purchase at Tattersalls' 2017 December Mares sale. She is a granddaughter of Listed Hilary Needler Trophy victrix Clare Hills (Ire) (Orpen), herself out of a half-sister to the dam of G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes runner-up Fear And Greed (Ire) (Brief Truce), and hails from the family of GI Kentucky Derby-winning sire Alysheba (Alydar).
Lake Victoria – different gear in the G1 Cheveley Park
🏇 Four runs
🥇 Four wins
🏆 G1 Cheveley Park Stakes
🏆 G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes
5️⃣ A record-breaking fifth win in the race for Aidan O'Brien pic.twitter.com/LNPJGmobCr— Racing TV (@RacingTV) September 28, 2024
Saturday, Newmarket, Britain
JUDDMONTE CHEVELEY PARK STAKES-G1, £291,580, Newmarket, 9-28, 2yo, f, 6fT, 1:11.94, sf.
1–LAKE VICTORIA (IRE), 128, f, 2, by Frankel (GB)
1st Dam: Quiet Reflection (GB) (MG1SW-Eng, GSW-Fr & Ire, $926,853), by Showcasing (GB)
2nd Dam: My Delirium (GB), by Haafhd (GB)
3rd Dam: Clare Hills (Ire), by Orpen
TDN Rising Star. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Aidan O'Brien; J-Ryan Moore. £165,355. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Ire, 4-4-0-0, $523,427. *1/2 to Bluegrass (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), GSP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree, or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.
2–Daylight (Fr), 128, f, 2, Earthlight (Ire)–Latita (Fr) (SW & GSP-Fr), by Silver Frost (Ire). (€85,000 Ylg '23 ARAUG). O-Gousserie Racing & Mme Sandrine Gavrois; B-SCEA Ecurie Haras du Cadran & Pieter Van Belle (FR); T-Patrice Cottier. £62,690.
3–Arabian Dusk (GB), 128, f, 2, Havana Grey (GB)–Lady Macduff (Ire), by Iffraaj (GB). 1ST GROUP 1 BLACK TYPE. (80,000gns Ylg '23 TATSOM; 525,000gns 2yo '24 TATBRE). O-Shaikh Duaij Al Khalifa; B-Whitsbury Manor Stud (GB); T-Simon & Ed Crisford. £31,374.
Margins: 3, HF, 1 1/4. Odds: 1.50, 6.50, 25.00.
Also Ran: Babouche (GB), Celandine (GB), Rayevka (Ire), Leovanni (Ire). Scratched: Magic Mild (GB).
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