By Sean Cronin
His Majesty The King and Her Majesty The Queen's 3-year-old filly Rainbows Edge (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}–Memory {Ire}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}), a John and Thady Gosden trainee, backed up a debut victory at Newcastle in March with a taking 2 3/4-length success under a seven-pound penalty in Friday evening's Long Shot Seltzer Spring Fillies' Novice Stakes at Newmarket.
3rd-Newmarket, £10,000, Nov, 6-28, 3yo/up, f/m, 8fT, 1:40.11, g/f.
RAINBOWS EDGE (GB) (f, 3, Night Of Thunder {Ire}–Memory {Ire} {MGSW-Eng, $127,136}, by Danehill Dancer {Ire}), who carried a seven-pound penalty for annexing her Mar. 23 debut going one mile at Newcastle in her only prior start, broke well and settled under cover in fifth for most of this turf bow. Making headway into contention approaching the quarter-mile marker, the 11-8 favourite was ridden to the fore with 1 1/2 furlongs remaining and kept on strongly up the hill to assert by 2 3/4 lengths from Inherit (GB) (Kingman {GB}).
“She won well [on debut] and we had some quite nice plans in March, for April and May, but it didn't come to be,” said John Gosden. “The good news is she's back now. She looked well, she moved beautifully and the jockey is very happy with her. I don't know what the handicapper is going to do and we might go looking for a Listed race. Let's see where we go from here.”
Rainbows Edge is the eighth of ten foals and seventh scorer produced by G2 Cherry Hinton Stakes and G3 Albany Stakes victrix Memory (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), herself a half-sister to G3 Tyros Stakes victrix Remember Alexander (GB) (Teofilo {Ire}) out of GIII Miesque Stakes third Nausicaa (Diesis {GB}). The April-foaled homebred chestnut is a half-sister to G3 Acomb Stakes-winning sire Recorder (GB) (Galileo {Ire}), GII Belmont Gold Cup Invitational-winning sire Call To Mind (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) and G3 Stockholms Stora Pris victor Learn By Heart (GB) (Frankel {GB}). She is also kin to the twice-raced 2-year-old filly Royal Equerry (GB) (Kingman {GB}) and a yearling filly by Palace Pier (GB). Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $14,136.
O-HM The King & HM The Queen; B-The Queen (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden.
A nice talent for His Majesty The King 👑
Rainbows Edge (Night Of Thunder x Memory) defies a 7lb penalty to remain unbeaten for team Gosden @NewmarketRace pic.twitter.com/YpDZqBcCmO
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) June 28, 2024
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