By Tom Frary
Relishing the step up to seven furlongs on Saturday, Al Shaqab's G3 Princess Margaret Stakes winner Simmering (GB) (Too Darn Hot {GB}–Cashla Bay {GB}, by Fastnet Rock {Aus}) mastered her peers with a degree of comfort in Deauville's G2 Prix du Calvados to suggest she can enter elite territory sooner rather than later. Always travelling easily under Dylan Browne McMonagle tracking the pace, the Ollie Sangster-trained 7-5 favourite cruised to the front two out and once committed soon after gave generous response to inflict a three-length defeat on the previously unbeaten Fraise Des Bois (Fr) (Zelzal {Fr}).
“It was a much easier watch than the Princess Margaret,” Sangster said. “She travelled smoothly and put the race to bed really nicely. The step up to seven seemed to bring about improvement and I think the added racing also helped, there was an element of greenness there when she won at Ascot. I also think she will improve for some better ground and she's a scopey filly and I don't think she will just be a two-year-old.”
Simmering, who had finished runner-up to Fairy Godmother (Ire) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}) in Royal Ascot's G3 Albany Stakes on her second start, is set to go up in trip again according to her trainer. “She will have a maximum of two more starts and the Breeders' Cup is a possible option,” he added. “We've also got the Prix Marcel Boussac–obviously Arc weekend is sponsored by Qatar, so it's an option we will consider.”
Pedigree Notes
Simmering's dam Cashla Bay is a daughter of Rose Blossom (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits {GB}), who captured the G3 Summer Stakes and the Listed Flying Fillies' Stakes. Her yearling colt by Time Test (GB) is catalogued in the upcoming Tattersalls October Book 3, while she also has a filly foal by Harry Angel (Ire).
Saturday, Deauville, France
PRIX DU CALVADOS-G2, €130,000, Deauville, 8-17, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:25.84, sf.
1–SIMMERING (GB), 123, f, 2, by Too Darn Hot (GB)
1st Dam: Cashla Bay (GB), by Fastnet Rock (Aus)
2nd Dam: Rose Blossom (GB), by Pastoral Pursuits (GB)
3rd Dam: Lamarita (GB), by Emarati
(70,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT). O-Al Shaqab Racing; B-Lofts Hall
Stud (GB); T-Ollie Sangster; J-Dylan Browne McMonagle.
€74,100. Lifetime Record: GSW-Eng, 4-2-1-1, €150,358. Werk
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2–Fraise Des Bois (Fr), 123, f, 2, Zelzal (Fr)–Artifix (Ire), by
Lawman (Fr). 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE. (€75,000 Ylg '23
AROCT). O-Denford Stud; B-Mme C Vitse, G Vitse, Mme A Vitse
& Mme V Vitse (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. €28,600.
3–Iron Bird (GB), 123, f, 2, Showcasing (GB)–Tempel (Fr), by
Deep Impact (Jpn). 1ST BLACK TYPE; 1ST GROUP BLACK TYPE.
O/B-Wertheimer et Frere (GB); T-Carlos Laffon-Parias.
€13,650.
Margins: 3, 1HF, 2HF. Odds: 1.40, 1.90, 12.00.
Also Ran: Love Talk (Ire), Va Va Vroom (Ire), Secret Wood (Fr), Bouvier (Ire).
🏆 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 (O. Sangster) en démonstration dans le Prix du Calvados (Gr.2) à Deauville.
🔥 Le jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle signe un beau doublé ce samedi ! pic.twitter.com/WXsCJl92a4
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