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 Friday, August 26, 2005

  NEWMARKET, 1.45, Mdn, 6,860, 2yo, f, 7fT, 1:27.53, gd/sf

  Short Skirt (GB), F, 2, by Diktat (GB)

1st Dam: Much Too Risky (GB), by Bustino (GB)

2nd Dam: Short Rations (GB), by Lorenzaccio (GB)

3rd Dam: Short Commons (GB), by Hard Tack (GB)

Sent off at 16-1 in a field deep with eye-catching pedigrees, raced off the early speed traveling easily before being asked to close passing halfway. Brought wide with her challenge to lead at the quarter pole, she drew away under a forceful hand ride to beat Moonlight Music (Ire) (Rossini) by six lengths. Short Skirt is a half to Whitewater Affair (GB) (Machiavellian), Hwt. Older Mare-Eng at 11-14f, Hwt. Older Mare-Ire at 14+f, GSW & G1SP-Eng, GSW-Fr & G1SP-Ire, $256,733; and Little Rock (GB) (Warning {GB}), MGSW-Eng, G1SP-Ity & GSP-Fr, $264,779. Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, £4,459.

O: J M Greetham | B: J M Greetham | T: Sir Michael Stoute