By Tom Frary
One of the least experienced fillies in the line-up for Saturday's G3 Dubai Duty Free S. at Newbury, Dan's Dream (GB) (Cityscape {GB}) nevertheless came out on top fair and square to earn a supplementary fee for Newmarket's G1 1000 Guineas May 6. Steadied in rear early by Silvestre De Sousa, the Mar. 30 Bath novice stakes winner who attracted some support at 10-1 made her move towards the stand's side as the action unfolded inside the final quarter mile. Overhauling Tajaanus (Ire) (Arcano {Ire}) and Dance Diva (GB) (Mayson {GB}) in the last 50 yards, the bay asserted to score by 1 1/4 lengths from the former to provide trainer Mick Channon with a fifth renewal of this Fred Darling, as it is traditionally known. “We always thought a lot of her and I sent a couple of mares to Cityscape as I liked her so much,” he said. “She's a little bit of a freak, but I would have thought she'll go to the Guineas now. She's a smashing filly and that race has been a long ambition. We haven't had much luck in it though. Today the plan was to ride her like a good horse and with this filly there could be no excuses. Silvestre said she picked up well and could go either direction distance-wise.”
The first foal out of the unraced Royal Ffanci, Dan's Dream hails from the family of Penkenna Princess (Ire) (Pivotal {GB}), also winner of this race in 2005 prior to finishing runner-up in the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas. She has produced a trio of stakes performers in Japan including the GSP Deep Impact (Jpn) duo of Danon Gelato (Jpn) and World Impact (Jpn). The dam also has a 2-year-old full-sister to the winner and a yearling filly by Cable Bay (Ire).
Saturday, Newbury, Britain
DUBAI DUTY FREE S. (FRED DARLING S.)-G3, £60,000, NBY, 4-21, 3yo, f, 7fT, 1:27.09, g/s.
1–DAN'S DREAM (GB), 126, f, 3, by Cityscape (GB)
1st Dam: Royal Ffanci (GB), by Royal Applause (GB)
2nd Dam: Madamoiselle Jones (GB), by Emperor Jones
3rd Dam: Tiriana (GB), by Common Grounds (GB)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O-Hunscote, Watt, Peckham, Botham & Edwards; B-Hunscote Stud (GB); T-Mick Channon; J-Silvestre de Sousa. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 3-2-0-0, $54,910. Werk Nick Rating: C. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Tajaanus (Ire), 126, f, 3, Arcano (Ire)–Rayaheen (GB), by Nayef. O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (IRE); T-Richard Hannon. £12,900.
3–Dance Diva (GB), 126, f, 3, Mayson (GB)–Dance East (GB), by Shamardal. O/B-Cheveley Park Stud Ltd (GB); T-Richard Fahey. £6,456.
Margins: 1 1/4, NO, HF. Odds: 10.00, 4.50, 14.00.
Also Ran: Hikmaa (Ire), All Out (GB), Peggy's Angel (GB), Natural (Ire), Fille de Reve (GB), Gavota (GB), Daddies Girl (Ire), Heart Power (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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