By Tom Frary
Godolphin already have a live 1000 Guineas contender in TDN Rising Star Wild Illusion (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), but they now have another by that remarkable sire in Soliloquy (GB) who belied inexperience to make all under William Buick in Wednesday's G3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn S. at Newmarket. Sent off the 4-1 joint-second favourite with positive vibes emanating from the town, the bay homebred was a touch free initially in a slender lead. Pressed by the other joint-second favourite Altyn Orda (Ire) (Kyllachy {GB}) running down into the “dip”, the mile Ascot novice stakes winner pulled away to score comfortably by 1 3/4 lengths. Charlie Appleby, who worked last year's G1 Prix Marcel Boussac heroine Wild Illusion before racing, is likely to head into the May 6 mile Classic double-handed now. “I was confident after I watched Wild Illusion at lunchtime, as they had been doing some nice work together,” he explained. “Physically, she has done well from two to three and is a smart filly. She's not in the [1000] Guineas, but obviously I'll speak to Sheikh Mohammed and I see no reason why not to supplement her. She has only really come in the last three to four weeks, but has really turned the corner. I had thought originally that going further than a mile would suit, but since the early spring she has got stronger and showed plenty of speed there. She could go the Guineas route first and work from there.”
Soliloquy began her career with a runner-up placing over this trip on the July Course in August before making all over a mile and denying the useful Sheikha Reika (Fr) (Shamardal) at Ascot shortly after. Despite the obvious potential displayed there, she was just one of several from the stable who had Classic pretensions but there was a strong word for her in the lead-up to this vital prep which has not been won by a subsequent 1000 Guineas heroine since Speciosa (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) in 2006. Jockey William Buick was taken by the performance and may have a quandary on his hands now. “That was a nice performance. She had been pleasing Charlie and everyone at home since early in the year and she couldn't have done much more,” he said. “She was going at her own pace and handled the track well.” Altyn Orda's trainer Roger Varian was taking real positives out of the runner-up's performance. “That was a great run,” he said. “She was rusty in the middle of the race and then came up the hill strong. I think it was quite a strong trial and was impressed by the winner. I'm sure there she will improve for the run and will stay a mile. Provided she comes out of this okay, that was a strong enough run to have a look at the 1000.”
A product of an Australian family, Soliloquy is out of the dual stakes-winning and G1 Myer Classic Empire Rose S.-placed Dysphonia (Aus) (Lonhro {Aus}) whose family includes the G1 Holden Thorndon Mile hero Sir Kinloch (NZ) (Rhythm). She also has a 2-year-old colt by Dansili (GB) named Burj (GB) and a yearling colt by Golden Horn (GB).
Wednesday, Newmarket, Britain
LANWADES STUD NELL GWYN S.-G3, £60,000, NEW, 4-18, 3yo, f, 7fT, 1:26.67, gd.
1–SOLILOQUY (GB), 126, f, 3, by Dubawi (Ire)
1st Dam: Dysphonia (Aus) (MSW & G1SP-Aus, $446,493), by Lonhro (Aus)
2nd Dam: Stutter (Aus), by Night Shift
3rd Dam: Murmurs (NZ), by Zamazaan (Fr)
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN, 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Godolphin (GB); T-Charlie Appleby; J-William Buick. £34,026. Lifetime Record: 3-2-1-0, $58,886. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Altyn Orda (Ire), 126, f, 3, Kyllachy (GB)–Albanka, by Giant's Causeway. O-Nurlan Bizakov; B-Hesmonds Stud, Ltd (IRE); T-Roger Varian. £12,900.
3–Eirene (GB), 126, f, 3, Declaration of War–Za Za Zoom (Ire), by Le Vie Dei Colori (GB). (85,000gns Wlg '15 TATFOA). O-M J Yarrow; B-Scuderia Archi Romani (GB); T-Dean Ivory. £6,456.
Margins: 1 3/4, NK, 3HF. Odds: 4.00, 4.00, 20.00.
Also Ran: Billesdon Brook (GB), Juliet Foxtrot (GB), Nyaleti (Ire), Threading (Ire), Ertiyad (GB), Dramatically, Zain Hana (GB), Nawassi (GB). Scratched: Hikmaa (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.
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