Having scared off most of the opposition ahead of Wednesday's G3 Tattersalls Musidora S. at York, 'TDN Rising Star' Shutter Speed (GB) (Dansili {GB}) has the rain to worry about as she bids to augment her burgeoning reputation. Winning her 10-furlong reintroduction at Newbury with a deal of authority on Apr. 21, the homebred has been growing in status while stabled as the third in that race, her barnmate Enable (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), captured the Listed Cheshire Oaks and the well-beaten fourth Temple Church (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) finished a close-up third in the Listed Prix Matchem. She won on easy ground on her sole juvenile outing at Yarmouth in October, but Juddmonte's racing manager Teddy Grimthorpe is wary of her encountering it at this level. “The rain is not very satisfactory, but it is our intention to run,” he said. “She did win on her debut at Yarmouth when it was pretty soft ground so she can act on it, but whether she can show what we know she is capable of is another thing. We'll just have to play it by ear, but we do want to run as there's nowhere else for her to go.”
With Enable set for Epsom, this race will answer where Shutter Speed turns up for her own Classic date. “York will be a good test for her and hopefully will provide us with a good indication of where she should go,” Grimthorpe added. “She has the option of the Oaks at Epsom and the Prix de Diane as well. We're keen for her to have a run before either Epsom or Chantilly, but it's not essential. She has come on very well since her Newbury run. It's probably going to turn out to be a pretty decent race–we were delighted that Enable came out and won the Cheshire Oaks, which franks the form a little bit. Shutter Speed herself has been in great shape. The main thing for us is for her to have a good race and get into a good rhythm. Enable will go to the Oaks, all being well. But if we thought it was the right thing for Shutter Speed to go, we would still go with her. Her pedigree suggests that a mile and a quarter could be her best trip, but we'll see.”
June Judd's Vociferous Marina (Ire) (Vocalised) showed a smart turn of acceleration to beat the subsequent Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial runner-up Pocketfullofdreams (Fr) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) in the 10-furlong Listed Salsabil S. at Navan on Apr. 23, and has vital experience to bring to the table, while Nurlan Bizakov's Serenada (GB) (Azamour {Ire}) lacks that despite her obvious promise. She acts on ground on the soft side, as she proved when breaking her maiden at Sandown on Apr. 28 and is a full-sister to this race's 2013 winner Liber Nauticus (Ire). “Serenada showed a good attitude to win a competitive-looking Sandown maiden and I feel she has stepped forward since,” trainer Roger Varian commented. “The course will suit her and she won't mind some ease in the ground–this will tell us a lot more about her.”
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