Our man at the track reacts to Desert Flower's Betfred 1000 Guineas success on a dream weekend for Godolphin.
“I’ll do this afterwards if that’s OK, I missed the winner yesterday coming in and don’t want to miss her".
The post-mortem can wait. Charlie Appleby and his family gather as the applause rings out for Desert Flower.
She’s won the Betfred 1000 Guineas, the trainer’s first success in the race, and completed a Newmarket Classic double for the Moulton Paddocks team.
Over in America Godolphin have also won the Kentucky Derby and Oaks. It feels like a weekend when those at the heart of the operation should take a step back and savour the moment.
The winner and Lake Victoria were the two potential star fillies to bring unbeaten records with them to the Rowley Mile and only one ever looked like remaining intact.
The Ballydoyle filly was in the middle of the pack and pushed along soon after halfway, making some limited headway into sixth. But the gameplan with Desert Flower was simple. Out she popped, to the front, and stayed there.
