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Treble top for Ballydoyle team

Dreamy capped a good day for Aidan O'Brien when making a successful racecourse debut in the Tatler British EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes.

Following the victories of Opera Singer in the Nassau and Jan Brueghel in the Gordon Stakes, the daughter of American Pharoah was completing a 19.48/1 treble for the trainer and jockey and did so courtesy of a strong, late burst.

It carried the 5/2 favourite past the front-running Bouvier (7/1) and to a one length success.

Part-owner Michael Tabor said: "Ryan was very happy with her, obviously first time out, as they all were. It's a learning curve and he thought that she could be a little bit special. She could be an Oaks filly for the future and obviously everyone is very happy."

Marquand and Approval leave it late

Approval lunged late under Tom Marquand to take the Coral Kincsem Handicap for William Haggas.

Twice a runner-up on the all-weather in spring and then a comfortable winner at Windsor in June, the chestnut then headed to Royal Ascot for the Golden Gates Stakes. His front-running approach did not pay off there as he was beaten into seventh but a change of tactics reaped its rewards.

An obvious passage from his midfield position did not materialise in the final furlong and Marquand was forced to squeeze up in the inside rail to grasp the lead in the final strides and secure success by a neck from Brioni, ridden by Vincent Ho.

“He would have been unlucky if he had got beaten because he tried every gap!” said Maureen Haggas, wife of the winning trainer. “He did well to win. He won at Windsor making the running and he was too free at Ascot. Today we thought there would be plenty of pace and they went off, we dropped in and then they slowed it down considerably. I thought maybe he was in trouble.

‘”Actually he accepted it and has done really well to run a really nice race. He seemed to enjoy the track. Where he goes is William’s department but he was much more mature in the prelims.”

Chaplin stars for Value Bet followers

Value Bet selection Mr Chaplin (10/1) snatched what seemed an unlikely victory in the Jaeger-LeCoultre Nursery.

Trainer Ralph Beckett seemed to have the prize in safe-keeping as his other runner Original Outlaw (9/1) kicked clear approaching the furlong pole, but there was to be late drama.

Because the winner set sail for home after being switched to the outside by jockey Rossa Ryan, finishing with a rare rattle to overhaul his stable companion in the shadows of the post and win by a neck.

Beckett said: "I don't think the second was stopping. The reason why the second hasn't got it done in maidens or novices is because he needs this kind of test - a big field suited him today. The race kind of fell apart in front of him and Hector had to kick on.

"I think the winner did it really well from that draw, he was never getting any luck and he might be a bit better than we thought he was. I didn't think he had it in him from that draw. If all the owners are on board, I think we would be keen to go to the seven furlong nursery at the Ebor meeting with Original Outlaw.

"It's bitter sweet for the Gunther's (owners of Original Outlaw) who owned and raced Without Parole, who is the sire of the winner, but they have a nice horse on their hands as well. With Original Outlaw, I think today he's worked out what's required and I didn't feel he really had until now."

Ryan added: "I had the most terrible run round. He would have been a very unlucky story from a bad draw. He has to be a decent animal to do what he did. The Coventry Stakes didn’t work out for him but he was crying out for this trip and a mile might be on the cards soon.

"He is a lovely horse and one to keep on the right side of in future.’"

The 11/4 favourite El Burhan ran a big race in third under top weight, his trainer George Boughey saying: "He definitely wants the mile and the ground was probably too lively for him. He is still a nice horse who is learning.''

Three and easy for Appleby

Mick Appleby saddled his third winner of the week as 7/2 joint-favourite Shagraan took the Buccellati Handicap.

Tom Marquand's mount was registering a first success for the stable having been bought out of Clive Cox's yard at the end of his two-year-old career and went well through the race before beating Got To Love A Grey by half-a-length.

The trainer said: "He shows a lot of ability at home, he’s very quick. The key to him is keeping him covered up for as long as possible. As soon as he hits the front that’s it, he thinks he’s done enough. Tom gave him a peach of a ride and it panned out alright.

"We’ll have a look at the programme book and see where we are going to go next with him. He is quite highly strung so whether we would want to travel abroad with him I’m not sure. We'll stick to five furlings with him and possibly go up in grade, he wants a fast five."

Marquand added: “He’s a horse who has obviously shown he’s got a real good level of ability in the past, and it just felt like we were trying to get it all right for him to be able to show his best. That worked today and we got our cover and there was a good tempo to aim at. He’s only won by half a length, but he won strong - he got to the front and didn’t do an awful lot after that. Two winners today is nice and I’ve got Big Evs to look forward to among others on Friday.”

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