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Lady Iman (2/1), trained by Ger Lyons, stretched her unbeaten record to three in the Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Blackbeard Fillies Sprint Stakes.

Simply Astounding, trained by Aidan O'Brien, was sent off the 4/5 favourite but never threatened to get involved after racing in last, staying on into third.

The finish to the Group 3 was contested by Lady Iman and Green Sense with the former coming out on top by three parts of a length.

The race has a good recent history with the last three renewals having been won by Meditate, Porta Fortuna and Fairy Godmother and that trio all went on to win the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot on their next start.

Sky Bet duly made Lady Iman their 7/2 favourite for both the Albany Stakes and the Queen Mary Stakes next month with Simply Astounding pushed out to 10/1, alongside Green Sense, for the former contest.

Jockey Colin Keane told Racing TV: "She was lovely, very straightforward. That's the way she's been since she came into the yard; she came with a reputation and she seems to be fulfilling it.

"You can put her where you want, take her back or forward, has pace, gets six no problem. She ticks a lot of boxes. She gets their easy and what I learned today is that she only does enough when she gets there, I could wait a little bit longer on her."

When asked if she was a Royal Ascot filly, Keane replied: "I think she ticks all the boxes to be going there, she has a great temperament for it, handles quick ground and you could go five or six furlongs."

Lyons, though, was less keen saying 'there are loads of things on the table' including the Phoenix Stakes and the Moyglare Stud Stakes and was intent on letting the dust settle and discussing plans with the owners.

Lyons and Keane again got the better of the Ballydoyle boys again when Babouche (2/1) showed 4/5 favourite Whistlejacket a clean pair of heels in the Goffs Lacken Stakes.

Both raced prominently with Treasure Isle and Carla Ridge between them with Babouche stuck out on the flank towards the middle of the course.

Babouche, who beat Whistlejacket in the Phoenix Stakes last season, was travelling noticeably the best and she quickened impressively when asked, running straight and true to win by two and three quarter lengths.

Whistlejacket stuck his neck out to claim second by a short-head from Carla Ridge. Bodhi Bear stayed on from the rear for fourth.

Babouche was completing a treble for Lyons and Keane who had seen Beckman (7/2) foil a gamble on the O'Brien trained Mississippi Rover in the Royal Ascot Trials At Naas Handicap.

Sky Bet responded by making Babouche their new 5/1 favourite for the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot while pushing Whistlejacket out four points to 14/1.

When asked how he was feeling, a delighted Lyons replied: "Relieved!

"This is why you come here, for questions asked and answered, and they've answered them with bells on.

"I'm delighted with Babouche because I haven't seen that at home from her this year and I've been public about that. We did what you would consider the wrong thing to do going back to five at Cork with a Group 1 winner because I knew six is her minimum trip but we did it for a reason and it's paid off in dividends.

"That's the Babouche that we all know and love and welcome back, hopefully the summer's going to be a good one now. I haven't seen her this year, I haven't met her this year but now she's back.

"That [the Commonwealth Cup] is what we've been training for. This was the trial and the plan after today was to go for the Commonwealth."

The day began in better fashion for O'Brien when Charles Dickens (1/14 favourite) won the Coolmore Stud The Antarctic Race as his starting price suggested he should.

"He's a horse that does everything very easy at home so we felt he needed a run and needed to get down and run sharp and quick and that's what he did," the Ballydoyle handler said.

"He's a big uncomplicated, straightforward horse and what Ryan said about him is that he's very relaxed and very lazy but he's very quick to do things and that's a good sign, really happy.

"I think it will be the Norfolk [at Royal Ascot] but the lads will decide that. Albert Einstein runs next weekend at the Curragh and we always thought he could be our Coventry horse so if that is the case, he could go to the Norfolk or something like that. He's fast and he's had experience and Ryan got a hold of him today and taught him a little bit."

Charles Darwin is the 7/2 favourite with Sky Bet for the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot.

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