Signora Cabello (centre) battles to victory in the Queen Mary
Signora Cabello (centre) battles to victory in the Queen Mary

Newbury or France at weekend for Signora Cabello


Connections have yet to decide whether ante-post favourite Signora Cabello will run in Saturday's Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury.

John Quinn's charge landed the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot last time and could head to France rather than Berkshire at the weekend.

The trainer said: "Signora Cabello is in great form and I am very happy with her. We have left her in the Weatherbys Super Sprint and she is also in the Prix Robert Papin at Maisons-Laffitte on Sunday. At the moment, she could very easily run at Newbury, but we have not made our minds up yet. We will make a decision later in the week."

One filly definitely on course to line up is Snazzy, who has finished behind Signora Cabello on her last two starts. Following an eye-catching debut success at Newcastle in April, the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-owned filly took third in the Listed Marygate Fillies' Stakes at York, but ran below that level when 17th at Royal Ascot.

Her trainer Charlie Fellowes said: "Snazzy was heavily in season at Ascot - Stevie [Donohoe, jockey] said she felt as flat as a pancake and was not the horse that he knows. On a very strict form line, we should have been bang there because we were only beaten a length and a half by the winner at York. We just didn't turn up at Ascot, but she ovulated the following day and that has to be a very fair excuse.

"She is in good form now and this has been the plan since. She has had a clear run through and we are hopeful of big run. She is very quick. Some very good fillies have won this in the past and I think mine is pretty good. She showed how quick she was at York, running very well without any cover and still managing to stay on into third place. If the same filly turns up, she has got to have a nice chance."

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