Kon Tiki made a successful turf debut in the Listed Sky Bet Fillies’ Stakes at York.
Jane Chapple-Hyam’s charge had looked a useful prospect when winning on the all-weather at Wolverhampton and Kempton and defied a market drift to follow up on Friday.
The daughter of Night Of Thunder raced closest to the stands’ side down the home straight and looked set to win impressively when going clear a furlong-and-a-half out, but Bermuda Longtail closed her down and was within half-a-length at the line.
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The winning trainer said: “She’s trained well all winter. I had her in the Guineas but we decided to come here instead.
"It was her first time on turf, coming off the all-weather, and I just thought this was a nice start for her and allowed her more time to come in her coat.
“Mr Harris (owner) likes them to go gradually up the staircase, so there’s no rush. We’ll go for the Sandringham, a Group Two at Chantilly, that’s a nice step from a Listed race.
“For me the race then would be the Falmouth.”
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