Group 1 Number Five For Siyouni’s Laurens

[Wandering Eyes]

   Whereas the arguably superior Alpha Centauri (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}) has been and gone, John Dance’s Laurens (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) is still churning out wins at the highest level and there was a fifth to celebrate in that category as the 11-4 favourite made all in Saturday’s G1 Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot S. at Newmarket. Kept close company throughout by last year’s G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and G1 Moyglare Stud S. heroine Happily (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the 11-4 favourite who had won a battle in Leopardstown’s G1 Matron S. Sept. 15 was the last off the bridle but needed the line as that Ballydoyle trainee pressed her all the way there. A head to the good at the finish, she had comfortably seen off all other rivals with Altyn Orda (Ire) (Kyllachy {GB}) 2 1/4 lengths further back in third. “She was a bit fresh today and I was just a passenger for the first half of the race,” jockey Danny Tudhope explained. “I was trying to hang on to her as much as I could and she has some stride on her–I didn’t want to break that and so I let her enjoy herself. The line came just in time, it wasn’t easy but we got there. I think she was always doing a bit too much, but she’s very tough and when the second horse came she battled.” Trainer Karl Burke added, “She’s a superb filly and deserves her status. Hopefully, she’ll get the praise she deserves now. John [Dance] is happy to supplement for the [Oct. 20 G1] QEII if that’s what we want to do and I think we’ll stick at a mile now. She’s also in the Breeders’ Cup as well, but the main thing is to get her home and see how she comes out of this.”

1–LAURENS (FR), 126, f, 3, by Siyouni (Fr)
1st Dam: Recambe (Ire), by Cape Cross (Ire)
2nd Dam: Razana (Ire), by Kahyasi (Ire)
3rd Dam: Raysiya (Ire), by Cure the Blues
(£220,000 Ylg ’16 GOUKPR). O-John Dance; B-Bloodstock Agency Ltd (FR); T-Karl Burke; J-Daniel Tudhope. £151,345. Lifetime Record: MG1SW-Fr & G1SW-Ire, 10-7-2-0, £1,466,718.

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