Camelot’s Bluestocking Wins Thrilling Pretty Polly

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Saturday's G1 Cairn Community Games Pretty Polly Stakes served up a thriller, with Juddmonte's TDN Rising Star Bluestocking (GB) (Camelot {GB}–Emulous {GB}, by Dansili {GB}) running down Emily Upjohn (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) in the final yards for a top-level breakthrough.

With abundant rain falling on The Curragh throughout the day, the Ralph Beckett-trained 4-year-old who was herself cruelly denied late in last year's Irish Oaks held the upper hand in terms of ground preference and traded as the 11-10 favourite as a result. Settled in mid-division early by Rossa Ryan, the homebred was left behind at the top of the straight as Kieran Shoemark set sail on the Gosdens' star en route to certain victory.
Picking up as she had when the six-length winner of York's G2 Middleton Fillies' Stakes last month, Bluestocking ate up the ground to pass Emily Upjohn in the last 50 yards for a half-length success, with 3 3/4 lengths back to Content (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in third. “Today justified the decision to stay in training and we learnt a good deal about her on Irish Oaks day last year,” Beckett said. “We know now to hold on to her a bit longer and today is perfect recompense. It's all in front of us as well.”

 

Bluestocking overhauls Emily Upjohn near the line in a thrilling Group 1 Cairn Community Games Pretty Polly Stakes!

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