Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted July 20, 2024 Journalists Posted July 20, 2024 Highclere Throughbred Racing's Believing (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}–Misfortunate {Ire}, by Kodiac {GB}), successful in last term's G3 Prix Texanita, finished just off the board in Royal Ascot's G1 King Charles III Stakes and G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubliee Stakes last month and regained the winning thread with a decisive victory in Saturday's G2 Barberstown Castle Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh. Believing was alert from the gates and raced fifth, within range of the pace, through halfway in this straight dash. Shaken up with a quarter-mile remaining, the even-money favourite quickened to the fore passing the furlong pole and was ridden out in the latter stages to assert by 1 3/4 lengths from Beautiful Diamond (GB) (Twilight Son {GB}). Makarova (GB) (Acclamation {GB}), from the in-form Ed Walker stable, ran on well to finish a half-length adrift in third. “She's such a hardy, tough filly and she did it well,” commented George Boughey's assistant Henry Morshead. “She ran with great credit in two Group 1s over the week, which is amazing, and came out of [Royal] Ascot great. She hasn't done a lot since and we've just freshened her up. She can be quite busy at a high level through the second half of the year and I'd imagine she'll have sales hopes later in the year. Highclere are great supporters of the yard and it's great to get a Group 2 win for them.” Ryan Moore added, “She has been in very good form this year, she won well at Haydock [when winning the June 8 Listed Achilles Stakes] and had two very solid runs in Group 1s at Ascot. She was probably entitled to win this, she is very straightforward and seems to be most suited to five furlongs.” Pedigree Notes Believing is the second of four foals and lone scorer out of an unraced half-sister to G3 Brownstown Stakes and G3 Concorde Stakes victrix Miss Sally (Ire) (Danetime {GB}). She is a half-sister to a yearling colt by Inns Of Court (Ire). The February-foaled bay's third dam Nurse Jo (J. O. Tobin) is kin to six stakes performers headed by dual GI Beldame Stakes winner Love Sign (Spanish Riddle) and G1 Oaks d'Italia heroine and G1 Irish Oaks dead-heater Melodist (The Minstrel). A British-trained trifecta in Irish Gr.2 Sapphire Stakes! BELIEVING earns a fifth career Stakes success for @gbougheyracing & leading syndicate @HighclereRacing. BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND (GB) – @karl_burke MAKAROVA (GB) – @edwalkerracingpic.twitter.com/454sp5SXWM — GBRI (@GBRI_UK) July 20, 2024 The post Believing Leads Home British Trifecta in The Curragh’s Sapphire appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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