Night Of Thunder’s Unbeaten Kon Tiki Stars At York

[Wandering Eyes]

York's Listed Michael Seely Memorial Fillies' Stakes looked a strong contest full of exciting fillies on Friday and it was Peter Harris's unbeaten Kon Tiki who came through. Coming off all-weather wins at Wolverhampton and Kempton, the Jane Chapple-Hyam-trained daughter of Night Of Thunder swept by some smart peers approaching the final furlong and had half a length to spare over Bermuda Longtail at the line.

Connections of the 11-2 winner are looking to avoid Royal Ascot this year. “She's trained well all winter–I had her in the Guineas, but we decided to come here instead,” the trainer said. “It was her first time on turf and I just thought this was a nice start for her and allowed her more time to come in her coat. Mr Harris likes them to go gradually up the staircase, so there's no rush. We'll go for the [G2] Sandringham at Chantilly and, for me, the race then would be the [G1] Falmouth.”

(11-2) stylishly preserves her unbeaten record in the Listed @SkyBet Fillies' Stakes @yorkracecourse @DavidEgan99 and @JaneChappleHyam clearly have another good 'un pic.twitter.com/CTjgjP7WVO

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Kon Tiki is the second foal out of Maid Up, who captured the G3 March Stakes and was second in the G2 Lillie Langtry Stakes and whose first was Lope De Vega's Listed Wild Flower Stakes scorer Champagne Prince. From Juddmonte's family of Dansili's G2 Celebration Mile winner Zacinto, her 2-year-old colt by Too Darn Hot had been a €550,000 purchase by Amo Racing at the Arqana Breeze Up just six days before this contest. She also has a yearling filly by Kingman and a foal full-sister to Champagne Prince to come.

SKY BET FILLIES' STAKES (REGISTERED AS THE MICHAEL SEELY MEMORIAL FILLIES' STAKES)-Listed, £70,000, York, 5-16, 3yo, f, 7f 192yT, 1:39.35, g/f.
1–KON TIKI (GB), 128, f, 3, by Night Of Thunder (Ire)
     1st Dam: Maid Up (GB) (GSW-Eng, $175,493), by Mastercraftsman (Ire)
     2nd Dam: Complexion (GB), by Hurricane Run (Ire)
     3rd Dam: Ithaca, by Distant View
1ST BLACK TYPE WIN. (220,000gns Ylg '23 TATOCT). O-Mr P W Harris; B-Brightwalton Bloodstock Ltd; T-Jane Chapple-Hyam; J-David Egan. £39,697. Lifetime Record: 3-3-0-0, $64,844. *1/2 to Champagne Prince (GB) (Lope De Vega {Ire}), SW-Eng, $122,390.
2–Bermuda Longtail (Fr), 128, f, 3, Hello Youmzain (Fr)–Et Toi Et Moi (Fr), by Footstepsinthesand (GB). 1ST BLACK TYPE. (€60,000 Ylg '23 ARQDOY; €220,000 2yo '24 ARQBRU). O-Bermuda Racing Ltd; B-S.A.R.L. Riviera Equine; T-Andrew Balding. £15,050.
3–Troia (GB), 128, f, 3, Kingman (GB)–Umniyah (Ire), by Shamardal.
1ST BLACK TYPE. (44,000gns RNA Ylg '23 TATOCT). O/B-Fittocks Stud & Andrew Bengough; T-Ed Walker. £7,532.
Margins: HF, 1 1/4, 2HF. Odds: 5.50, 16.00, 12.00.
Also Ran: Consecrated (GB), Glittering Surf (GB), Serving With Style (GB), Elsie's Ruan (Ire), The Third Star (GB), Gulya (Ire). Scratched: Royalty Bay (Ire).

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