Kingman’s Debutante-Bound Queen Of Hawaii In Control Of Key Leopardstown Maiden

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Leopardstown's opening mile maiden on Thursday has produced some important fillies of late and Kingman's Queen Of Hawaii could belong among them after taking the latest renewal with authority. Whether she will follow in the steps of the last three winners Opera Singer, Swelter and Caroline Street remains to be seen, but there was a lot to like about the way Philip Antonacci's half-sister to the dual Group-placed Up And Under (Lope De Vega) went about her business.

“She had a lovely run the first day in a strong maiden and we thought she would enjoy going a mile,” trainer Joseph O'Brien said of the 100-30 shot. “I have her in here next week, but it's probably unlikely that she will come back here for the [G3] Silver Flash. We could go for the [G2] Debutante, as there aren't that many options at a mile for two-year-old fillies at the moment.”

Sixth on debut in the Curragh maiden won by Ballydoyle's Composing last month, Queen Of Hawaii was more alert this time shadowing the leader Minerva (Frankel). Swamping that rival passing two out, she stayed on powerfully to score by 2 1/2 lengths with another 4 1/4 lengths back to Josh's Joy (Wootton Bassett), the newcomer named after Taylor Made's Josh Bryan.

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