Night Of Thunder Filly Hope Queen Pounces Late for Stakes Breakthrough at Sandown

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Jaber Abdullah's once-raced Hope Queen (Night Of Thunder), a granddaughter of storied European champion Attraction, posted a debut success for the Karl Burke stable at Beverley last month and repeated the dose on black-type bow with a battling victory in Thursday's Listed European Bloodstock News EBF Star Stakes at Sandown.

“We knew we had a nice filly after she won at Beverley and it's nice to get a Listed win into her,” said winning rider Clifford Lee. “Once we got a clear run, I knew I was always going to get there at some point. She handled the [good] ground very well and galloped to the line nicely.”

Settled third along the fence after an alert getaway from the inside stall, the 15-2 chance came under pressure in the straight to go second entering the final furlong and was driven out on the climb to oust long-time leader Jennifer Jane (New Bay) by a neck on the line.

 

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Hope Queen is the second of four foals and lone runner thrown by a daughter of the aforementioned multiple Group 1-winning European champion Attraction (Efisio). The February-foaled bay's dam Motion (Invincible Spirit) is kin to G1 International third and multiple Group-winning sire Elarqam (Frankel), G3 Sapphire Stakes-winning sire Fountain Of Youth (Oasis Dream), Listed Doonside Cup victor Maydanny (Dubawi) and the dual Grade III-placed Cushion (Galileo). The latter, in turn, is the dam of G2 Queen's Vase and G3 Zetland Stakes third Hafit (Dubawi). Hope Queen is a half-sister to a yearling colt by Sea The Stars and a weanling filly by Ghaiyyath.

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