Siyouni’s Maqsad Impresses In Pretty Polly Romp

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Newmarket’s Listed Tweenhills Pretty Polly S. has become an influential Epsom Oaks prep, with Taghrooda (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), Talent (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) and Ouija Board (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}) all successful in recent years and Shadwell’s Maqsad (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) won with enough ease in Sunday’s edition to suggest she could be in the same territory. Sent off the 5-4 favourite after her mile maiden win here last time Apr. 16, the bay who cost 775,000 as a Goffs November Foal was waited with off the early pace and when sent forward by Jim Crowley took command with comfort approaching the two-furlong marker. Extending clear from there, she had five lengths to spare over the G1 Fillies’ Mile fourth Shambolic (Ire) (Shamardal) at the line. “I was impressed with her–she travelled well and settled well and appeared better at the trip,” trainer William Haggas said. “She’s got a bit of speed and lots of stamina on the dam’s side and is in the [G1 Prix] Saint-Alary [at ParisLongchamp May 26], the French Oaks [the June 16 G1 Prix de Diane at Chantilly] and the [May 31 G1] Epsom Oaks, so she has lots of options. I’m not sure it was the strongest renewal of this race, but she won easily and when Jim [Crowley] went to go he was surprised how easily he got there. He said the pace collapsed at the two. She ran a beautiful race here first time and then was beaten easily at Yarmouth, so I was rather deflated after that but racing is a strange game.”

MAQSAD (FR) (f, 3, Siyouni {Fr}–Amerique {Ire} {MSP-Fr}, by Galileo {Ire}).
(€775,000 Wlg ’16 GOFNOV). O-Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum; B-Dayton Investments Ltd (FR); T-William Haggas; J-Jim Crowley. £28,355. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, £37,461.

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