First Black-Type Winner For Night of Thunder In the Princess Margaret

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One of the least experienced in the line-up for Saturday’s G3 Princess Margaret Keeneland S. at Ascot, Saeed Manana’s Under the Stars (Ire) (Night of Thunder {Ire}) had the right material to belie odds of 25-1 and register a first black-type success for her sire who had also caused a shock in these colours in the 2000 Guineas. Anchored in last early by PJ McDonald having missed the break from the stall nearest the stands, the bay who had won with panache after a similarly tardy start on debut over this six-furlong trip at Ripon July 8 was soon comfortably in touch with Good Vibes (GB) (Due Diligence) too keen in front. Arriving to tackle fellow outsider Aroha (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) inside the last 75 yards, the homebred who failed to make more than 6,000gns at the Tattersalls October Book 3 Sale asserted to score by a half length, with Living In the Past (Ire) (Bungle Inthejungle {GB}) a head away in third. “The best thing about her is her attitude and she probably gets that from her sire,” trainer James Tate said. “She doesn’t do too much at home and doesn’t worry about anything. We didn’t really know what she had under the bonnet, but we got a glimpse there and it’s exciting.”

UNDER THE STARS (IRE), f, 2, Night of Thunder (Ire)–Jumeirah Palm Star (GB), by Invincible Spirit (Ire).
O-Saeed Manana; B-Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd (IRE); T-James Tate; J-P J McDonald. £28,355. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, £32,216.

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