Star Catcher Prevails in Fillies & Mares Battle

[Wandering Eyes]

   There had been heartbreak in the previous race for Frankie Dettori, but in TDN Rising Star Star Catcher (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}) he found some salvation as she prevailed by a short head from Delphinia (Ire) in another Gosden-Ballydoyle finish that went the other way in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Fillies & Mares S. Tracking that rival throughout, the July 20 G1 Irish Oaks and Sept. 15 G1 Prix Vermeille winner had to battle to get past fellow TDN Rising Star Sun Maiden (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and the positively-ridden Delphinia, but the 7-4 favourite found the line first. There was a length back to Sun Maiden in third as Frankie registered an 18th group 1 win of 2019 and a 250th group 1 or grade I in his career. “I’m still a bit sour about Stradivarius, as the ground is a lot worse than we thought so I’m pleased this filly won,” he said. “From crying to smiling in half an hour! She’s a lovely tough filly and I hope she’s stays in training.”

Saturday, Ascot, Britain
QIPCO BRITISH CHAMPIONS FILLIES & MARES S.-G1, £550,000, Ascot, 10-19, 3yo/up, f, 11f 133yT, 2:28.48, sf.
1–STAR CATCHER (GB), 125, f, 3, by Sea the Stars (Ire)
1st Dam: Lynnwood Chase, by Horse Chestnut (SAf)
2nd Dam: Lady Ilsley, by Trempolino
3rd Dam: Sue Warner, by Forli (Arg)
(240,000gns Wlg ’16 TATFOA). O-A E Oppenheimer; B-Hascombe & Valiant Studs (GB); T-John Gosden; J-Lanfranco Dettori. £311,905. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Fr & Ire, 7-5-0-1, $1,211,998. *1/2 to Cannock Chase (Lemon Drop Kid), GISW-Can & MGSW-Eng, $680,268; and Pisco Sour (Lemon Drop Kid), GSW-Eng & Fr, $412,610. Werk Nick Rating: A. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Delphinia (Ire), 125, f, 3, Galileo (Ire)–Again (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire). O-Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Orpendale & Chelston (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien. £118,250.
3–Sun Maiden (GB), 131, f, 4, Frankel (GB)–Midsummer (GB), by Kingmambo. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Sir Michael Stoute. £59,180.
Margins: NO, 1, NK. Odds: 1.75, 20.00, 25.00.
Also Ran: Fleeting (Ire), Klassique (GB), Antonia de Vega (Ire), South Sea Pearl (Ire), Pink Dogwood (Ire), Tarnawa (Ire), Nausha (GB), Anapurna (GB), Sparkle Roll (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton.

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