Gleneagles’s Loving Dream Wins The Ribblesdale

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Passed over by Frankie Dettori in Thursday's G2 Ribblesdale S., Loving Dream (GB) (Gleneagles {Ire}) who carries the colours of Trevor Harris's Lordship Stud nevertheless held the John and Thady Gosden stable's bragging rights as she prevailed at 18-1. Sent forward from her wide draw by Robert Havlin and avoiding the scrimmaging between keen-going fillies towards the rail as a result, the imposing bay stayed out of trouble racing wide tracking the leader Dubai Fountain (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}) throughout the early stages. Committed at the top of the straight, the homebred half-sister to the GI American Oaks third Amandine (GB) (Shamardal) who had been fifth in the May 8 Listed Lingfield Oaks Trial kept finding to score by 3/4 of a length from Shadwell's Eshaada (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}), with Nicest (Ire) (American Pharoah) 1 3/4 lengths away in third.

Thursday, Royal Ascot, Britain
RIBBLESDALE S.-G2, £173,400, Ascot, 6-17, 3yo, f, 11f 211yT, 2:33.18, g/f.
1–LOVING DREAM (GB), 126, f, 3, by Gleneagles (Ire)
1st Dam: Kissable (Ire) (SW & GSP-US, G1SP-Ire, $225,919), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
2nd Dam: Kitty O'Shea (GB), by Sadler's Wells
3rd Dam: Eva Luna, by Alleged
1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN; 1ST GROUP WIN. O/B-Lordship Stud (GB); T-John & Thady Gosden; J-Robert Havlin. £98,335. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $146,351. *1/2 to Amandine (GB) (Shamardal), SW & GISP-US, $151,584. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Eshaada (GB), 126, f, 3, Muhaarar (GB)–Muhawalah (Ire), by Nayef. O/B-Shadwell Estate Company Ltd (GB); T-Roger Varian. £37,281.
3–Nicest (Ire), 126, f, 3, American Pharoah–Chicquita (Ire), by Montjeu (Ire). O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier; B-Coolmore (IRE); T-Donnacha O'Brien. £18,658.
Margins: 3/4, 1 3/4, NK. Odds: 18.00, 8.50, 28.00.
Also Ran: Divinely (Ire), Dubai Fountain (Ire), Noon Star, Gloria Mundi (Ire), Aristia (Ire), Taslima (GB), Annerville (Ire), Ad Infinitum (GB), Gwenhwyvar (Ire), Twisted Reality (GB). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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