Everything looks firmly in place for Inspiral to land a fifth group 1 and to possibly provide Frankie Dettori, now entering the final furlongs of his farewell tour, with a landmark 500th success at Newmarket in the Sun Chariot Stakes (G1).
John Gosden, joint-trainer of red-hot favorite Inspiral, who comprehensively outclassed her rivals in the Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) at Deauville last time, said the daughter of Frankel is fresh and well following a light campaign of just three races.
After finishing a neck runner-up to 33-1 outsider Triple Time in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1), Inspiral failed to fire when last of five behind Paddington in the Sussex Stakes (G1) before bouncing back to her best in France.
“Inspiral is very fresh for this time of year having only run at Royal Ascot, Goodwood, and, most recently, Deauville,” Gosden said. “The ground is drying up quickly on the Rowley Mile which she should handle, and we’ve targeted this race for some time.”
Victory for Inspiral and Dettori would raise the roof on the Rowley Mile, but Gosden has a powerful second string in Coppice , who should not be underestimated.
“Coppice is running only eight days after winning a listed race, but she’s come out of that in good shape and likes fast ground,” Gosden added. “We’re running her before she heads over to the United States to continue her career.”
Dettori will receive mementoes in recognition of 500 Newmarket winners, which also include those on the July course, should either Queen Emma, whom he rides in the preceding British EBF 40th Anniversary Premier Fillies’ Handicap, or Inspiral triumph.
Fabre Not Concerned by Fast Ground
Andre Fabre expects a bold performance from his richly talented 4-year-old filly Mqse de Sevigne , even though the trip and ground will not be ideal.
All four of Mqse de Sevigne’s wins have been achieved on ground officially described as soft or very soft, and she is probably more effective at 1 1/4 miles than one mile.
However, Fabre, who landed the Sun Chariot in 2015 with Esoterique , believes the daughter of Siyouni will handle the much faster conditions.
He said: “She’s in good shape and travelled over well. I’m hoping for a good pace and I don’t think there will be any problems with the faster ground.
“She’s very sound and a good mover, so there’s no reason why she won’t act on it.”
The master trainer added: “A mile isn’t her best trip, but Newmarket is a stiff track and she has plenty of stamina. I think she should run well.”
Mqse de Sevigne is bidding for a group 1 hat-trick, having landed the Prix Rothschild (G1) and Prix Jean Romanet (G1), both fillies and mares races, at Deauville on her last two starts.
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