Bluestocking will bid to go one higher than her runner-up effort in final season’s Irish Oaks (G1) within the June 29 Fairly Polly Stakes (G1) as she returns to the Curragh for coach Ralph Beckett.
Rossa Ryan has partnered the Juddmonte homebred on 4 of her eight begins and is within the plate once more as she seeks to land a gaggle 1 on the fourth try. She made a massively spectacular seasonal look at York final month when ending six lengths clear within the Middleton Fillies Stakes (G2).
Barry Mahon, racing supervisor to Juddmonte, is worked up to see if she will avenge her defeat at this monitor final season.
“We’re wanting ahead to seeing her again on the monitor. She regarded proper at her finest final time and Ralph’s been completely happy along with her since,” Mahon stated. “We’re wanting ahead to getting her again to the Curragh too, to see if she will atone for her Irish Oaks defeat. You are at all times hopeful they will enhance from 3 to 4, particularly as she’s by Camelot, and she or he confirmed that at York. Hopefully, she’s obtained some extra development to return.”
After ending a wonderful third within the Ribblesdale Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot final season, she was unlucky to not earn traditional success within the Irish Oaks (G1) on her solely begin on the Curragh, given she was mugged late on by the very sensible Savethelastdance .
Given her beautiful York show got here on her first begin of the season, there’s loads to counsel she is an improved filly.
There aren’t many fillies in coaching who can rival the engine of Emily Upjohn , which is finest illustrated by her beautiful show in final season’s Coronation Cup (G1). She thundered away from Westover , who landed the 2022 Irish Derby (G1) at this monitor the season earlier than. She completed fourth in the identical race final month, nevertheless it wasn’t run to go well with given Ryan Moore managed the fractions from the entrance on Luxembourg .
John Gosden, joint coach of Emily Upjohn, stated the 5-year-old Sea The Stars mare took a while to get better from her journey to Dubai in March and was in want of the run within the Coronation.
“She’s since loved a racecourse gallop on the July course and appears to be again in good type. Plus the return to hotter climate has helped,” Gosden stated. “She’s again towards the fillies and goes there in good order.”
Gradual gallops could be Emily Upjohn’s undoing as she is a headstrong filly who could be troublesome to harness if the tempo is not to her liking. That may very well be her downfall once more right here as Francophone and Lumiere Rock take pleasure in racing prominently however are usually not recurring frontrunners.
Keep Alert ran an enormous race when runner-up to Through Sistina on this race final season and was unlucky to not get nearer given she suffered critical interference at an important stage. The 5-year-old returned with an authoritative efficiency within the Dahlia Stakes (G2) final month when benefitting from a robust gallop and powering away from Working Lion , who marketed the shape nicely when touchdown the Duke of Cambridge Stakes (G2) at Ascot.
