Heredia has trainer Richard Hannon looking for big race targets after impressive Newbury victory under Sean Levey | Racing News
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Heredia potentially threw her name into the hat for one of the big end-of-season juvenile contests when maintaining her unbeaten record in the Dubai Duty Free Full Of Surprises British EBF Fillies’ Conditions Stakes at Newbury.
The Richard Hannon-trained Dark Angel filly had got off the mark with the minimum of fuss at Windsor 20 days ago – but faced three other previous winners here, including Charlie Appleby’s 4-9 favourite Silk Romance who looked smart when winning at Newmarket.
Settled last of the four by Sean Levey, she showed a smart turn of foot deep inside the final furlong to beat the market leader cosily, by a neck.
« She’s a lovely filly, a homebred of Andrew Stones (St Albans Bloodstock) and I have to say (pre-trainer) Malcolm Bastard has done an amazing job, » said Hannon.
« She came to me in June and she’s been really sweet ever since. We thought a bit of her when she went to Windsor and she won there.
« I’d say that was a smart race, she looked like she enjoyed the seven furlongs, but where we go know I don’t know.
« There are loads of options, but I didn’t want to put her in anything in case she finished sixth at Windsor and then I’d look a plonker. If we need to supplement for something we can now as she’s paid for it.
« We’ll all have a chat, but I would be keen to run her again looking for some black type. »
Ralph Beckett introduced a nicely-bred newcomer to win the British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes as Deodar powered home to beat 7-4 favourite Witch Hunter.
« He’s just come together in the last three weeks, it took him a long time to work out what was required but he’s suddenly realised, » said Beckett of the Juddmonte-owned son of Bated Breath.
« In his last bit of work he put it together between his ears.
« I don’t know what we’ll do with him now, Richard fancied his so I’d say it was a good effort and we’ll have to work out what to do.
« He’s out of a Selkirk mare so should have no trouble getting further. I’d say we’ll crack on with him now. »
