Thursday 17 August 2017 10:32, UK
German 1000 Guineas winner Unforgetable Filly could be eased in class on her next start for a shot at the Coolmore Stud Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary.
German 1000 Guineas winner Unforgetable Filly could be eased in class on her next start for a shot at the Coolmore Stud Fairy Bridge Stakes at Tipperary.
Trainer Hugo Palmer is contemplating dropping the three-year-old back down to Group Three level for the extended seven-furlong contest on August 31.
The daughter of Sepoy, who also holds an entry in next month's Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes at Leopardstown, has not been seen in competitive action since her victory in the Group Two at Dusseldorf in June.
Palmer said: "Unforgetable Filly was going to run in the Falmouth Stakes, but she ran up a temperature so we had to back off her and give her time off to get over it. She was not ready fore the Prix Rothschild.
"Her main target is the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland, which is on the same day as Champions Day here. It is a race that Hawksmoor was beaten a head and a nose in last year.
"I want to give her a prep run for that and that probably will be in Ireland. It could be the Group Three at Tipperary if the ground is decent for her, although she will be penalised for her German Guineas success.
"She could go for the Matron Stakes. It is a Group One and there will be no hiding places. She is a Group Two winner so it would be nice for her to get some Group One form."
Palmer hopes to have dual Oaks runner-up Architecture back in time for a second shot at the Qipco British Fillies' and Mares' Stakes at Ascot in October.
The four-year-old has not been seen out since finishing sixth in the Group One prize last year after suffering a sprained hip earlier in the season.
Palmer said: "Architecture is doing really well and she has been cantering away for a few weeks.
"She sprained her hip and it is an injury that I have never come across before. She has been sound for a while and she looks tremendous.
"She has strengthened and matured and looks a real four-year-old . She is still some way from the track. There is the John Musker at Yarmouth but that might come 10 days too soon.
"It would be nice to get her back to the track before Champions Day and win a Listed race beforehand, then we can seriously think about the Fillies and Mares race.
"It would be great to have a fresh filly in that race and you have to remember she was only a couple of lengths behind Minding in the Oaks last year."
