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Fastnet Rock Filly Wins Cheshire Oaks

Champion Australian sire Fastnet Rock sired another black type winner in the UK at Chester on Wednesday.

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His Irish-bred 3YO filly Diamondsandrubies (Fastnet Rock x Quarter Moon, by Sadler's Wells) became the 76th stakeswinner for Fastnet Rock when she scored by six lengths for trainer Aiden O'Brien in the Listed Cheshire Oaks.

The Coolmore-owned Diamondsandrubies has now raced four times for two wins and a placing in the Listed Salsabil Stakes and she is now into 10-1 for next month's English Oaks at Epsom.

Coolmore spokesman Kevin Buckley confirmed that the Epsom Oaks is the target for Diamondsandrubies.

"Aidan has confirmed that Epsom is the target," he told Sky Sports.

"I imagine he'll have other possible runners and maybe have something for the Musidora at York next week."

Diamondsandrubies is from the G1 Moylgare Stakes winner Quarter Moon, who went on to be placed in the 1000 Guineas, English Oaks, Irish Oaks and Nassau Stakes.

She is a sister to Irish 1000 Guineas winner and English Oaks runner-up Yesterday.

The family includes G1-winning sire Aussie Rules, champion filly Alborada and Germany’s 2004 Horse of the year Albanova.

Lonhro also added another UK record to his record at Chester when his 2YO filly Rah Rah (Lonhro x Rahiyah, by Rahy) won the Lily Agnes Conditions Stakes over 1000m.

Trained by Mark Johnston for Sheikh Hamdan Rah Rah has now won both her career starts and is a likely starter at Royal Ascot.

Her dam Rahiyah was G1 placed and hails from the family of G1 winners Optimistic Lass and Golden Opinion.


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Chester Wednesday, 06th May 2015

1m3f79y TURF GOOD SOFT
GBP £40,000

Arkle Finance Cheshire Oaks (For The Robert Sangster Memorial Cup) (Fillies' Listed) (LR)

GBP £40,000
Age: 3yo Sex: F
1m3f79y TURF GOOD SOFT
FP Horse, Age & Sex
Sire & Dam
Jockey
Trainer
SP
WT
1st 3. DIAMONDSANDRUBIES (IRE) 3yo F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - QUARTER MOON (IRE)
RYAN MOORE
AIDAN O'BRIEN
$2.25
126lbs
MRS R HENRY/MRS J MAGNIER
2nd 4. ENTERTAINMENT (GB) 3yo F
HALLING (USA) - OPERA COMIQUE (FR)
JAMES DOYLE
JOHN GOSDEN
$21
126lbs
GODOLPHIN

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3rd 12. ZAMOURA (GB) 3yo F
AZAMOUR (IRE) - MOVE (GB)
LANFRANCO DETTORI
JOHN GOSDEN
$8
126lbs
ANN BLACK,M AL QATAMI & K M AL MUDHAF

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4th 2. BANZARI (GB) 3yo F
MOTIVATOR (GB) - BANTU (GB)
JAMIE SPENCER
MICHAEL BELL
$7
126lbs

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5th 7. MILE HIGH (GB) 3yo F
FASTNET ROCK (AUS) - CRINOLETTE (IRE)
MARTIN HARLEY
C HILLS
$34
126lbs

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6th 8. SWEET DREAM (GB) 3yo F
OASIS DREAM (GB) - SWEET STREAM (ITY)
RICHARD KINGSCOTE
R M BECKETT
$15
126lbs

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7th 10. VICTORIA POLLARD (GB) 3yo F
SIR PERCY (GB) - VICTORIA MONTOYA (GB)
DAVID PROBERT
ANDREW BALDING
$12
126lbs

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8th 6. LOAVES AND FISHES (GB) 3yo F
OASIS DREAM (GB) - MIRACLE SEEKER (GB)
ADAM KIRBY
C G COX
$12
126lbs

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9th 9. TEPELENI (GB) 3yo F
TEOFILO (IRE) - BRONWEN (IRE)
FRANNY NORTON
CLIVE BRITTAIN
$81
126lbs

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10th 11. WHAT SAY YOU (IRE) 3yo F
GALILEO (IRE) - ALTA ANNA (FR)
RICHARD HUGHES
RAE GUEST
$8
126lbs

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