The George Boughey-trained Soprano geared up her preparations for the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday with a pleasing racecourse gallop over the same course and distance on the Rowley Mile, under regular work rider Charles Eddery this morning.
Moving smartly upsides her work companion the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing-owned filly, who made a winning debut at the Rowley Mile back in May, cruised to the front before crossing the line with just over a length to spare.
George Boughey said: "I'm delighted with her. She worked with a decent four-year-old that is a five-furlong horse rated in the 90s and she showed plenty of pace.
"Charles Eddery, who rides her regularly, was delighted with her so it is all systems go to the Cheveley Park. She looks better than ever.
"She is a very balanced filly, which is so key at Newmarket, and she won on her debut at the track. I think she has got to have a lively chance."
Soprano also holds an entry in the Group 2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Rockfel Stakes at the same track 24 hours earlier but, the Group 1 winning trainer admits he is keen to stick to six furlongs for now.
The Newmarket-based handler added: "I think staying at six furlongs is right. She is a strong stayer over that trip, and she loves the track.
"There can be a speed influence in the Rockfel, but it looks like there are some stouter pedigrees in the Rockfel this year and I didn't want her getting outstayed over seven furlongs by taking on horses that will stay a mile. We wanted to use her stamina over shorter.
"She has run over seven furlongs before and it would be lovely if she could get that bit further and aim for a Guineas preparation, but the fact we have put her in a Cheveley Park rather than Fillies' Mile shows where we are at the moment."
The daughter of Starspangledbanner stayed on in eye-catching style to finish third after missing the break in the Group 3 It Pays To Buy Irish Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes at Salisbury last time.
He added: "It was a bit of a blip at Salisbury, but she was really good in the stalls on Monday morning when we put her in them, so I don't really see that being a problem.
"It was a massive effort for her to finish third at Salisbury given how she started the race. I think if the race was 50 yards longer, she would have nearly been in front. She certainly deserves her place in the line-up here."
Soprano is currently 5/1 with Paddy Power to land the Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday with the William Haggas' Lowther winner Relief Rally heading the betting at 7/4.
