MUSHARAKAAT, who created such a favourable impression when winning her debut on the Polytrack at Kempton, moves from shallow waters into the deep end of the pool on Saturday, when she takes on eight other previous winners in the G3 German-Thoroughbred.com Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket. This is the race in which our dual Oaks heroine Snow Fairy finished fourth in last year.
Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's Iffraaj filly is a good-looker with a smashing temperament, and she has size and scope about her, so Ed is looking forward to seeing how she copes with the step up in class.
He said: "We were thinking about a novice at Lingfield on Tuesday, but she has been working well and looks to have improved since Kempton, so it was decided she deserved her chance in a Pattern race. She had pleased me before Kempton, but there were plenty fancied in that race, so it was a nice surprise that she was able to win first time. This looks competitive, but she goes there in good form."
Geoff Lester