Breeders' Cup heroine Inspiral impresses on the Limekilns as she closes in on Newbury return
Kieran Shoemark was on board Inspiral on the Limekilns round gallop, which offered the best surface available on the Bury Road side of town with plenty of moisture in the ground. Last year’s Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner skipped the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes a year ago but is firmly on course to make her reappearance at Newbury next Saturday after leaving Audience in her wake.
Emily Upjohn, who was a creditable fifth on her return in the Dubai Sheema Classic in March, had the services of Robert Havlin in a similar exercise and will bid for back-to-back wins in the Group 1 Coronation Cup on May 31. Others to note from this quarter included recent Windsor winners Fighter Command and Lyric.
Saeed's World
There was a rare sighting of Saeed bin Suroor on the Limekilns on Saturday where the master of Godolphin Stables had his top miler Real World (Louis Steward) in action on the round gallop.
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