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'The exciting thing is we don't know her ceiling' - Roger Varian ready to send unbeaten filly into Group 1 cauldron
Not many horses manage to stay unbeaten at two, three and four but Lady Of Spain has managed just that and Roger Varian is confident his filly has what it takes to graduate to Group 1 class in Saturday's BetMGM Sun Chariot Stakes.
Lady Of Spain made it five consecutive victories when successful in the Group 3 Atalanta Stakes at Sandown on her seasonal reappearance in August and is reported to be in excellent shape for her biggest target yet.
Varian said: "She's always looked potentially top-class and we were delighted with her win at Sandown. Her work had been really good going into it, but it was her first run on turf and at that level and I thought it was quite a stacked field with some really solid opposition.
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