Channon expects big run from Harlequeen
Darley Yorkshire Oaks (Group 1) | 1m4f | 3yo+ | CH4/RUK
Charlie Johnston, son and assistant to Mark Johnston, trainer of Fireglow
Partly because she was working so well and a genome test that said she was a sprinter-miler she has been campaigned at around a mile, even though from what we saw at home and her juvenile career she should be a middle-distance filly. We stepped up to a mile and a half last time and she won comfortably. She is unexposed at this trip but we're throwing her right in the deep end here.
John Gosden, trainer of Furia Cruzada
She ran well in the Lancashire Oaks last time and the trip, ground and track should suit her. It's a different level of competition but if she can grab the bronze medal we'll be delighted.
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