'She was a bit of a madam' - Aristia worth the wait for owner Roberts

Elizabeth Roberts has owned jumpers, including Fiddling The Facts who fell under Mick Fitzgerald at Becher's Brook when 6-1 favourite for the 1999 Grand National, so probably did not mind waiting for Aristia, who stormed home to deny Newmarket hotpot Darlectable You in division one of the fillies' maiden.

Trained by Richard Hannon and ridden by Sean Levey, the unraced daughter of Starspangledbanner went off a 20-1 shot, but found plenty to reel in 5-6 favourite Darlectable You, whose sister Lah Ti Dar was successful in the race in 2018.

Will Edmeades, Roberts' racing manager, was thrilled with the result and said: "I was just hopeful she'd get the trip being by a sprinter, but the female line all want a mile and a half plus.

"She was always a nice, classy filly, but took a long time to break in. Jamie Magee in Lambourn took about three or four months to get the better of her – she was a bit of a madam."

Roberts was watching on from her home in Jersey and Edmeades was cautious about thinking too big in terms of the Cazoo Oaks at Epsom.

"She hasn't got any fancy entries but we might be making some now in view of that," he added.

"We might think about the ten-furlong Listed race at the Lockinge meeting here, but Epsom has never been my favourite track and she wasn't terribly sound as a two-year-old either.

"She was going to run at Goodwood in September, but came out the day before on a self-cert with joint trouble, but I don't know - let's not get that far. If we can do a Listed race, we're halfway there."

Glory for Gloria and Nielsen

Gloria Mundi, representing Darlectable You's jockey and trainer Frankie Dettori and John Gosden, went one better in division two of the fillies' maiden in the colours of owner-breeder Bjorn Nielsen.

"It's thrilling to get a win out of a well-bred filly and it's great to be back in a bit of sunshine and warmth," he said.

"It's nice to get out of the house and see the horses live and talk to some people. I look back on the last year and try to think what I was doing.

Gloria Mundi and Frankie Dettori after their victoryCredit: Edward Whitaker

"I remember when Stradivarius won the Gold Cup, but I can't remember what I was doing last May or June because you don't have those landmarks, like 'Oh yeah, I was there'. It's like a blur."

King's Stand aim

Came From The Dark came home well to win the 5f handicap, which could put him in line for an appearance at Royal Ascot.

Trained by Ed Walker in Lambourn, the five-year-old runs in the colours of Hong Kong owner P K Siu.

Representing him was Alastair Donald, who said: "We'll have to look through the programme book but we'll probably try to find a Group 3 between now and Royal Ascot and if he was competitive in that we'd probably go for the King's Stand.

Came From The Dark (far side) pokes his head out for victoryCredit: Edward Whitaker

"A fast-run, stiff, five-furlong race at a track that suits hold-up horses could be worth targeting. We've always thought the world of him and gelding him and giving him a small wind op have really got him back on track. If he gets a clear run we might see the horse we hoped he'd be."

Shadow strikes for Spickett

Paul Spickett's red and white silks are becoming an increasingly familiar sight in Flat racing and they were carried to victory in the 5f maiden for juveniles by Berkshire Shadow.

"Paul's been a great supporter and he bought four yearlings for this year," said winning trainer Andrew Balding. "He's a great man to train for and deserves good horses."

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