Tiffany team considering quick Lancashire Oaks return
Elite Racing’s Dan Downie: ‘I wouldn’t say it is the plan but it is definitely an option.’
Connections have left options open for star mare Tiffany after she claimed her first Pattern victory at Newcastle last Friday, with this Saturday’s Lancashire Oaks one potential target. The Sir Mark Prescott-trained four-year-old secured the biggest win of her nine-race career in the Hoppings Fillies’ Stakes, where she hit the front inside the final two furlongs before finishing two and a half lengths clear of Karl Burke’s Darnation. Tiffany is bred and owned by Elite Racing Club and it was their first success at this level since Judicial in the Chipchase Stakes, also at Gosforth Park, four years and a day earlier. The Group Three triumph also saw the daughter of Farhh continue her rapid ascent since finishing eighth of 13 runners on debut in a minor novice event at Southwell in December 2022.A super smooth win for Tiffany @NewcastleRaces for @HeathHouseNkt @Luke_Morris88 as she steps up in class to land the Grp 3 Hoppings Stakes. Another homebred winner for https://t.co/jO9S6ZVNMZ by @DarleyEurope Farhh. Congratulations to all members! 🏆 🥇 #tiffany #eliteracingclub pic.twitter.com/BJuo7VFYRO
— Elite Racing Club (@eliteracingclub) June 28, 2024
She did not get in the winner’s enclosure until her third career start at Wolverhampton but has been beaten only once in her six subsequent outings, which have included German Listed wins in Hanover and Baden-Baden. Tiffany is slated for the Group Two bet365 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock, although Elite Racing Club manager Dan Downie admitted a final decision on her entry will be made in the “next few days”. Future possible appointments in this month’s Al Shira’aa Racing Meadow Court Stakes at the Curragh, the Qatar Nassau Stakes at Goodwood and York’s Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks – both in August – could also be on the agenda. “She seems fine. I spoke to Sir Mark the day after (the victory at Newcastle), she’s absolutely fine. We’ll see how she is in the next few days,” said Downie.
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