Desert Flower blooms in impressive May Hill success

Godolphin filly kept on strongly to secure Group Two Doncaster win.

Desert Flower justified even money favouritism and maintained her unbeaten record when finishing powerfully to win the Betfred May Hill Stakes at Doncaster.

Trained by Charlie Appleby, the Night Of Thunder filly had won two races at Newmarket before stepping into Group Two company.

She briefly looked in a spot of bother two furlongs out as Ollie Sangster’s Flight cruised into the lead still hard on the bridle, while William Buick was getting lower in the saddle on the market leader.

Desert Flower changed gear soon after, however, and she ended up stamping her class on the race.

She went on to win by a length and a half from Aidan O’Brien’s January, with Flight fading back into third.

Coral cut the winner to 12-1 from 16s for next season’s 1000 Guineas, while Paddy Power make her 4-1 from 6-1 for the Fillies’ Mile.

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