Group 3 success for Tally-Ho bred Miss Yechance

The Tally-Ho-bred Miss Yechance gained a deserved breakthrough at stakes level on Saturday when successful in the Group 3 Dubai International Airport World Trophy at Newbury for Al Leith Racing Club.

Taking on older horses, the tough 3yo filly showed her usual customary dash to make all under Jack Nicholls and hold off the seasoned veteran to win by a neck.

Now trained by Karl Burke, Miss Yechance now boasts a record of five wins and nearly £170,000 in earnings.

“She’s fast and she was actually faster than the Nunthorpe winner at York," said Karl Burke. "She’s obviously very quick and Jack gets a great tune out of her as well. It was his first ride in a Group race so it’s great for him.

“She’s done nothing but improve physically since she arrived in May.

“I didn’t want to run her at Ascot and she didn’t look very well as we hadn’t done much work with her, but she ran a blinder and only got tired in the last 100 yards. She was splitting the American horses (Bacio and Sandal’s Song) for a lot of the race.

“I knew then she was a filly who doesn’t need much work and she’s as hard as nails, just eats and drinks.

“I’m delighted with that and she’s climbing the ladder nicely. The owners are very keen to head back out to Dubai for the winter and I imagine that plan won’t change although she will make a nice broodmare at some time."

The daughter of Cotai Glory was bred by us out of Rosie Bassett, a winning Wootton Bassett relation to Group 1 winner Jemayel. She was bought out of our draft at the 2024 Goffs Premier Sale by Ellie Whitaker on behalf of Bacon & Lovatt.

Her win came on the same day that another Tally-Ho-bred, Rhodes Runner, won the 6f novice at Chester for Nick Bradley Racing.