Long Lashes off the mark for Godolphin

HIGH-PROFILE Godolphin recruit Long Lashes finally gained her first victory of the season on a wintry afternoon at Leicester yesterday.

Bought with a Classic campaign in mind after winning her first start at two for Jessica Harrington, the powerful filly’s career tapered away after taking the Sweet Solera Stakes on her debut for Saeed Bin Suroor and she did not even return to competitive action in 2010 until Glorious Goodwood.

The Wreake Fillies’ Conditions Stakes is one of a handful of sympathetically-placed events at the Midlands track for smart horses in need of confidence and Long Lashes will now return to stakes company after brushing Seradim and Super Sleuth aside under a hands-and-heels ride from Frankie Dettori.