Dhanyata lands Sirenia Stakes

Brian Meehan is eyeing a valuable end-of-season prize with Dhanyata after the filly landed the totepool Sirenia Stakes - the first Group race for juveniles on the all-weather.

Although she had previously tasted defeat at the hands of two of her rivals, the daughter of Danetime was popular before the start of the six-furlong race and was sent off at 6-1.

Jimmy Fortune kept his mount covered up in midfield and she readily stretched clear when sent into the lead over a furlong out to beat La Neige by two lengths, with the 3-1 favourite We’ll Confer taking third.

“I am very pleased with her, she is a nice filly and Jimmy was impressed,” said Meehan. “She ran badly in a sales race last time but she was badly drawn and did too much down the outside.

“I have always thought a lot of her and I will probably step her up to seven furlongs for the Rockfel now. She is also in the Cheveley Park and I wouldn’t leave that out of the reckoning.”