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Chinese White enhances Oaks credentialsFiled on 4 May 2008 @ 15:56
The Dermot Weld trained Chinese White (Dalakhani - Chiang Mai, by Sadler's Wells) became Dalakhani's second stakes winner - Centennial was his first in the Sandown Mile - winning the Listed Victor McCalmont Memorial Stakes over 1m 1.5f at Gowran Park on Sunday. Chinese White tracked the leaders before making her move entering the straight. She grabbed the lead from the Aga Khan's useful Zafayra (Nayef) and stayed on well to register an impressive four and a half length win over Zafayra. Indiana Gal was third. Weld said afterwards: "She did that nicely and we'll see how she comes out of that, it'll probably be about a week's time before we decide where to go. She's in the Oaks at Epsom, she's in the Irish Oaks and the Prix de Diane too and will probably go for one of those races next. The obvious race would be the Irish Oaks, but I wouldn't rule out Epsom. "She had been slow coming in her coat and was carrying a bit of excess weight but we were happy with that performance in the ground, which was softer than ideal. She'll want good ground but her class won it for her today. She is potentially a very high-class staying filly." Filed on 4 May 2008 @ 15:56
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