Three weeks before the
Nell Gwyn Stakes, the penny suddenly dropped and everything started to come to hand quickly.
NEARLY THERE: Fantasia and Frankie Dettori (left) in the
Nell Gwyn Stakes
Cracker: Blue Rocket's (right) run in the
Nell GwynIt was a time when the theatre had just reopened after 17 years of Puritan suppression and the stars of the day included
Nell Gwyn, Doll Common and Mary Betterton.
Cape Columbine chased home Karen's Caper in the
Nell Gwyn, while Simply Sunshine impressed many at Newbury with her two-length win.
But when Charles II issues a royal decree, at the behest of his mistress
Nell Gwyn (Tapper), permitting women to act and forbidding men from taking their roles, Ned watches forlornly as his dresser, Maria (Danes), becomes the first woman to tread the boards.
The daughter of Zoffany, who won the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot last season, had been scheduled to run in the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket but was rerouted after disappointing when seventh behind Qabala in the
Nell Gwyn Stakes.
Summary: Eye victory in Wednesday's Group 1
Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket's Craven meeting
The beautifully-bred filly, half-sister to Cecil's top-class middle-distance performer Midday, shot to favouritism for the Guineas after an impressive reappearance in the
Nell Gwyn over seven furlongs at HQ last month.
The beautifully bed filly, half sister to Cecil's top-class middle-distance performer Midday, shot to favouritism for the Guineas after an impressive reappearance in the
Nell Gwyn over seven furlongs at HQ last month.
SIR HENRY Cecil suddenly found himself with the new favourite for the Qipco 1000 Guineas as Hot Snap appeared from nowhere in more ways than one in the Lanwades Stud
Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket yesterday.
LUCA CUMANI'S smart filly Fantasia looks difficult to oppose as she makes her seasonal reappearance in the Leslie Harrison Memorial
Nell Gwyn Stakes at Newmarket.