Darley
have enjoyed success through sending top class Australian bred mares to join their
breeding program in the Northern Hemisphere and the practice delivered an
interesting result in the UK overnight with the Group III Nell Gwynn Stakes at
Newmarket won by a daughter of Lonhro stakes-winner Dysphonia.
Trained by Charlie Appleby and ridden by William Buick, three year-old Dubawi
filly Soliloquy was a dominant length and three-quarter winner of the seven
furlong contest at her first appearance this year.
She had just two starts last season winning at her second outing at Ascot in
September and had been put aside since then.
"We were confident
coming into the race - her work recently has been nothing but impressive," said
Charlie Appleby.
"Soliloquy stayed here over
the winter and has done well from two to three. We were always going to try and
make it and keep it simple and she got a soft lead."
She may head towards the Thousand Guineas, although will have to supplemented
as she was not an original entry.
Soliloquy is the second foal and second winner for Dysphonia, who is now back
in Australia for Darley.
She returned last year and produced a colt by Epsom Derby and Arc winner Golden
Horn and was then covered by Brazen Beau.