Wathnan Racing, James Doyle and Karl Burke struck within the opener at Royal Ascot on the second day of the assembly as Leovanni charged to victory within the Queen Mary Stakes.
The daughter of Kodi Bear, who began at 22/1 for the five-furlong Group Two contest, was all the time distinguished down the centre of the observe and stretched clear within the closing levels to prevail by a size and three-quarters.
In one other end of massive costs, Mighty Eriu claimed second place, simply forward of Hollie Doyle on Maw Lam, with each these two beginning at 50/1, whereas Burke additionally saddled the fourth Miss Lamai.
Kassaya was despatched off the well-backed 7/2 favorite however was by no means an element within the stands’ aspect group.
Doyle was fast to share the credit score after booting residence Leovanni.
“It’s been a lot of work from everyone behind the scenes, it’s easy for me just riding them, but a lot of work has been put in by Richard Brown (racing adviser to Wathnan) and his whole team,” he mentioned.
“I was pleased with her on debut, she won like a potentially smart filly, but it’s so hard to tell. Look at yesterday, I had the choice of three in the Coventry Stakes and the one I picked finished out the back. The other two just got beat. It’s very difficult to make choices, thankfully I didn’t have to choose between two in this race!”
He added tellingly: “I won this race before on a filly called Rizeena for Clive Britain (2013) and I would say this filly has all the class that she had. The raw speed, the ability to relax, the temperament, being versatile with the ground. There is a lot to look forward to with her.”
