Alpinesta sealed her class on betting 365 Lancashire Oaks at Haydock. Filly Sir Mark Prescott set the standard in second place behind illustrious Love at the Yorkshire Oaks last summer, after which she was narrowly defeated in the third set at Newmarket. Her current campaign got off to a successful start at a runway event at Goodwood in April – and after missing a few intended posts since then, she was an 11-4 favorite for the second set feature. Mystery Angel started to fade within the last two furrings, leaving Roger Varian-trained pair Cabeletta and Lady Hayes vying for the lead, however, and Alpinista picked up well in the hands of her regular partner Luke Morris to win the day by just over length. “We chose not to run it a few times because of the ground,” Morris said. “Today they rolled the dice and it looks like it deals with hard ground as well as soft ground.” She was second only to Love at the Yorkshire Oaks last year and is now a Group Two winner. “These are the horses you want to ride when you get up early in the morning and come home late in the evening.” “It’s a great game and we’ve coached a lot of her family, who have been playing really well as well,” said William Butler, Prescott’s assistant assistant. “We were a little worried about the ground as she was so effective last summer, but her class pulled it off.” She’s a second set winner , in the first, second and double roster winners and you can choose your goals now.” “There are races like Lillie Langtry (in Goodwood) and Yorkshire Oaks and we will make a plan.”
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