Jarvis Hoping for Bold Show from Yaqeen
06/05/07

Michael Jarvis is looking forward to stepping up Yaqeen into Group company when she tackles the Stan James 1000 Guineas.

The Green Desert filly will be returning to the NatWest Rowley Mile course just two-and-a-half weeks after she broke her maiden in convincing style.

Jarvis’s charge, making her second career start, came home with two lengths to spare in a seven-furlong event.

Jarvis said: “I was impressed at the way she accelerated down the hill, went through the gap and quickened up the hill. From the style of running, I think she would have been a clear-cut winner over a mile.”

The light-framed filly was pretty straight for her seasonal bow but Jarvis hopes the experience won’t have been wasted on Yaqeen.

He said: “She was fairly fit that day so I don’t think that she is going to be a lot fitter than she was then.

“But I think she will have learnt a lot in the race. She would have gained quite a bit of experience, having to quicken up and come through a gap.

“It is difficult to say that she would win the Guineas on what she has done. But I think there is a lot of potential there.”

Jarvis knows all about triumphing on the 1000 Guineas stage. He sent out Ameerat to land the 2001 renewal for what was the Kremlin House trainer’s first domestic Classic victory.

But Yaqeen faces 22 rivals in what appears an intriguing contest for the best filly milers.

Finsceal Beo, last year’s Rockfel Stakes and Prix Marcel Boussac winner, heads the market, while trainer Jeremy Noseda appears to have a strong hand in the shape of 2006 Cherry Hinton winner Sander Camillo and also Fillies’ Mile scorer Simply Perfect. Indian Ink from the powerful Richard Hannon yard is another with Group-1 winning form to her name.

Top-class Irish form is represented by Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Miss Beatrix with Arch Swing and Theann also journeying across the Irish Sea to racing’s HQ.

Scarlet Runner, who triumphed in the Shadwell Nell Gwyn Stakes at last month’s Craven meeting, heads back to the track, while Mick Channon is set to be ably served by Sweet Lilly and Treat.

The field is completed by Barshiba, Bicoastal, Blue Rocket, Cartimandua, Darrfonah, Fantasy Parkes, Kasseema, Princess Valerina, Puggy, Satulagi, Selinka and Vital Statistics.

 

Stan James betting -

01 Arch Swing 11/1
02 Barshiba 50/1
03 Bicoastal 125/1
04 Blue Rocket 40/1
05 Cartimandua 200/1
06 Darrfonah 80/1
07 Fantasy Parkes 150/1
08 Finsceal Beo 11/8
09 Indian Ink 10/1
10 Kaseema 18/1
11 Miss Beatrix 12/1
12 Princess Valerina 200/1
13 Puggy 150/1
15 Satulagi 200/1
16 Scarlet Runner 16/1
17 Selinka 100/1
18 Simply Perfect 10/1
19 Sweet Lilly 50/1
20 Theann 20/1
21 Treat 16/1
22 Vital Statistics 80/1
23 Yaqeen 10/1 SP