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Precise target of Falmouth Stakes for O’Brien
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Thu 9 Jul 2026
With Aidan O’Brien chasing down his own world record of 28 Group One winners in a year, Precise is aiming to do her bit by claiming a third top-level victory of the season in the Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions Falmouth Stakes.
While she may have disappointed when favourite for the 1000 Guineas, she looked a different proposition in the Irish equivalent, despite Ryan Moore switching to Newmarket winner True Love.
Moore got back on Precise at Royal Ascot, where she was a fairly dominant winner of the Coronation Stakes and with True Love heading to France for the Prix Jean Prat this weekend, the coast could be clear for Precise to continue her winning run on Friday.
“We always thought last year that she would be happy going further, but while it is going so well over a mile we see no reason to change it yet,” said O’Brien.
“We’ve split the two good fillies up this time. True Love is going to France for the Prix Jean Prat at the weekend so she’s dropping down in trip. We just thought she’d be comfortable doing that.
“We’ve been very happy with Precise since the Coronation and hopefully she runs well.”
Another filly to win at Royal Ascot was Andrew Balding’s Blue Bolt.
She was successful in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes and steps back up to the highest level having finished second in the Sun Chariot last autumn.
Balding told Tattersalls: “We’ve been very happy with Blue Bolt since Ascot.
“We were delighted with her performance there and she also ran very well on the Rowley Mile at the back end of last year.
“I don’t think the track will be a problem for her and she seems in great form, but it’s obviously a strong Group One, as it should be.
“We’re just keeping everything crossed that she can perform to the same level she did at Ascot.”
Donnacha O’Brien’s Balantina was a Breeders’ Cup winner at the end of last season and did not reappear until a creditable fifth in the Coronation Stakes.
“Balantina is in good form, and everything has gone to plan since Ascot,” said her trainer.
“We think she has improved a decent amount since that run. The track and trip should suit her at Newmarket, so we’re looking forward to it and think she’ll run a big race.”
Karl Burke’s Evolutionist was second to True Love in the 1000 Guineas before being stepped her up in trip for the Prix de Diane.
“Looking at the prices, I think the bookmakers have overlooked her,” Burke said.
“If she runs back to her Guineas form, and she’s a winner on the July course as well, she broke her maiden on the July course. I’m looking forward to running her.
“As well as being in season when she ran in the Prix de Diane, I don’t think she really stayed that trip either. Nothing went right.
“She was showing a lot more speed in her work leading up to the French Oaks so we sort of had a question mark going into that on trip and so we’ll find out a lot more on Friday.”
Venetian Lace filled the places in the 1000 Guineas and then headed to Epsom for the Oaks but she was beaten a long way out and was not in love with the soft ground.
Charlie Johnston said: “It was a disappointing run in the Oaks but you can put a complete line through that. She hated the ground; she’s very much a fast-ground filly.
“The owners were keen off the back of that for her to come back to a mile and this was the obvious choice. She’s been placed in two Group Ones over a mile at Newmarket so conditions should be ideal for her.
“Precise sets a very high standard, but we’re hopeful that our filly will run a big race.”
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