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Sangster satisfied with ‘fantastic’ Classic places
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Sun 4 May 2025
Ollie Sangster was “elated” having saddled Flight and Simmering to be second and third respectively behind Desert Flower in the Betfred 1000 Guineas.
Still a relative newcomer to the training ranks, Sangster nevertheless hails from a famous family and came close to adding his name to the roll of honour.
While ultimately just coming up short, he is looking forward to the future with two top-class prospects who outran their 28-1 and 33-1 odds behind the hot favourite, trained by Charlie Appleby.
“We’re elated. Second and third is fantastic. Obviously we all want to win, but there was a lot of confidence in the vibes from Godolphin beforehand so we thought the favourite was kind of unbeatable,” said Sangster.
“To come so close is a feather in the cap of the two fillies and all the team at home. They were big prices but we were happy with what we had seen at home from them and happy to let them take their chance – and they’ve shown why today.”
Simmering had finished down the field in the Fred Darling on her seasonal bow, while Flight was having her first run of the campaign.
Sangster said: “Everything had gone well for Simmering since Newbury, we kind of put a line through that. Flight’s work all along has been very good, she came here for a racecourse gallop during the Craven meeting.
“It’s hard to know as you are dealing with the champion filly from last year, but we always felt ours were top-class fillies, as did the jockeys who had been riding them.
“The only thing is it is hard to know when you are competing at the top table, as it is not something we’ve done a lot of, but we had faith in the fillies.
“It looked like Flight got in front coming out of the dip, it was hard to tell with them being on separate sides.
“It would have been nice if she would have had a bit of company but they’ve both run exceptionally well.
“We all want to win but to be second and third is fantastic.
“Flight was a little disorganised going into the dip but she came out of it strongly, but as she was on the other side, it was hard to know. They’ve both run very good races but well done to Charlie and his team.”
Of future plans, the trainer added: “For Simmering, a mile will be her max, she likes quick ground. Flight might get 10 furlongs but a nice, strongly-run mile at the Curragh may suit and we’ll go for that instead.”
For Saeed bin Suroor it was a second big-priced fourth place in a Classic in the last two days, as Elwateen came out best behind the front three.
“The way she works in the morning, she works all the time with Tornado Alert (fourth in 2000 Guineas), she shows her class every time, that is the reason I ran her in a Classic on just her second start,” said Bin Suroor.
“The filly is improving and she will improve a lot for this race. The further she goes, the better.
“She will go straight to Epsom for the Oaks, the Musidora is too close.
“I’ve got two nice hopes for Epsom this year, it’s nice to see them run well. From a maiden to a Classic is a big jump, so she’s done well, a little bit more give would have helped her too.”
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