Ebor Festival: Queen’s Trust is Yorkshire Oaks value

Found sets the standard

Found is one of three runners in the race for trainer Aidan O’Brien, and sets the standard as far as form is concerned.

This four-year-old is a classy and consistent sort who rounded off last season with a game victory over the brilliant Golden Horn in the Breeders’ Cup Turf at Keeneland.

Found has won just one of her five starts this season, but has posted a number of solid efforts in defeat, and comes into the race on the back of a fine neck second in the Group 1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The daughter of Galileo looks sure to give it her best shot once again, yet giving away 10lb to some progressive three-year-olds will be no easy task.

Seventh Heaven a major player

One of those is Found’s stablemate Seventh Heaven, who showed her running in the Investec Oaks at Epsom to be all wrong when running out the impressive winner of the Irish equivalent at The Curragh when last seen in action.

She came from off the pace to take up the running a furlong from home before forging clear to beat Architecture by 2 3/4 lengths.

It was a most taking display and Seventh Heaven has nothing to fear from the re-opposing Harlequeen, Turret Rocks and Even Song, who all finished in behind.

The three-year-old also still looks far from the finished article and, although not considered to be the stable number one, could well turn out to be so. Seventh Heaven thus commands the utmost respect.

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You’ll find more Ebor Festival tips from York in Coral’s horse racing section.

Coral’s top tip: Having served it up to Minding last time out, Queen’s Trust looks worth a wager to enhance trainer Sir Michael Stoute’s excellent record in the race. Found is sure to give it her best shot but Seventh Heaven is feared most.