Threading, who made such a good impression when winning on her debut at Goodwood, took the step up in class in her stride when landing the G2 Lowther Stakes at York. The daughter of Exceed And Excel tracked the quick pace set by Happy Like A Fool and when asked for her effort a couple of furlongs from home, ran on really well to record a one-and-three-quarter length triumph. She holds future entries over the same six furlong trip in the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes as well as the G2 Rockfel over seven.
Threading is a daughter of the unraced Seeking The Gold mare Chaquiras, who had previously produced three winners including four-time scorer Beachy Head (Shamardal). A sister to the great Champion Dubai Millennium, Chaquiras also has a yearling filly by Slade Power and has been scanned in foal to Farhh this season.
Famed as an exceptional sire of juveniles, Exceed And Excel has now sired 63 runners that have won a Stakes race at that age. These include the outstanding Outstrip and Buratino in the northern hemisphere with Helmet and Champion’s Sidestep and Overreach heading his Australian-bred performers. He will be standing this season at a fee of $110,000.
