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pRichard Hannon will be hoping for better luck with Memory this weekend as he sends his top-class filly for the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh./p
pHannon’s top colt Strong Suit was beaten in the Phoenix Stakes at the track earlier this month, so it is now the turn of his best filly to live up to her exalted reputation./p
pThis has been the plan for some time and Hannon is counting down the hours after the ante-post favourite for the 1000 Guineas came through a workout on Saturday morning with flying colours under Richard Hughes./p
p”Hughesie was really pleased with Memory and although the filly messed about at home in the spring, she has become so much more professional,” the trainer told www.richardhannonracing.tv./p
p”She is fresh and raring for another race, so Sunday cannot come quick enough.”/p
pTo date the daughter of Danehill Dancer has done absolutely nothing wrong, winning her maiden at Goodwood, the Albany Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Cherry Hinton at Newmarket./p
pShe will face one extra rival as connections of the Jessica Harrington-trained Laughing Lashes have, as expected, supplemented her for the Group One./p
pAidan O’Brien is strongly represented as usual, with Misty For Me possibly the best of his six remaining entries./p
pShe was a length behind Laughing Lashes in the Debutante Stakes last time out, while stablemate Wild Wind beat the Harrington filly in a maiden, although she was having her first run on that occasion./p
pKevin Prendergast has two options, with Seeharn and Kissable./p
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Godolphin’s Hibaayeb attempts to recapture her juvenile form when she lines up for today’s Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot.

The filly was a Group One winner last season for Clive Brittain and after disappointing in the 1000 Guineas, bounced back to something like her true form when caught close home by subsequent French Oaks heroine Sarafina in the Prix Saint-Alary.

“Hibaayeb ran a good race to finish third in France and I think that a return to Ascot will suit her, having won a Group One at the course at the end of last season,” said trainer Saeed bin Suroor.

“I think the step up to a mile and a half will be no problem for her and she goes into Thursday’s race in really good form. I was pleased to see that Sarafina won so well in France at the weekend as that gives the form a boost and I’m really looking forward to running her over this trip.”

Eldalil takes a big leap up in class and distance but connections were left with little choice after the Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum filly was found to be under the weather subsequent to landing a Newmarket maiden in April.

“It’s a difficult one in that she’s only run the once this year. She won well at Newmarket and I was surprised she had the speed to win a seven-furlong maiden like that,” said Angus Gold, racing manager to the owner.

“Then her blood went wrong and we had to give her a break. We haven’t had time to get another run into her which is a pity as it would have been nice to go for a mile-and-a-quarter Listed race to see if we were on the right track.

“Her pedigree certainly says she will stay. She is a nice filly, but whether she can make the jump up on this next start from a seven-furlong maiden to a mile and a half Group Two is a big ask. We’ll see what happens.”