Will Godolphin be Tempted to take filly to 2025 The Everest?
Tempted has written her name into the history books, becoming just the second filly to capture the Run To The Rose with a breathtaking victory at Rosehill. The performance has catapulted her into discussions for the Golden Rose and even the $20 million The Everest.
Trainer Ciaron Maher was buoyed by the result against a top-class field littered with Golden Slipper placegetters. “What she has been showing us is far better than anything else I had in Sydney so I was quite confident today. She was very impressive, wasn’t she? She could go a number of different ways but given how she put them away it would be very attractive.”
The only other filly to achieve the feat, In Secret, used the race as a springboard to Group 1 success in the Coolmore Stud Stakes, and Maher believes Tempted could forge a similar path—perhaps with an Everest tilt added. “It probably wouldn’t be beyond her. Three-year-olds have a pretty good record. The fillies haven’t done as well as the colts but she might be one out of the box.”
Tempted ($3.90 fav) produced a powerful finishing burst to claim victory by 1-1/2 lengths over Beiwacht ($7.50), with Skyhook ($5.50) a close third. Wodeton ($8) and stablemate State Visit ($71) both impressed running on strongly, with connections likely to press towards the Golden Rose.
Runner-up jockey Adam Hyeronimus conceded the filly’s brilliance caught him off guard. “I wasn’t expecting a horse to go past us that quick at the furlong. She has run really well the filly. I do think he’s going to maybe be a risk going to the Golden Rose over seven furlongs. That will all depend on the race shape.”
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