Pride Of Jenni won’t get in the way of Fangirl in 2025 King Charles III Stakes
Chris Waller won’t be losing sleep over Pride Of Jenni’s likely bold tactics in Saturday’s Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1609m), confident that Fangirl and her team have learned their lesson from past encounters.
The champion mare has crossed paths with Pride Of Jenni three times, finishing ahead just once — in the 2023 Cantala Stakes (1600m). But it was Pride Of Jenni’s dominant Queen Elizabeth Stakes victory earlier this year that caught everyone’s attention, when she tore away to win by more than six lengths over Fangirl’s stablemate Via Sistina.
“It has brought her undone in the past but we know about Pride Of Jenni now,” Waller said.
“We know not to let her out of our sights. If you let Pride Of Jenni out of your sights you won’t get past her.
“Fangirl is a great mare and a mile is her right distance.”
Waller says Fangirl thrives at Randwick, where she has claimed nine of her 12 career wins, including this same race two years ago over Mr Brightside. She enters this weekend’s race in form following her win over Lindermann and appears primed for another strong performance, even from an awkward gate in barrier 11.
“The win last start probably helps her confidence and I’m not worried about the draw, there will be plenty of speed on,” Waller said.
This year’s King Charles III Stakes is shaping as a blockbuster, featuring all four horses to have filled the quinella spots in its first two editions — Fangirl, Mr Brightside, Ceolwulf, and Pride Of Jenni — for a highly anticipated showdown.
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