Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper) may technically have had his best hour three years ago when he won G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot, but it is still difficult to beat the form the 9-year-old has achieved. at the end of the year. Geoff and Sandra Turnbull’s remarkably steady gray has stepped back in time to victory over G1 Jebel Hatta and G2 Singspiel S. at last year’s festival, and he proved in fine form still at Meydan on Friday on the iteration. again in the latest version of Singspiel S.
Lord Glitters, who succeeded in 26 of 44 runs, made his first extended carnival tour last season, ending a highly productive season marked by two model wins above when dividing the field in sixth place at G1 Dubai Turf. Lord Glitters then returned to manager David O’Meara’s Yorkshire pitch and made five starts in England’s dismal season, finishing second in the G3 Strensall S. and fourth in the G1 Lockinge S. . and Queen Anne before going home to G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. on soft ground. Rejuvenated by the Gulf sun, Lord Glitters returned to win the Bahrain G3 International Cup on November 19 and finished fourth in the G2 Al Rashidiya match on January 21.
Returning to the top to take up his usual spot in the back yard, Lord Glitters and Danny Tudhope watched as Passion and Glory (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) produces an early run. Lord Glitters and Tudhope initially found themselves behind a wall of joggers as they made their way home, but they began plunging down the middle of the road when they found daylight soon after. Willing to be his rival from last season, Zakouski (GB) (Shamardal), grabbing a lead too soon inside the final stretch, Lord Glitters leapt forward in dying strides and hit the rope a long way to his advantage.
Genealogical Notes
Lord Glitters is beyond the multiple ranked Lady Glitters (Fr) (Homme De Loi {Ire}) which is also the second dam of G3 Prix winner Gontaut-Biron Petit Chevalier (Fr) (High Chaparral {Ire}) . Lady Glitters’ last reported pony was the 3 year old Princess Glitters (Fr) with no place (Zarak {Fr}). Lady Glitters is half-sister to winners Gray Glitters (Fr) (Grey Risk {Fr}) and Loupy Glitters (Fr) (Loup Solitaire), while it’s also the family of the G1 goalscorer. Criterium de Saint-Cloud Morandi (Fr ) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}).
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