Hitting all the right notes

Gower Song lands G3 at Nad Al Sheba

Singspiel's daughter Gower Song has put up some extremely creditable performances during this year’s Dubai Carnival and the five-year-old mare gained a well-deserved victory on Super Thursday, storming home to land the G3 Dubai City Of Gold.

Settled in third last on the rail, David Elsworth’s charge travelled well throughout the 12-furlong contest and under a canny ride from jockey Richard Hills, swept home to finish half a length ahead of Mourilyan (winner of both his previous starts in the UAE), with Oracle West a further head back in third.

Gower Song has now provided her owners Usk Valley Stud with six wins and rounded off her four-year-old campaign last year with victory in the Listed Gillies Fillies’ Stakes at Doncaster. Bred by R E Crutchley, she is the best foal out of the winning Kalaglow mare Gleaming Water and is from the immediate family of Halling's Classic-placed daughter, Something Exciting.

Singspiel, who stands at Dalham Hall Stud, is now sire of 26 individual Group winners, including last year’s Breeders’ Cup heroine Lahudood.