Millisle mows down Raffle Prize to win Cheveley Park for Jessica Harrington

Millisle capped a successful season for the juvenile fillies trained by Jessica Harrington when topping the charts with the Group 1 defeat of Europe's top summer filly Raffle Prize.

After lesser Group-race success for Alpine Star and Albigna, Millisle wiped out memories of her sorrowful Salisbury saga last time as she darted through under the stands' rail to run down the odds-on Raffle Prize as she lengthened up the rising final furlong.

Her strong finish left connections torn between a Commonwealth Cup campaign and shooting for the Classics over a mile with Harrington pointing to a strong dam's side for stamina giving optimism for a return to the Rowley Mile next year.

Millisle, one of the few fillies not on her toes with the wind whistling through paddock sheets, had got stirred up after the BHA vet jabbed Millisle for a late blood test at Salisbury before giving best to Dark Lady in that Dick Poole feature.

Harrington, restricting her comments after Millisle's storming success, said: "She was more relaxed today."

Millisle and connections after victory in the Cheveley Park StakesCredit: Mark Cranham

Asked about her flying two-year-old fillies, Harrington added: "We were very frightened in March as we couldn't find a bad one and you just wonder whether they are all useless!"

A Qipco 1,000 Guineas entry was mentioned but bookmakers, usually keen to give a Cheveley Park winner a shortish price, were unimpressed with Betfair issuing a dismissive 40-1 but just 16-1 for the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot.

Foley said: "She's an amazing little filly. I've loved her from day one. She was outpaced throughout but I knew when she hit the rising ground she'd stay home, and she enjoyed that nice ground."

It was a first British Group 1 success for Foley, who has two Irish Classics to his name in Romanised last year and Jet Setting in 2016.

There was frustration in the Raffle Prize camp as the top filly of the summer could not sign off with a Group 1, but the principals' paths could cross again.

Mark Johnston said: "Frankie said she'd done everything right and then the winner has come from the clouds to beat her in the last 50 yards.

"She's not had a problem all year and you can't say that about many of them. It's just sickening not to have a Group 1 with her.

"Frankie got off and said she's my Guineas filly for next year and that would normally be my attitude with these sort of horses, because if they don't get the trip they can always come back in trip later on."

Tropbeau, taken off her feet early, finished with a flourish like the winner and was short of room late without matching the winner's turn of foot.

Her trainer Andre Fabre said: "Tropbeau met with some interference, but she's run well and it didn't cost her the race. She may have finished second without it."

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