David O’Meara’s Lord Glitters won his first Group One race after landing the Sky Bet And Symphony Group Strensall Stakes.
The five-year-old went into the contest on the back of a third-placed finish at Goodwood in the Qatar Sussex Stakes on August 1. Lord Glitter’s next entry is in the Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes at Leopardstown, find value with these TVG codes and bonuses for the Group 2 race and for meetings all year round.
The grey gelding had failed to win in any of his four starts in 2018 but he showed the superior quality needed to get the job done.
Despite stepping up to nine furlongs, Lord Glitters held off Mustashry and Chief Ironside.
Speaking after his charge’s win, O’Meara told reporters: “He was grand for the first couple of furlongs, then it looked like they steadied up and he got a bit keen, but he saw it out well.
“There was a small concern about going up a little bit in trip whether firstly he’d settle and secondly would he stay, but he did it well and he was well on top at the end. He’s a very good horse. He’s been unlucky not to have won a Group One in this country.
“The Woodbine Mile next month is on his agenda and then after that we’ll see. He’s gone well at Ascot, so you’d like to think the QEII in the middle of October would suit him well.”
