Loving Dream Wins The Ribblesdale

Loving Dream held off a late charge from Eshaada to win the Group 2 Ribblesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot for our long-standing clients Lordship Stud. We couldn’t be more thrilled for Trevor and Libby Harris to breed their first Royal Ascot winner.

Having last been seen disappointing in the Lingfield Oaks Trial, Loving Dream appeared to have plenty to find with the market principals. Always well placed in the hands of Rab Havlin, Loving Dream was sent to the front passing the two-furlong marker and kept finding generously for pressure, despite the attentions of Eshaada who motored down the centre of the track in the closing stages having been forced to mount her challenge widest of all.

There was three quarters of a length separating the pair at the line, with Nicest giving a bold sight and holding off Divinely for third.

Loving Dream (Gleneagles) is a half-sister to the stakes winner and GI American Oaks third Amandine (GB) (Shamardal) out of the smart Kissable (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}) who also scored at that level in the States having been third in the G1 Moyglare Stud S. Kissable was purchased by Luke for 180,000gns at the 2013 Tattersalls December Mares Sale.