Royal Ascot: Yorkshire trainer Karl Burke enjoys dream run as Dramatised clinches Queen Mary Stakes win
Dramatised justified her tall reputation with a runaway victory in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Karl Burke has made no secret of the regard in which he holds the Showcasing filly, who made a huge impression on her debut at Newmarket in April and had been kept fresh for the Royal meeting since.
Sent off the 5-2 favourite in the hands of Danny Tudhope, who landed the final two races on Tuesday, Dramatised travelled powerfully for much of the five-furlong contest before bursting clear.
Tudhope dropped his whip with over a furlong still to run, but it made little difference as his mount proved much too good for her rivals and passed the post with a length and three-quarters in hand.
Maylandsea finished a clear second, with Maria Branwell pipping American raider Love Reigns to third.
Burke said: “She’s shown us that all the way along, physically since Newmarket she’s done nothing but strengthen and improve.
“I thought she looked in great condition today, she ran like I dared to dream and hope she would.
“It’s a great result, it’s a great result for Clipper (Logistics), for Steve Parkin and Joe Foley, they’re putting a huge amount into the business and they deserve days like this. She lengthens and she keeps going. I’m sure she’ll stay six furlongs, although Danny said to keep her at five furlongs for the moment.
“There’s still more to come from her. She has physically grown over the last two months and she is a very good filly.”
On plans, the Leyburen-based handler said: “Her work has been excellent – she’s a bit of a diva, so we’ve just had to keep a lid on her, but she handled everything really well.
“She’s the quickest two-year-old I’ve trained over five furlongs, but I’m sure she will stay six.
“The Lowther and Morny could be options for her and later in the year the Cheveley Park.”