One For Bobby takes her first stakes win

Frankel filly One For Bobby claimed her first blacktype win in the Listed Nottinghamshire Oaks yesterday, seeing out the trip well to best Pink Carnation by a length.

Taken from the Thoroughbred Daily News, 3rd May 2023:

Formerly with Johnny Murtagh, One For Bobby showed talent when achieving a third placing in the nine-furlong Gr.2 Kilboy Estate Stakes at the Curragh in July and Naas's Listed Bluebell Stakes in October. Relishing the ground on this first start for Hughie Morrison, the bay was in front for the first furlong until Pink Carnation went by and was the only rival able to get near at the business end as she overhauled her inside the final 150 yards.

Carrying the famous colours of Frank Dunne, who died in December, the homebred is set for another step up in class now.

"She has never put a foot wrong at home," Morrison said. "It read like a decent race and I thought she would like the ground, that helps.It's very competitive in Ireland and Ann Marshall who bred her thought there might be plenty of opportunities here, so this is target one hit. I think she will stay further, I think she will get a mile and a half. I think we'll give her the jabs needed for her to go to France."

Her dam was also successful at this level in the Owenstown Stud Stakes and was also placed in the Gr.3 Solonaway Stakes, Gr.3 Ridgewood Pearl Stakes and Gr.3 Amethyst Stakes. A full-sister to the Gr.3 Fairy Bridge Stakes runner-up Some Spirit, she is connected to the Gr.1 Haydock Sprint Cup and Gr.1 Prix Maurice de Gheest-winning sire Diktat.