Ylang Ylang makes all for Silver Flash win

Two-year-old Frankel filly Ylang Ylang won her second race in as many runs with a gate to post performance in the Gr.3 Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday.

Taken from the Thoroughbred Daily News, 28th July 2023, by Sean Cronin:

Aidan O'Brien trainee Ylang Ylang, who made all for a 'TDN Rising Star' rosette with an impressive two and three-quarter length debut tally tackling seven furlongs at the Curragh in her only prior start, maintained her perfect record with a carbon-copy performance in yesterday's Gr.3 Silver Flash Stakes at Leopardstown.

The prohibitively priced 1-4 favourite was slick from the inside gate and seized an early two length advantage in this blacktype bow. Untroubled through halfway, she was shaken up with one and a half furlongs remaining and kept on powerfully under urging in the closing stages to comfortably hold Vespertillo by a length and a half. She extends O'Brien's record in the seven-furlong contest to an unmatched 13.

"She had a good draw, so obviously Ryan [Moore] used it again, and the next day we'll take our time with her," the trainer revealed. "She hit the gates the first day she ran and Ryan did the right thing. Today she had the draw and she did the same thing. He said she was probably doing plenty for him in front and he gave her a beautiful ride. We're delighted, Ryan was very happy with her and he said she ran straight through the line. She's a very low mover and he felt that the ground was a little bit deep, but he was very happy with her. Hopefully now it'll be the [Gr.2] Debutante before the [Gr.1] Moyglare and we'll let her sit in and relax. She's very genuine, she tries very hard and wears her heart on her sleeve. Natural is a good way to describe her.