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Could Saturday’s history making winner In Secret be a contender for this year’s Everest??
Only time will tell, but the manner in which she won the Group 2 Run To The Rose over 1200m, defeating the colts and geldings, clearly highlights her above average ability.
While not many fillies have contested the Run To The Rose, I Am Invincible’s In Secret is the first filly to win, and her two length romp, emphatically classes her as a high-quality performer, leaving in her wake last season’s Group 2-winning, Group 1 Golden Slipper runner-up Best of Bordeaux.
"As I said to you before we came on air just, wow. She just takes your breath away. She was just so relaxed and so calm where in a couple of her earlier starts, she really wanted to chase the speed. It shows she‘s really maturing now,” stated jockey Tommy Berry.
"The way she reeled them boys in, I think she might have created history. I don't think a filly has ever done that before. Correct me if I'm wrong, but she wouldn't be a bad one to stick with."
With owner Godolphin having not yet announced their slot contender, the pressure would be on to find the best candidate to deliver them the elusive prize, with the global powerhouse having trained Bivouac, Osborne Bulls and Trekking to fill minor places in the past.
Interestingly, not many three-year-old’s have come through the Group 2 Run To The Rose to contest the Everest with the likes of Graff (who finished 5th in the Everest), and Yes Yes Yes who finished second in the Run To The Rose before sensationally winning the Everest.
So while she has plenty against her, the fact that she’s the highest rated 3yo so far this season would see her a chance if Godolphin took the leap of faith with their filly.