Happily to give Aidan more joy
(5) 1112 (24) (BF) (F)
5-4fav (9-4) Tracked leaders, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, 2nd of 5, ½l off Zack Mayo (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp (2) sft in Sep (12) 126103 (7) (D)
16-1 (9-1) Led, ridden and headed entering final furlong, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 1l behind Raheen House (9-6) at Ascot 1m 6f 3yo lst stk (1) gs (15)022452 (20)
3-1 (9-7) Headway when groups merged over 2f out, kept on final fur, 2nd of 8, 2½l off The Statesman (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp (3) gd (10) 1-1003 (20) (BF)
5-2fav (9-7) Led until over 5f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 8, 3½l behind The Statesman (8-6) at Newmarket 1m 2f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) gd (6) 41-410 (16) (BF)
3-1fav (9-6) Very slowly away, well behind, kept on inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 6l behind Koeman (8-8) at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-95 (3) pol (16) 151312 (35) (D)
7-2 (9-0) Headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 2nd of 13, ½l behind Western Duke (8-11) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp 0-95 (3) pol in Sep (3) 132622 (34)
16-1 (8-9) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon rallied, 2nd of 14, nk behind Duke Of Bronte (8-3) at Ascot 1m 4f (2) sft in Sep (4) 131423 (48) (D)
16-1 (8-7) Headway 3f out, challenged over 1f out, kept on, 3rd of 19, ½l behind Secret Advisor (9-2) at York 1m 6f 3yo hcp 0-105 (2) gd in Aug (13) 131243 (24)
9-2 (9-2) Keen, close up, effort over 2f out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Zack Mayo (8-9) at Yarmouth 1m 3f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) sft in Sep (1) 231161 (15) (CD) (SF)
5-4fav (8-9) Made all, ridden when clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Newmarket 1m 4f hcp 0-100 (2) gs bt Saunter (9-10) by 3l, 8 ran (2) 22141 (31) (D) (EW)
5-4fav (9-5) Headway 2f out, led final furlong, held on well, won at Newcastle 1m 4f 3yo hcp (3) in Sep beating Amlad (9-7) by 1½l, 5 ran (8) 154141 (34) (D)
16-1 (8-3) Headway well over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on strongly, won at Ascot 1m 4f (2) sft in Sep bt Melting Dew (8-9) by nk, 14 ran (7) 511331 (16) (D)
20-1 (8-8) Headway 2f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Kempton 1m 3f 3yo hcp (3) pol bt Al Hamdany (9-3) by ½l, 10 ran (14) 331364 (34) (D)
6-1 (8-8) Tracked leader, driven over 2f out, ev chance over 1f out, 4th of 10, 4l behind Taxmeifyoucan (8-4) at Haydock 1m 6f 3yo hcp (2) hvy (9)003000 (34)
25-1 (8-8) Mid-division, under pressure over 2f out, soon weakeend, last of 14, 28l behind Duke Of Bronte (8-3) at Ascot 1m 4f (2) sft in Sep (11) 301126 (23) (H)
9-4 (9-1) Keen, tracked leader, hung left inside final 2f, weakened final furlong, 6th of 7, 7l behind Bolder Bob (9-0) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (4) sft HAPPILY can carry Aidan O’Brien to within touching distance of Bobby Frankel’s record for top-level victories by beating 11 opponents for the Group 1 bet365 Fillies’ Mile (3.35).
Hall of Famer handler Frankel saddled the winners of 25 Group 1 or Grade 1 races in 2003, and O’Brien moved onto the 23 mark when Roly Poly captured the Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.
Happily has already proved herself against the best, having claimed the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh and Prix Marcel Boussac at Chantilly on her last two outings.
Ryan Moore’s mount sets the standard in her search for a Group 1 hat-trick.
O’Brien and Moore can also capture the Group 3 Godolphin Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp Stakes (2.25) with Dundalk debut scorer I CAN FLY.
Limato looks set to head the market for the featured Group 2 Godolphin Stud And Stable Staff Awards Challenge Stakes (3.00), but preference is for Hungerford Stakes hero MASSAAT, a good third to Ribchester in the Group 1 Prix du Moulin at Chantilly last month.
Ascot winner DUKE OF BRONTE should give a good account in the bet365 Old Rowley Handicap (4.10), while SOUND AND SILENCE gets the vote in the opening Group 3 Newmarket Academy Godolphin Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes (1.50).
Improving GOLD STAR has much to recommend him in York’s Unibet Handicap (3.55), with ONE WORD MORE the selection for the unibet. co.uk Handicap (2.45).