Rah Rah's Duchess Of Cambridge Challenge

Time/Date - 14.40hrs local time/Friday, July 10, 2015 Racecourse/Country - Newmarket/UK
Surface/Distance - Turf/6f

Rah Rah races over six furlongs for the first time in the Group Two Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes (Sponsored By QIPCO) at Newmarket, UK, on Friday, July 10.

The two-year-old filly, representing trainer Mark Johnston, has made three starts over five furlongs and faded to 10th of 20 after leading the stands' side group for over half the race on her latest outing in the Group Two Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot on June 17.

She rallied gamely for a half-length success in a Chester conditions race on May 6 and powered clear in the closing stages for a decisive win in a Polytrack maiden at Kempton Park on March 28.

The daughter of Lonhro, ridden by William Buick for the second time, takes on eight other two-year-old fillies including Albany Stakes winner Illuminate, plus Easton Angel, Besharah and Kurland, who were second, third and fourth in the Queen Mary Stakes.

Mark Johnston said: "Rah Rah has come out of Ascot fine and it is going to be very interesting to see how she gets on over six furlongs.

"I think this trip might be more comfortable for her, which is a big plus.

"It's a very tough race and in some ways that's a good thing. We are taking on the second, third and fourth from the Queen Mary Stakes again and we will be able to see how much Rah Rah comes on for the step up in distance."

Asfurah (1997), Silent Honor (2001) and Gamilati (2011) have won the Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes for Godolphin.