Racing:Sariska followed up her Epsom Oaks victory in the Irish version at the Curragh with a nonchalance very rarely witnessed in Classic races. Five and a half weeks ago Michael Bell's filly scrapped out a narrow defeat of Midday, but she left the same rival trailing more than seven lengths behind in third on rain-soaked ground.
Roses For The Lady (25-1) held on for second, three lengths back, but it was not the winning margin in the Darley-sponsored event that took the breath away but the sheer unabated confidence of Jamie Spencer as he sat with a tight rein adjacent to the long-time leader even approaching the final half-furlong.
It was hard not to forget these were extremely capable horses Spencer was toying with as he let the even-money favourite come clear as if completing a light pipe-opener on the Newmarket gallops where she trains.
"She was just far superior to them and she has to be very exciting to win a race like that without coming out of second gear," said Spencer.
"Fran Berry (on Roses For The Lady) is a good friend of mine and I gave him a little wave as I went past.
"I did a piece of work on her last week and she went so well Michael and I both looked at each other and said it was not a question of whether she would win, but by how far.
"She is pretty special. I got flattened in the Fred Darling at Newbury but she would have won that otherwise, even over seven furlongs. Remember, this was only her fifth race and she's still improving."
The only filly who stands in Sariska's way now is the French wonder Stacelita and Bell was not writing off a potential showdown in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
The trainer said: "Coming into the race I hate to say it but I really thought she would win. She has won on fast and won on soft but that was very, very impressive.
"I think now we will go for the Yorkshire Oaks (August 20) and then sit down and have a serious think about her autumn campaign.
"Obviously she would have to be supplemented for the Arc but you want to take on the best. There is the Prix de l'Opera but that might not be the right race now.
"She is such a good filly it would be a shame not to have a dart at the Arc and meeting that French filly - that would be a race.
"Then there is the Breeders' Cup Turf as another later option."
John Oxx's first choice Beauty O 'Gwaun was backed into 4-1 second-favourite but she trailed in last as the apparent pacemaker Roses For The Lady excelled herself.
Oxx said: "I don't know what happened to Beauty O 'Gwaun - the vets have checked her out and haven't found anything.
"The other one is a very tough, genuine filly who loves soft ground. The Park Hill would be the obvious race for her."
Trainer Henry Cecil tried not to offer too many excuses for Midday (9-2) but reflected: "With the ground she wasn't able to quicken, but I feared the winner would improve and she won very easily.
"If it had been a bit quicker we might have been second but I wouldn't want to take Sariska on again. If she went to the Yorkshire Oaks we might go to Goodwood for the Nassau Stakes."