Martin Harley© Photo Healy Racing
Karl Burke has a valuable Irish target in mind for Explosive Lady after her excellent run in the Princess Margaret Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.
The filly did her reputation a world of good when she stayed on strongly after having to be switched to snatch third place in the Group Three heat behind the impressive Osaila.
Owned by Market Avenue Racing Club and Burke's wife Elaine, the daughter of Alfred Nobel seems sure to progress as it was only her second start, having made a winning debut at Nottingham.
Burke has big plans in mind for the rest of the season, with the Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Stakes at the Curragh in mid-September and the Connolly's Red Mills Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket at the end of that month the likely targets.
"She's 100% this morning. Martin (Harley, jockey) did say she hung right-handed a little bit when he switched over to the right-hand side, but there's nothing physically wrong with her. It might just have been a bit of greenness," said the Middleham trainer.
"She was arguably a little unlucky as she could have been a length closer. We wouldn't have won, but I think we'd have been challenging for second if she hadn't got impeded and hung across.
"We were delighted with the run. If we'd have been told in the morning we'd have been third, we'd have taken that. No complaints at all.
"She's qualified for the Tattersalls Ireland race and I'd imagine she'd be top of the list in that at the moment. It's worth 100,000 euros, so we'll have to take that into consideration.
"There has been some interest in her, especially from the States, so there's every possibility a deal could be done either before or after that race.
"She's an exciting filly and she's also got the Group One entry at Newmarket at the end of September, so if we've still got her I imagine that would be the route - the sales race and hopefully the Group One."
