Royal Fixation aims to give Opulence Thoroughbreds first ever Group winner After an eye-catching debut and a strong Group performance, Royal Fixation now leads the charge for Opulence Thoroughbreds' first-ever Group race win in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes. Royal Fixation Aims to Deliver Historic Win for Opulence Thoroughbreds Royal Fixation will aim to give her owners, Opulence Thoroughbreds, their first ever Group winner in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes. The Ed Walker-trained filly won impressively on her debut at York before giving hot favourite Venetian Sun a big fright in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes. With Karl Burke sending the winner into Group One company next, that leaves the path clear for Royal Fixation to set the standard on the Knavesmire. “We’ve never had a Group winner yet and we’re up to 99 winners, so depending on how our next few results go, it would be quite special if our 100th winner was our first Group winner,” said Opulence’s Edward Brown. Talent and Timing Line Up for Promising Filly “Royal Fixation is an unbelievable filly who possesses a lot of raw, natural speed and talent, when she came into Ed’s yard everyone was very complimentary about her.” “She was very professional [at Thirsk], she even jumped the winning line which I always remember Luca Cumani saying was a good sign as it meant they had plenty left!” Brown reflected on their Duchess of Cambridge Stakes run: “We rode her different, wanting her to settle... but then you ask yourself if she’d got out quicker would she have got up and won? We’ll never know.” Looking ahead: “We’re going to head for the Lowther now... You wouldn’t rule out her getting further but if she runs well in the Lowther, you couldn’t rule out her going for the Cheveley Park.” “Being by Palace Pier, she could stay further next year but for now we’re concentrating on the Lowther.”
