Besharah wins the Lowther under Cosgrave Besharah turned on the style to register back-to-back Pattern-level victories with an emphatic triumph in the Pinsent Masons Lowther Stakes at York. The well-supported 11-4 shot added to her win in the Princess Margaret Stakes at Ascot when demonstrating a rapid turn of foot to claim the Group Two prize. Settled in behind the keen-going pair of Easton Angel and highly-touted Newmarket maiden winner Lumiere, the William Haggas-trained bay forced her way between them to hit the front just outside the furlong pole. Once in the clear, the daughter of Kodiac quickly put daylight between herself and her rivals, crossing the line two and a quarter lengths ahead of Lumiere under Pat Cosgrave, making it a quickfire double for Haggas after Tasleet in the opener. Paddy Power cut Besharah from 25-1 to 14-1 co-favourite for next year's Qipco 1000 Guineas. Haggas said: "She hadn't shown at home that she'd been improving like that and the step up to six furlongs certainly helped her. "She won easily at Ascot but this was a much tougher race, so I'm surprised how easily she's done it. "Mark Johnston's horse (Lumiere) had only won a maiden, so we didn't know how good she was, but Easton Angel has been a pretty good guide all season. "We'll have to go for the Cheveley Park now. Hopefully we can keep her in the same form as now as it is some way off, but we managed it with Rosdhu Queen (won both races in 2012)." Cosgrave said: "Quite surprised, but I think she's getting better. It suited her going in the gaps and getting tight."
