Hibaayeb takes Ribblesdale at Ascot Saeed bin Suroor landed back-to-back victories in the Ribblesdale Stakes when Hibaayeb (4-1 joint-favourite) ran out an impressive winner in the hands of Frankie Dettori at Royal Ascot. After the victory of Flying Cloud 12 months ago, confidence in the camp was high ahead of the fillies' Group Two race. Winner of the Fillies' Mile for Clive Brittain last season, she disappointed in the 1000 Guineas on her first start for her new stable but shaped with much more promise in France last time behind the top-class Sarafina. Dettori gave his mount a copy book ride, sitting in the perfect position throughout before taking over from Principal Role a furlong and a half out. She was three and three-quarter lengths clear of Eldalil at the line with Gallic Star staying on for third. Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford said: "She was really disappointing in the Guineas where she didn't really run a yard. "We were pretty surprised by that so we decided to go for the Prix Saint-Alary at Longchamp and she ran really well to finish third. "We could have gone for the Oaks after that but we felt that would be tough so soon after France, so we decided to wait until Ascot and now we'll try our luck in the Irish Oaks." Dettori added: "I think she relished the mile and a half and she won the Fillies' Mile here in the autumn so she likes the track. "The further we were going, the further we were going to win. "I had a good pitch and I could move out when I wanted to, so she gave me a fabulous ride."
