Shutter shows her Speed in the Musidora Shutter Speed shrugged off pre-race ground concerns to stamp her class on the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes at York. Heavy rain on the Knavesmire turned the ground soft and trainer John Gosden walked the track prior to letting her take her chance. The early pace, set by Miss Infinity, was steady at best and while Shutter Speed settled nicely for Frankie Dettori, she wanted to go quicker. Taking up the running fully two furlongs out, she did not quicken up as smartly as she has done previously in the soft ground and Hugo Palmer's once-raced Vintage Folly kept her up to her work to be beaten a length and three-quarters by the 4-7 favourite. Shutter Speed beat stablemate and fellow Khalid Abdullah-owned filly Enable at Newbury last month, meaning connections have two leading chances for the Investec Oaks according to the market. However, the team had previously expressed doubts about Shutter Speed's ability to stay 12 furlongs and Dettori thinks the 10-furlong Prix de Diane could be a better option for the Dansili filly. Dettori said: "We got away with it. The ground is very soft and she didn't like it and it dented her turn of foot, but she was much the best horse in the race. It was hard work for her. "We got away with that and I think you will see a better horse on better ground on a better day. "She is top draw. She has got a lot about her and everything she does is very classy. I would say that a mile and a quarter is just about right for her."
