Soft Whisper impresses Dettori in UAE 1000 Guineas Saeed bin Suroor won the UAE 1000 Guineas for the 12th time as Soft Whisper fairly bolted up at Meydan yesterday. Ridden with extreme confidence by Frankie Dettori, the Sea The Stars filly was even more impressive on this occasion than in the trial three weeks ago. Content to get a lead until just before the turn into the straight, as soon as Dettori gave his mount an inch of rein, she cruised into the field and pulled further and further clear to win by seven lengths. Dettori said: “She missed the kick last time, but jumped really good today. I was always in position A and in control. “When I kicked, she went, it was as simple as that really. I didn’t have to do much and she’s got a bright future. “Saeed has mentioned everything — Saudi, the UAE Oaks, the UAE Derby — when they win so impressively you can get excited. “I just said to Saeed, the last time I won on one as easy as that was probably Dubai Millennium, so it only took me 21 years to win on one as easy, but we have big hopes for her. She might not have beaten much, but you couldn’t help but be impressed. “We’ll take it one step at a time, nothing tested her today, so it would be wrong of me to say how good she is until she faces better competition.” Bin Suroor said: “She got confidence when she won last time. She was blowing really hard after it, she needed it, she wasn’t really fit enough but still won. “She worked really nicely a week ago, the trial put her spot on for this. She’s improving all the time and the trip is fine. “We’ll keep options open, obviously the UAE Oaks and even the Derby are possible, we’ll speak to Sheikh Mohammed. She’s a filly for the future really. “We’ll enter her in the Kentucky Oaks and think about the European Classic races.”
