Spacious looking for Matron breakthrough Spacious will bid to secure an elusive first Group One success in Saturday's Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes at Leopardstown. James Fanshawe's five-year-old has enjoyed an excellent career, with victory in Royal Ascot's Windsor Forest Stakes in 2009 backed up by four placed efforts at the highest level. She demonstrated her well-being with a fine second to Music Show in last month's Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket and Chris Richardson, managing director of the owners Cheveley Park Stud, hopes she can taste Group One glory before she begins her new career as a broodmare. "All being well she's going to Ireland and this race has been her long-range target," said Richardson. "The ground looks to be in her favour at the moment and she seems to be in good form. We just want her to go and win a Group One. "She's tough and genuine and has done well physically. She's continued to thrive and James is very happy with her, so we'll keep our fingers crossed she runs well. "She'll be retired at the end of the year so she'll run this weekend, then probably at Newmarket at the back-end and then away we go." Mick Channon could not be happier with Falmouth winner Music Show. The Noverre filly was last seen finishing second to Goldikova in the Prix D'astarte at Deauvulle. "She's in great heart and obviously we're very hopeful, but it's a competitive race and they'll take no prisoners," the trainer told At The Races. "She's in great form and has held her form brilliantly all year, so I've been very pleased with her. "You never know at this time of year, fillies start changing their coats and it's the time of year when things start to change, but she appears in great form and we were very happy with her work earlier this week. "She's a good-moving filly, so she doesn't want the ground bottomless. "She doesn't mind a bit of cut in the ground and she doesn't mind top of the ground, she just doesn't want it really soft."
