Waardah impresses with Park Hill win at Doncaster First-time headgear worked the oracle for Owen Burrows’ Waardah who ran out an ultimately impressive winner of the Betfred Park Hill Stakes at Doncaster. Sporting a hood for the first time in a race, she was more tractable for Callum Rodriguez and she added another Group Two win to her record having landed the Lillie Langtry at Goodwood last season. The heatwave has hampered her progress this summer as she prefers some cut in the ground and when third in the same Goodwood event last month, that was just her second start of the season. Sir Mark Prescott’s Consent made a bold bid from the front, but Waardah (5-2) wore her down and pulled a length and three-quarters clear of the staying on Danielle. Burrows is now eyeing a possible bid for a Group One double, with the Prix de Royallieu on Arc weekend at ParisLongchamp and Champions Day at Ascot both on his radar. “I’m pleased the hood was on because she jumped a little bit too well. She wears it at home because she’s not easy and the team at home do a god job keeping a lid on her,” he said. “She got into a nice rhythm and two furlongs out I was happy. “She’s in the race in France and if that went well and Ascot turned up soft and she was well, I wouldn’t be afraid to back her up. “She’s had a quiet year because the ground hasn’t been in her favour at all and I can imagine she’ll be heading to the breeding shed after (this season).” Rodriguez added: “That was very good, delighted with that. She’s promised that all year and with a bit of cut in the ground today we could see her to best effect. “She likes that ground and stays very well. The race unfolded perfectly for her as there was a nice, even tempo, the track suited with the long straight and she stays well. “She was strong through the line, it was a nice performance.”
