Tuesday 21 June 2016 16:42, UK
Roger Charlton is to keep his feet on the ground and adopt a patient approach with Qipco 1000 Guineas favourite Fair Eva.
The Beckhampton handler is refusing to rush into making any grand plans for the daughter of Frankel, who is owned, like her famous sire, by Khalid Abdullah, despite her debut victory at Haydock last month promoting her to the head of the market for the mile fillies' Classic at Newmarket next spring.
Plans are now in place to give the two-year-old, who holds an entry in the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh later in the year, her second start at Newbury a week on Thursday in a six-furlong novice contest.
Charlton said: "We thought we would go with a more soft approach. Hopefully she will run in a six-furlong novice contest at Newbury a week on Thursday.
"The filly that finished third behind her (Miss Infinity) won at Ayr, and both she and the second (Nations Alexander) are entered in the Empress Stakes on Saturday.
"After that (Newbury), if that goes according to plan, we will step her up in to Listed or Group-race company."
While several of the early Frankel two-year-olds that have graced the track have been fractious Charlton reports Fair Eva to be anything but that.
He added: "She is very professional and always has been. She is a nice natured filly that takes everything in her stride. I don't over cook them.
"She took everything in her stride at Haydock. She lead the group down and didn't duck and dive about."
With the Frankel-sired trio of Cunco, Frankuus and Queen Kindly all making appearances at Royal Ascot last week having previously made winning debuts, Charlton feels the impact the multiple Group One winner is having as a sire is a significant boost to racing.
He added: "It is very encouraging for Juddmonte for a horse that would have stayed a mile and a half, and was bred to stay it from a long line of staying horses is producing classy horses that are capable of running over five and six furlongs.
"I think it is very good for racing and good for everybody. The name of Frankel is firmly printed on people's minds that didn't follow it before."
