Tiggy Wiggy tops acceptors for Cheveley Park Stakes
Last Updated: 22/09/14 4:05pm
Tiggy Wiggy is one of 11 fillies among the five-day declarations for Saturday's Connolly's Red Mills Cheveley Park Stakes at Newmarket, for which Tendu and Terror have been supplemented
The Richard Hannon-trained Tiggy Wiggy has been a revelation this season since opening her career with a seven-length success at Kempton back in March.
She stepped up to six furlongs last time out in the Lowther, beating subsequent Moyglare Stud Stakes winner Cursory Glance.
There are plenty who feel she would take a deal of beating in the Prix de l'Abbaye at Longchamp the following week, in which she would receive all the allowances, and Hannon has not yet ruled that out.
He told At The Races: "This has been the plan since the Lowther. She'll have a blow tomorrow but we don't do a lot with her, she goes out on her own every day. She'll have a little blow but not too much.
"There's nine days until the Abbaye. Is she going to be a Guineas filly? With the speed she shows it's got to be unlikely, so this is her year.
"It's lovely there's the new Royal Ascot race, the six-furlong Group One for three-year-olds, so that will be on her agenda.
"There's a small chance she might turn up (in the Abbaye). She'll have to win the Cheveley Park and taking on her elders will be a different ball game."
Tiggy Wiggy is the 7/2 favourite with Sky Bet for the Prix de l'Abbaye, ahead of Sole Power at 5/1.
Taking her on at Newmarket will be Andre Fabre's High Celebrity, who has already been to HQ once this season when beaten by David Elsworth's Arabian Queen in the Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes, and that pair may clash again.
John Gosden's Tendu was impressive on the all-weather at Kempton while David Simcock's Terror won her only start by 10 lengths at Warwick.
Anthem Alexander, third behind Tiggy Wiggy at York, could travel over again, along with Jim Bolger's Lucida, who was second to Cursory Glance in the Moyglare.
Karl Burke is enjoying a great season with his juveniles and may run Explosive Lady, Nick Littmoden has two possibles in Amaze Me and Tongue Twista while Richard Fahey's Zuhoor Baynoona is another possible.
Fabre said High Celebrity, who has beaten the colts since her defeat at Newmarket, would definitely feature at the weekend.
"High Celebrity will run on Saturday," said the French trainer.
"I think that the course, the distance and going will suit her perfectly.
Of Terror, a £75,000 Kodiac filly owned by Qatar Racing, Simcock said: "Terror is a talented filly.
"We were not surprised that she won on her debut but we were a bit surprised by the manner of her victory."
Sky Bet make Tiggy WIggy their 5/4 favourite for Saturday's contest with Anthem Alexander at 4/1, High Celebrity is next in the lists at 5s with Lucida and Tendu both 8/1 chances.