She has ticked all of the data boxes with this performance and would appear to be a class above most if not all of the other fillies in the division this year.

"Under these conditions, Talk of New York looked to be completely at ease and left his 6 rivals toiling in the closing stages".

"Sometimes when a horse wins a race by a wide margin it can create a false impression. The field in behind may not have been that deep or the race may have fallen apart in the conditions. That simply isn’t the case with this year’s May Hill Stakes".

The fact that ALMERAQ was able to win this Group 1 race by over 4 lengths speaks volumes about his ability and he has now confirmed himself to be the best horse around over this 6 furlong trip.

"I am struggling to think of a horse who could stay with him over the opening couple of furlongs and if he is in front at the end of the opening quarter of a mile, it seems very unlikely that anything will be able to overhaul him at this distance".

“Whilst the manner of her two wins in Group 1 company this year have been very different, the result and the level of performance have been the same. She is a truly top-class mare”.

“It may not have been the result that the market expected, but the Juddmonte International was still won by a highly progressive 3-year-old, who finished his race in the manner of a horse who belongs at this level”.