George Boughey will always be grateful to Cachet after his 1000 Guineas heroine brought the curtain down on her career at ParisLongchamp on Arc weekend.

The daughter of Aclaim provided the Saffron House handler with the biggest triumph of his training career to date when making all for Classic glory last May and the Highclere Thoroughbred-owned filly almost added to her big-race haul when agonisingly denied in the French Guineas on her next start.

Injury curtailed her progress after a run at Royal Ascot last year, but having been kept in training and nursed back to full fitness, she returned from 457 days off at Doncaster last month in the Sceptre Stakes.

Sent to the French capital in the hope of building on that encouraging comeback run, things did not go to plan for Cachet in a muddling Prix de la Foret and having finished down the field, she is now set to come under the hammer at Tattersalls in December.

“It didn’t go to plan as she’s a filly who likes to run on the front end, was drawn a bit wide and never really got into a position,” said Boughey.

“She will head to the mares sale at Tattersalls later this year and I have no doubt she will become a super mum. If she could produce something half as good as her then we will all be very proud.”

He went on: “She’s a filly who has been an absolute star for us – she’s my first Group One winner and first Classic winner.

“In this game she was a relatively inexpensive breeze-up purchase (60,000 guineas) who went on to win a Classic. She’s got 20 owners and they have all had an amazing time with her.

“We will keep trying to find another one for them, but it is very hard to do so. She was a real gem and they are very hard to find.”

Although there was disappointment for Cachet at ParisLongchamp, Boughey almost saw the Sally Nicholls-owned Perdika pull off a shock when second in the Prix de l’Abbaye.

The well-travelled three-year-old made a bold bid from the front in the hands of Mickael Barzalona and was only reeled in by an on-song Highfield Princess deep inside the final furlong.

She could now head back out to Dubai before attentions turn to her off-track career as a broodmare later in the winter.

“She’s gone from strength to strength and been a big traveller,” said Boughey.

“She went to Dubai and has been back and forth to France all year and it didn’t surprise me that she ran as well as she did. She was very well drawn and got a fantastic ride from Mickael.

“She’s a filly who has exceeded our expectations and she could end up back out in Dubai before she goes to the breeding sheds at the end of winter.

“She’s been a great servant for us this season and full credit to Sally Nicholls for breeding such a tough filly on a very inexpensive cross.”

Another mouthwatering clash with Tahiyra has got Saeed bin Suroor counting down the days to Royal Ascot with Mawj.

The pair were involved in one of the best races of the Flat season to date when duelling in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.

On that occasion Mawj came out on top, but Tahiyra has since won the Irish equivalent and the bookmakers make her favourite to turn the tables in the Coronation Stakes on June 23.

“She grew a little bit when she was in Dubai,” said Bin Suroor of his diminutive filly.

“What I do with two-year-olds, when I see they are small and skinny, is give them time between races and that helps them.

“She hasn’t really grown that much but at least she has a big heart.

“We ran her over seven (furlongs) in Dubai and then she won well over a mile. When she came back to England she went and won a Classic. She’s a very special filly and we’re looking forward to Ascot.”

Looking ahead to the rematch he went on: “Dermot Weld’s filly is very good, she was second in the English Guineas and went and won in Ireland, she’s very tough.

“Our filly should run well, we’re happy with her and looking forward to it.

“I think a mile is perfect for her. Maybe in the future we might look at something different, but at the moment a mile is fine. We might look at nine furlongs some day.

“There are lots of races for her over a mile, the Falmouth, the Sun Chariot, races like that. We’ll see, but I think a mile suits her well.

“I don’t think we’d ever be looking to come back in trip with her.”

It was a display of grit and class worthy of a Classic triumph by Jason DaCosta's Mamma Mia, who outlasted her favoured stablemate Thalita in a stirring stretch duel to win the Betmakers Technology Group-sponsored Jamaica 1000 Guineas over a mile (1,600m)  at Caymanas Park on Saturday.
 
Mamma Mia had her limitations exposed by the now Peter-John Parsard-trained Bootylicious and Thalita in the Thornbird Stakes over seven furlongs (1,400m) on April 8 and The Portmore on May 26 over seven and a half furlongs (1,500m) respectively, but was not to be denied on this occasion.
 
Ridden by the bustling Phillip Parchment, Mamma Mia won the Futurity contest for native-bred three-year-old fillies by two lengths in a flat 1:39.0, after splits of 23.1, 45.1 and 1:10.3. Thalita (Dane Dawkins) was second sigh All For Love (Omar Walker) and and another DaCosta trainee Gahly Gahly Links (Paul Francis), completing the frame.
 
"She has always been a class horse, she had her problems but we took our time with her and I am really happy that she came won. It look like Thalita was going to win easy, but Mamma Mia really dug in deep and both of them did tremendously well. They ran their hearts out and again I am very happy with both riders," DaCosta said in a post-race interview.
 
Mamma Mia, running from the number three draw in the 12-horse field, broke well and as expected assumed the early lead with Thalita, Acknowledgeme (Oshane Nugent) and Bootylicous (Reyan Lewis) in close pursuit.
 
They remained tightly bunched leaving the six furlong pole and headed toward the five where Thalita and Dawkins signalled intentions, as they flashed by Mamma Mia at the half-mile and was seemingly well on the way to victory.
 
However,  Parchment and Mamma Mia were brave and rallied to join Thalita in the stretch run where they battled tooth and nail. It wasn't until they arrived at the furlong pole that Mamma Mia asserted her authority and moved away to draw first blood in the Triple Crown series.
 
DaCosta, also won the seventh event with I am Fred (Reyan Lewis) and the ninth with She's A Mirage (Anthony Allen) to top all trainers, while Matthew Bennett, who won the fourth event abroad Sir Kel for Ryan Darby and the fifth with the Marlon Campbell-trained March and Shoot, topped all riders.
 
Racing continues on Sunday with the running of the 2000 Guineas. Post time on the 10-race card is 11:45 am.
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