173 for Exceed And Excel

Saturday’s Queen Charlotte Fillies Stakes (7f) at Chelmsford winner Miss Celestial is SW173 for Exceed And Excel.

Miss Celestial travelled smoothly in the lead and quickened further clear over a furlong out to go on and defeat Billesdon Brook (Champs Elysees) by six lengths with Farzeen (Farhh) three-quarters of a length further away in third.

It is the fourth win from 14 starts for Miss Celestial, previously listed placed in England and Germany.

Bred by Ballymacoll Stud in Ireland, Miss Celestial is out of Gr3 Musidora Stakes at York winner Liber Nauticus (Azamour), a sister to Gr3-placed Serenada and half-sister to stakes placed Thetis (Invincible Spirit) and Lucciola (Verglas).

The granddam Serres (Daylami) was unraced and a three-quarter sister to Gr1 winner Conduit (Dalakhani).

Exceed And Excel (Danehill) also has Gr2 winner James Garfield out of a Daylami mare He is advertised at $132,000 at Darley New South Wales in 2020.