FOLLOWING her success last year in the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, Love (Galileo) became the best performer for her dam Pikaboo (Pivotal), and now she has added a second top-level victory thanks to her win in the Group 1 QIPCO 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. Her juvenile triumphs also included the Group 3 Jockey Club of Turkey Silver Flash Stakes and she was third in the Group 1 Fillies Mile. Her earnings now exceed €500,000 and she is the third Group 1 winner of 2020 for her Coolmore sire.

Despite the efforts of none other than John Gosden, Pikaboo could only manage a minor place – fourth- in five starts and an official rating of just 50 at her best. Bred by Paul Venner, she sold as a foal to Peter Molony’s Rathmore Stud for 41,000gns, and 10 months later returned to Park Paddocks in Newmarket and doubled in value, realising 85,000gns when bought by Gosden. These were just the first two of a number of visits to the sales.