CARLA Temptress became the fifth Group or Grade 1 winner for her sire, Lope De Vega, last weekend when she nailed the Natalma Stakes at Woodbine in Canada on her first start outside Britain. She won twice and was third in the Group 3 Sweet Solera Stakes in three previous starts and will now join the stables of Bill Mott.

Marco Botti has handled the career to date of this two-year-old and a consequence of her latest victory is that she has a guaranteed berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf in November. This is now her stated aim for new owners Team Valour.