Chapple-Hyam overjoyed as Guineas runner-up Saffron Beach shows her quality
By Andy Stephens@StevoGG
Saffron Beach had finished runner-up in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday.
The Newmarket trainer is hugely respected among her peers but has never trained anything more significant than a Group Three winner. A near-miss in one of the season's most prestigious races gave her a huge thrill.
"Can you just say that again, that sounded good!" she said to Racing TV's Tom Stanley after he had begun his interview with her by saying Saffron Beach had finished second in the Guineas.
“What can I say? Aidan O’Brien is just a genius," she added. "He is hard to take on and I can’t wait for him to retire!