Sparks Fly

“I've been adamant for two seasons Sparks Fly is a Group 1 mare if she gets her conditions. She's had a tough year on the wrong ground and when she gets her conditions, she's unbeatable. She's a lot better around a left-handed track but soft ground is key. She'll race on again next year as a six-year-old and we'll try and win her a Group 1 - David Loughnane, trainer.”

“Sparks Fly has run a blinder, she just didn't get out in time. She's handled the ground fine and that's the first time she's gone and got black type with good in the going description, I'm thrilled with the run. It was a real blinder and it opens up a few more options for her now. I've always thought she was a Group Three horse and she's proved it there. I thought she was the best horse in the race, but just got held up and didn't get there in time - David Loughnane, trainer.”

“We've not done our usual thing of bowling her out in front and Sparks Fly has quickened away really impressively. We've got so much in hand I think that next year's going to be a really fun year with her - Laura Pearson, jockey.”

“Sparks Fly is unreal. I'm so proud of her mother [Stepping Out], who has produced some amazing horses for us. She's had her, Caroline Dale and Baby Steps, and they were all very useful. We thought last time in France she could have gone a bit faster even though she was in front, so Laura decided to go forward again this time and play catch me if you can. The filly never stopped and she loved it ? she had her ears pricked the whole way around. We'll go back to Saint-Cloud for the Prix Isola Bella she won last year. It's on November 10 and she'll get her preferred soft ground there - Dave Lowe, owner.”

“Sparks Fly has not had the best of seasons but the ground was wrong for her at the Curragh and we had to take her to the other end of the track because she hangs and we have to do what she wants to do. This track suits her down to the ground. She has a lot of ability and a lot of spirit and, as long as we point that in the right direction, she takes us there - Laura Pearson, jockey.”

“Every time I ride Sparks Fly she seems to be coming on mentally and physically. The sky's the limit. I remember when I rode her at Wolverhampton on her first go (in a handicap) and she wasn't quite there on the all-weather, but she's really bounced on the turf. She likes the softer ground, she prefers to be swimming more than running. There's definitely more to come and I'd say she's holding a lot more under her belly - Laura Pearson, jockey, speaking on Racing TV.”