Swiss Range speeds to Pretty Polly success for Frankie Dettori and John Gosden

Swiss Range displayed a stunning burst of speed to run out an impressive winner of the Tweenhills Pretty Polly Stakes at Newmarket.

Frankie Dettori held her up at the rear of the field until the cut-away point in the track over two furlongs, when she quickened smartly to storm to the front.

There was no stopping the John Gosden-trained filly as Swiss Range (6-4 favourite) raced to the line three lengths clear of Chicadoro.

Even Song found a gap far too late and was a further two and three-quarter lengths back in third place.

Gosden said: "She was very keen early on, but she showed a great turn of foot when the cut-away came.

"She is a nice filly and did it well off no pace, and I like the way she quickened.

"She's a big girl. She will have learnt a lot mentally and she's still not fully there in her coat.

"If anything I think she is a Prix de Diane filly, as I think a mile and a half might just stretch her. We could get another race in, or we could go for a racecourse gallop.

"I'm very happy with her, and Chantilly is probably the place to go."

Gosden has now won the last three runnings of the Pretty Polly, with his 2014 heroine Taghrooda being particularly noteworthy.

He added: "Taghrooda won an Oaks and a King George, I'm not putting her in that sentence but she is progressive and has got plenty of scope and aiming at the Diane is pretty high."

Dettori said: "On this good ground she kicked along nicely. She could be a very nice filly.

"Physically she can improve throughout the season."

Gosden completed a double as Taqdeer (15-8 favourite) came late and fast to take the Qatar Racing Handicap in eyecatching fashion.

Slowly away, Taqdeer made up the deficit smartly under Paul Hanagan to outpoint Prize Money, who was conceding him 8lb, by half a length.

Angus Gold, racing manager to winning owner Sheikh Hamdan, said: "Paul thought that (trip) was right, so we'll stick at a mile and a quarter, I don't think we'll go further yet.

"He's just a big baby, he planted himself at the start, but it's only two weeks since he won his maiden. I was impressed how he came through them in a relatively short space of time and he won with his ears pricked.

"I'd like to think he might be something for the Hampton Court (at Royal Ascot), I think he's that sort of horse and I think Godolphin think a fair bit of their horse (Prize Money)."