Laurens has date in Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes

Laurens with Lucy Burke after working at Middleham earlier this year.

Laurens will try and make it third time lucky in a QIPCO British Champions Series race in the Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes at Newmarket on October 6.

Karl Burke’s tenacious filly secured her fourth Group 1 triumph when defeating superstar miler Alpha Centauri in the Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes at Leopardstown on Saturday

The North Yorkshire trainer said on Sunday: “She’s come out of the race fine, she’s on her way home and while I haven’t seen her, I’ve been told everything is good.

“We haven’t had chance to have a chat, her two options are the Sun Chariot or to go back to France, but I would think going by what John (Dance, owner) said the Sun Chariot is going to be the preferred option.

“She doesn’t quicken, she lengthens and that is why we all thought she’d stay further.”

Laurens finished runner-up in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas in May and failed to see out the mile-and-a-half trip of the Darley Yorkshire Oaks on her penultimate start.

“I still think she probably wasn’t 100 per cent on the day in the Yorkshire Oaks, she was beaten a long way out, but that is behind us now and we’ll look forwards to her next race,” Burke said.

“I’m working on John to get him to keep her in training next year, too!”