Pretty Polly winner Estrange retired by Cheveley Park Stud

Cheveley Park Stud have announced the immediate retirement of their top-class racemare Estrange.

The five-year-old won six of her nine starts for trainer David O’Meara and was last seen claiming Group One glory in the Pretty Polly Stakes at the Curragh at the end of June.

Estrange was last month scratched from the Yorkshire Oaks, with connections planning for an autumn campaign that was set to include a tilt at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, but time has now been called on her career on the track.

A statement from Cheveley Park Stud read: “Whilst Estrange has not had ideal conditions with the very dry summer, it has been decided to retire her to the paddocks.

“Estrange suffered some bone bruising during her last race, which meant she has had to have an easy time since and, although an autumn campaign was being envisaged, time is running out to have her fully fit. Therefore Mrs Thompson feels, as she has won her Group One, it is time for her to retire to the paddocks.

“Estrange has given Patricia Thompson, her son Richard, their family and all of us at Cheveley Park Stud some wonderful moments on the racecourse and we cannot thank David O’Meara and his staff enough for training her so wonderfully.”

Estrange’s CV also includes back-to-back wins in the Group Three Lester Piggott Stakes and a Group Two success in last season’s Lancashire Oaks.

The grey was second to Minnie Hauk in the Yorkshire Oaks last summer and having subsequently missed the Arc after suffering a setback, she rounded off her 2025 campaign by chasing home Kalpana on Champions Day at Ascot.

Cheveley Park said mating plans for Estrange have yet to be finalised.