Pasty (horse)

Pasty began her racing career in the Dr Abernethy Maiden Plate over five furlongs at Wolverhampton Racecourse in June. Racing against moderate opposition she took the lead in the final furlong and won by one and a half lengths. In July she won a minor race over five furlongs at Sandown Park Racecourse and was then moved up in class for the Lavant Stakes over the same distance at Goodwood Racecourse. Receiving weight from her three opponents, she started odds-on favourite and won by one and a half lengths from the Ian Balding-trained Key to the Kingdom. In August, Pasty, ridden by Pat Eddery started at odds of 15/8[5] for the Group Two Lowther Stakes over six furlongs at York Racecourse. She was one of five fillies still in contention a furlong from the finish and drew ahead to win by a length from the Seaton Delaval Stakes winner Sweet Nightingale from whom she was receiving three pounds.[6]

In October the filly was again ridden by Eddery when she started at odds of 9/1[5] for the Cheveley Park Stakes, which was then the only Group One race in Britain restricted to two-year-old fillies. The race attracted an international field including the Irish filly Petipa (winner of the Moyglare Stud Stakes) who started favourite, and the French challenger Guichet. The British runners included Nagwa (already the winner of nine races), Outer Circle (Princess Margaret Stakes), Hayloft (Molecomb Stakes) and Western Jewel (runner-up to the colt Vitiges in the Group One Prix Robert Papin). Despite an unfavourable draw on the outside of the fourteen-runner field Pasty took the lead two furlongs from the finish and held off several challengers to win by a neck from the 33/1 outsider Dame Foolish with Solar a neck away in third.[6]

Pasty began her three-year-old season in the Fred Darling Stakes over seven furlongs at Newbury Racecourse in April in which she finished fourth behind Rowantree, Solar and Manilata. In the 1000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile course at Newmarket, Pasty started 12/1 second favourite but made little impression, finishing twentieth of the twenty-five runners behind the French-trained favourite Flying Water. At Royal Ascot she again ran poorly, finishing last of the eight runners behind Kesar Queen. She was then dropped in class but did not recover her form, finishing unplaced in two handicap races over six furlongs.[2]