Estrange on course for Yorkshire Oaks, with Paris on the horizon
In fact so impressive was she that day, an entry made by owners Cheveley Park Stud for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe did not look too fanciful.
She returned to the Merseyside track for a more hard-fought success over Scenic in the Group Two Lancashire Oaks, and now a test of her credentials at the highest level awaits on the Knavesmire in the Yorkshire Oaks on August 21.
'She's come out of the Lancashire Oaks great,' O'Meara said of his star filly.
'She hardly had a race really, it was a two-and-a-half-furlong dash that day really which turned into a sprint. She's fine, she's in good order.
Estrange is a best-priced 25-1 for Paris, although as short as 12-1 in a place, and O'Meara added: 'York (is the next port of call) and if she carries on going well then the Arc de Triomphe is the ultimate goal.'
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