The Shadwell-owned Touleen will be searching for an elusive first Stakes victory in the Group 3 Valiant Stakes (1600m) at Ascot, where she will face older fillies and mares for the first time.

Second in the Group 3 Dubai Duty Free Stakes (1400m) at Newbury on seasonal reappearance, the Owen Burrows-trained filly finished sixth in the Group 1 1000 Guineas (1600m), four-and-a-half lengths adrift of winner True Love. She faced the same rivals in the Group 1 Coronation Stakes (1600m) at Royal Ascot and although suffered trouble in running, managed to separate the two Guineas winners, finishing second behind Group 1 Irish 1000 Guineas (1600m) heroine Precise and ahead of True Love.

“We’ve been pleased with her since Royal Ascot,” Burrows told At The Races. “She’s not the biggest filly in the world, she doesn’t take a huge amount of work so she’s been ticking over very pleasingly.

“Luck wasn’t on our side at Royal Ascot. She was a filly last year that showed plenty in her work and although she was working well at home in the spring, she didn’t show the speed in the Fred Darling. She didn’t have a lot of luck at Ascot but still ran a good race and hopefully she can get back on track.

“We’re keen to make her a Stakes winner as she’s won twice, but they were only novice races, we’re hoping that we can get that ticked off [in the Valiant], then obviously look up in Grade. I believe she’s staying in training as a four-year-old.”

The filly has been ridden by Saffie Osborne in all three starts this season, but will be reunited with William Buick.

“William Buick is going to get back on her,” Burrows added. “He won on her last season and rode her in the Rockfel Stakes when she wasn’t 100%. He’s available and very keen to get back on her.”

Touleen could face up to thirteen rivals, including the unbeaten Ralph Beckett filly Secret Of Life and Dubai Duty Free Stakes winner Sukanya, trained by Jack Channon.

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