Romantic Myth can land a fairytale victory in the #125,000 sterling Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury today.
Smooth victories at Ripon and Chester booked the daughter of Mind Games a trip to Royal Ascot and a big step up in class for the Group Three Queen Mary Stakes. But she justified favouritism in tremendous style with a two and a half length victory over Al Ihsas.
Romantic Myth will be ridden by John Carroll, rather than the suspended Kevin Darley, and she has to give weight to some useful rivals, notably Superstar Leo and Elsie Plunkett. But she looks a filly out of the top drawer.
Michael Blanshard has a talented youngster in Patsy`s Double, who can take her 100 per cent record to three with victory in the Mtoto Donnington Castle Conditions Stakes.
Claxon had been off the course since finishing fifth in last year`s English Oaks when runner-up to Amalia at Newcastle three weeks ago. That performance augurs well for her chance in the Listed Steventon Stakes.
Sumthinelseis the one to bet on in the Invesco Handicap at Newmarket, and Valentine Band can show her true colours in the Listed Foodbrokers Aphrodite Stakes.
