Nannina set for Newbury return
The Cheveley Park Stud-owned filly gained the biggest success of her career when proving two lengths too good for Flashy Wings in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot last June.
She will again be campaigned at the highest level this season and handler John Gosden is looking forward to getting her back on track.
“Nannina is in good form and stays in training and we’ll target races like the Nassau with her,” he said.
“She’ll probably start off in the Lockinge and as a Group One winner she can at least go there without a penalty.”
Also among Gosden’s older team is useful seven-time winner Day Flight, who has been pleasing his handler at home.
“Good old Day Flight is still with us and the Ormonde Stakes (Chester, May 11) is a possibility for him,” Gosden told At The Races.
* Tony Culhane was in the wars after suffering a fall in the wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk Selling Stakes at Dunstall Park yesterday.
Partnering the David Chapman-trained Spinning Game, Culhane was still in the lead as the three runners approached the final furlong.
However, at that point the 11-8 chance began to hang and jinked badly right, throwing Culhane from the saddle. The jockey was taken away for assessment, complaining of back pains.
