Alexandrova could make York return

Alexandrova could make her seasonal bow in the Darley Yorkshire Oaks on August 22.

The four-year-old won the York contest last year, as well as taking the English and Irish Oaks, but she has been off the track since finishing third in the Prix de l’Opera last October.

“She’s a little bit away yet from starting back,” trainer Aidan O’Brien told the Racing Post.

“All is fine with her, but we have just taken our time and don’t have any firm plans, although she could reappear in the Yorkshire Oaks.”