IT takes dedication to be a record-breaker, as Roy Castle persists in
saying, and Laurel Queen possesses that quality in bucket loads.
She equalled Misty Halo's post-war record of wins for a filly or mare
by scoring for the twenty-first time at Lingfield last Saturday, and can
take the record outright by winning the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
Handicap today at Hamilton.
The vast majority of her wins have been gained in claimers and she has
only won one handicap, but she has never been better and is taken to
defy top-weight.
The only danger is Talented Ting, who continued to improve in his
visor when two-and-a-half lengths the master of Marchman at Nottingham
last time.
He may, however, prefer further than today's trip and Laurel Queen
should beat him.
Michael Stoute does not often journey too far north but can make sure
that the long drive home is a happy one by winning the maiden race with
Knave's Ash.
This colt has come up against useful sorts on his two starts, and
faces nothing of note here.
Peter Quince, a lightly raced colt with an exciting future, represents
the best bet at Windsor.
Henry Cecil's three-year-old was denied a racecourse outing until last
month owing to a hairline fracture of a cannon bone sustained last year.
When an opportunity finally arose, Peter Quince wasted no time in
making his intentions crystal clear, quickening smartly inside the final
furlong to beat odds-on favourite Lacotte by three lengths at Ascot.
The runner-up had previously chased home Sabrehill (current favourite
for York's Juddmonte International Stakes) so the form could be useful.
An entry in the Champion Stakes suggests Peter Quince is held in high
regard and with normal improvement he is fancied to beat the 'form
horse' Blue Lion.
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