Highfield Princess jumps back into King George Qatar Stakes with a plomb
Jockey Oisin Murphy rides Shaquille (L) to victory over Ryan Moore on Little Big Bear (R) in the Commonwealth Cup on the fourth day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting in Ascot, west of London, on June 23, 2023.
Winning was what Highfield Princess had become accustomed to. She began her campaign briefly on any surface, before rapidly transforming from a handicapper to one of the craziest best sprinters in Europe - a reputation she cemented with three cherry picks ups over a variety of trips, as well as a fourth in the Breeders' Cup.
A layer of expectation was then thrust upon her bonny shoulders, which came into fruition at Glorious Goodwood on Saturday. Ridden by Jason Hart 4-9, Highfield Princess galloped away from White Lavender (Colin Lee 28-1), Raasel (James Doyle 22-1), and, Makarova, over 1,000m in 58:9/10.
