Royal Runner Lightning Polka Out To Strike At Ayr

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Following an excellent debut at Haydock just a fortnight ago, Lightning Polka will seek to bring the royal colours to Group Three success in the Ladbrokes-sponsored Firth Of Clyde at Ayr on Saturday.


The child of Night Of Thunder is among the first horses sent to Ed Walker by the King and Queen and made a best start to her career on Merseyside.


Her handler is aware she has much more on her plate in Scotland this weekend, however is hoping she can show approximately the task.


Speaking at Newbury on Friday, Walker stated: "It's a special day and she was truly outstanding at Haydock on her launching.


"I think she'll be OK on the ground, even though Tom (Marquand) stated it was a bit dead and ugly when he rode there on Thursday.


"I think she'll improve once again from this run and we've refrained from doing a lot considering that Haydock as this comes quick enough. I would have loved it to have been three weeks because her launching instead of 2, but she's a great filly and she was actually straightforward and professional very first time.


Trainer Ed Walker is prepared for a big afternoon at Ayr (John Walton/PA)


"It's a dream to train for the King and Queen and she was in fact our first two-year-old to have a setback, which I couldn't think.


"I was so thrilled to train two horses for the King and Queen and I have a really great filly who is a bit backwards and after that Lightning Polka, who is more of a two-year-old type. She went and selected up a niggle early, however fortunately she overcame that quickly and she's interesting."


One of the greatest risks to Lightning Polka seems dual winner Coming Attraction, who won a hot conditions race at Chester last time and represents the prospering Roger Varian string.


Also in the mix is Richard Fahey's Catching The Moon, who needed to go for 2nd behind Albany Stakes runner-up Awaken on her Leicester debut before easily dispatching a subsequent winner at Beverley at the 2nd time of asking.


Fahey believes the No Nay Never filly may not understand her complete capacity until next season, but is keen to check the waters at a higher level before completion of her juvenile project.


"We simulate her but I'm not exactly sure how she will deal with the ground if it's on the slow side," he stated.


"We enjoy to run her and see what happens. I think her very first run was rather excellent and we feel we would most likely beat the winner if we reunited and after that the race at Beverley which she won will have done her the world of great, so we have actually been pleased with her.


"She's a filly for next year truly and I didn't want to run her a lot of times, but I required to run her again so I believed I might too run her in a great race and see how she gets on."


A total of 15 two-year-old fillies go to publish on the west coast of Scotland, with other noteworthy names consisting of Simon and Ed Crisford's Lowther fourth Dandana, Ed Bethell's simple Catterick winner Rogue Attraction and George Boughey's unbeaten three-time winner India Love.


There is likewise competitive action, albeit with less runners, in the Listed Ladbrokes "Big Football Bet Builder Boosts" Doonside Cup, where Andrew Balding's Feilden Stakes winner Almeric makes his very first look considering that impressing at Newmarket in April.


He is the most likely favourite in a field of six for a 10-furlong contest in which William Haggas is represented by Caviar Heights, with the Somerville Lodge handler hoping conditions stay ideal for a four-year-old who has suffered succeeding narrow beats at Listed level in the Gala Stakes and August Stakes.


"He's been a bit unfortunate but he wants soft ground and hopefully it will still have some cut in it on Saturday as the softer it is, the much better he will be," said Haggas.


"He's an extremely great horse and when he gets soft ground you'll see an even better horse."

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