Time to put a Sparkle into Turner comeback, says Bell

TRAINER Michael Bell says Flying Sparkle has been deliberately kept fresh to challenge for the £175,000 totepool Two-Year-Old Trophy at Redcar today. The filly, who did not race between making a winning debut at Windsor in July and finishing second at Yarmouth last month, will try to give jockey Hayley Turner her biggest win since she decided to come out of retirement and ride in France over the winter. Bell said: ‘Hayley won on Flying Sparkle at Windsor and this has really been the target since the day she won there. It is a tough race but she is well drawn, has a nice weight and she should run well. ‘She is fresh and lightly-raced so she ticks a lot of boxes.’ Flying Sparkle, a daughter of Fast Company who cost 70,000gns, runs in the colours of Amo Racing, the racing vehicle of leading football agent Kia Joorabchian. After being withdrawn at Chantilly a week ago, Bell’s Ascot Gold Cup winner Big Orange is on target for the Long Distance Cup back at Ascot two weeks today. Rivals could include Brian Meehan’s Raheen House, promoted to first in yesterday’s Noel Murless Stakes after being bumped in the last 50 yards by Frankie Dettoriridden first-past-thepost Weekender.