Toast Of New York can strike again at Lingfield

RACING: Osborne’s stable star backed to repeat fairytale success of 12 months ago

TOAST OF NEW YORK can make the most of having his sights lowered and claim what would be a hugely popular victory at Lingfield.

It is four years since Jamie Osborne’s stable star came within a nose of winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Santa Anita.

His subsequent travails have been well documented, a tendon injury retiring him to stud before he made a Lazarus-like return from a three-year hiatus with what was a fairytale success in this very race 12 months ago.

It would be fanciful to suggest Toast Of New York is the force he once was. But it is clear a good portion of his considerable ability remains intact, and he has every chance of regaining the winning thread in the Betway Casino Conditions Stakes.

SILCA MISTRESS looks the answer to the Ladbrokes Home Of The Odds Boost Fillies’ Handicap.

The daughter of Dutch Art enjoyed a profitable season on the turf this year, registering successive wins at Leicester and Goodwood, as well as filling the runner-up spot on a couple of occasions.

She switched to the all-weather for only the third time in her 15-race career at this venue a fortnight ago, and knuckled down to see off hot favourite Human Nature a shade comfortably by half a length.

Listed honours are up for grabs in the 32Red Wild Flower Stakes at Kempton, and this could prove a good opportunity for Nicky Henderson’s high-class mare VERDANA BLUE to pick up some valuable black type on the Flat. The daughter of Getaway has run just once on the level, winning as she liked at Chelmsford in late September.

SELECTIONS: KEMPTON: 3.55 Speed King, 4.30 Al Messila, 5.00 Reticent Angel, 5.30 Sun Hat, 6.00 Danzan, 6.30 Verdana Blue, 7.00 Divin Bere, 7.30 Viola Park.

LINGFIELD: 11.30 Kafeel, 12.00 Valley Belle, 12.30 Silca Mistress, 1.00 TOAST OF NEW YORK (NAP), 1.35 Mochalov, 2.05 Lazarus, 2.40 Pivotal Flame, 3.10 Party Royal.

DOUBLE: Toast Of New York and Verdana Blue