ALTHOUGH Snow Princess's winning streak appears to have a momentum all of its own, Corradini can defy top weight to beat Lord Huntingdon's filly in the Harewood Rated Handicap at Doncaster today.
Time may show that the four year old faced a near impossible task when trying to give 18lb to runaway winner Merit in the Tote Chester Cup on his latest start and, in the event, he performed with great credit to fail by just seven lengths.
Prior to that, he had been well beaten when needing the run at Newbury behind Kadastrof (form he reversed at Chester) and Kamikaze but looked a picture in the paddock beforehand.
Henry Cecil doesn't keep four year olds unless they are likely to pay their way and it could be that Corradini takes this on the way to a trip to Royal Ascot.
The Willie Ryan Henry Cecil combination may also team up in the winner's enclosure after Generosus has logged the first half of a Doncaster double in the Napoleon's Casino Conditions Stakes half an hour earlier.
Cecil chose Newcastle's for the colt's second run and he floated effortlessly up the stiff Gosforth Park finish to win by four lengths.
That was a most impressive display and there doesn't seem to be anything to worry him in this contest.
Over at Haydock, Sing With The Band can make the most of his featherweight in the Be Friendly Handicap the first of three races televised on BBC1.
He did very well from an unfavourable draw at Thirsk last time to run Awasha to a length and, with the useful Gary Carter in the saddle here, will give backers a good run from the number to box.
An hour later, Polar Prince can give Michael Jarvis a valuable prize by landing the Tote Credit Silver Bowl Handicap.
This mile handicap is often won by a decent performer and Polar Prince put up a very solid effort when a length and a half third to Spirito Libro at Newmarket last time.
Kempton's card, which features the Listed Crawley Warren Heron Stakes, can kick off with a win for Abou Zouz in the New England Conditions Stakes.
David Loder rates this Miswaki colt as the best he has handled and immediately nominated the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot as an early season target after his debut win at Newmarket. He should prove too strong for his rivals today.
The feature event can go to Henry Cecil's Unreal City who looked smart when winning at Ripon and has decent form with Prize Giving last season.
. Fergal Lynch's flying start to the turf season has been rewarded with the Cocked Hat Northern apprentice of the month award for April (incorporating March). The Irishman, the latest star apprentice to emerge from Reg Hollinshead's Rugeley stable, has ridden 29 winners to date this year, nine on turf in March and April.
