GLASS SLIPPERS is fancied to show hotpot Battaash a clean pair of heels in the King’s Stand Stakes (3.35) as Royal Ascot 2020 gets underway today.
Kevin Ryan’s filly rattled up a hat-trick on her final three outings of 2019, dashing to a three-length victory in the Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye - in which Battaash beat just two rivals home - at Longchamp in October.
There is more to come from Glass Slippers, who can leave backers of the favourite quaking in their boots. 1.15 NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3 1 KAESO 2 MOTAKHAYYEL 3 GREENSIDE KAESO and champion jockey Oisin Murphy look a powerful combination.
To win the opening race of Royal Ascot 2020, the Nigel Tinkler-trainee must turn round recent Newcastle running with favourite Daarik.