Group Two Flying Childers Stakes Guide 2022

A more experienced sort in the Amo Racing silks, Crispy Cat has already had six career starts.

Making a taking enough debut to win a maiden at Cork over 5 furlongs, he was then only just held off by Blackbeard in a listed event. Brought over for the National Stakes at Sandown off the back of that, again he was only narrowly held off by a single rival.

Unlucky in running in the Norfolk Stakes, he ran on well when seeing daylight to capture 3rd in the group 2 contest. Upped in trip off the back of that effort, he wilted late on and came home in last.

Last seen kept at 6 furlongs, he shaped well enough to be 4th in the Richmond Stakes, not looking like he stayed the trip fully. Dropping back to 5 furlongs looks a positive but he’ll have to take a step forward on what he’s been showing recently.

George Boughey has been impressive with his juveniles this season and brings his Acclamation filly Malrescia here.

Unable to live with the impressive Dramatised in her first run, she then got her head in front at short odds on soft ground at Hamilton to break her maiden readily. She managed to back that up under a penalty when stepping up to 6 furlongs at Lingfield.

She only found Lezoo too good in a listed race at Newmarket on her next run before only being denied by a neck in a tight finish at Deauville back in July. Last seen going off a big price for a group 3 race over 6 furlongs at Kempton, she shaped smartly to finish 3rd again. Looking like the trip got the better of her.

The drop down in trip should bring her back into things and she’s not been disgraced at group level so far.

Jessica Harrington sends over her well experienced juvenile filly Funny Money Honey. After starting her career over in France she failed to notch a win despite going close in a listed event over 5 furlongs. Her final run for her French connections came when running in the Queen Mary Stakes where she came a very respectable 9th.

She then made the move over to Ireland but has still failed to secure her first win. Coming 3rd in a listed race over the minimum trip before being beaten in a group 3 over 6 furlongs. The drop back in trip looks a positive for her here but it’s unlikely she’ll be shedding her maiden tag in this deep looking group two event.

Despite winning a maiden smartly enough on debut over 5.5 furlongs at Navan, Harry time failed to make his presence felt in the Coventry Stakes on his next outing. Not being disgraced to come home in 8th, he was kept in group company for his next run but again he failed to get truly involved and finished 4th behind Persian Force.

Taken back over to Ireland where he was dropped in grade and trip last time out, he looked more out of his depth over the minimum trip. Only beating 2 rivals home, he’s looked more at home over 6 furlongs and will likely be left wanting for tactical speed again over 5 furlongs.

A rapidly progressing 2 year old filly for Richard Fahey, The Platinum Queen made a handy winning debut at Ripon over 5 furlongs before going off a big price in the Queen Mary Stakes where she came 13th.

Off the back of that run, she managed to handily win a novice stakes with ease against her own sex before backing that effort up with an impressive rout in a conditions race. Again betting her own sex easily and making all the running in fine fashion.

Last seen being really put to the test in the Nunthorpe Stakes, she ran a great race to only be denied by superstar sprint Highfield Princess. She was well clear of the 3rd Emaraaty Ana however. She got a hefty weight for age allowance in the Nunthorpe but fared well as a juvenile to only be beaten by a single group tested rival.

That form makes her the one to beat here as she looks to continue her progression as a sprinter.

Only seen three time so far in her career, this daughter of No Nay Never shaped with plenty of promise on her debut to be 2nd at Goodwood over 6 furlongs. Building upon that experience she broke her maiden at the second time of asking smartly to record an easy 4 length win at Newbury, again over 6 furlongs.

Last seen at Glorious Goodwood dropped to 5 furlongs, she easily handled the step up in grade and drop in trip to score a group 3 event smartly. Getting the better of the well fancied Rocket Rodney with relative ease.

She coped well with the drop in trip last time out and showed a really smart turn of foot to assert her dominance. There’s likely more to come from her and she looks the biggest threat to The Platinum Queen.

A twice seen colt for Keith Dalgleish, Prince Of Pills scored on debut over 6 furlongs, getting up late on. After scoring a novice race connections then took him to Ripon for a 5 furlongs conditions race where he thrived on the rattling fast ground to secure a comfortable win.

He coped well with a drop in trip last time out but has yet to be tested on ground slower than good. The form of that win hasn’t worked out particularly well and he’ll need to find some more improvement to be having a say here.

Only seen twice so far in her career, Lady Hamana made her debut at Newmarket back in August where she ran well enough to be 3rd over 6 furlongs.

Connections made the decision to drop her back to 5 furlongs off the back of that effort and she duly obliged over the minimum trip to win convincingly. Handily breaking out of the gates, she made all the running and handily stretched clear to record an emphatic win by nearly 4 lengths.

She’ll need to make a step up here but won as she liked last time out. Unlikely she’ll get an easy uncontested lead in this race however.