Ralph Beckett sends his 103-rated filly State Occasion to the Middleton Fillies’ Stakes at York with the five-year-old making her second appearance here after winning class two handicap over 1m 2f last August. The filly has won a few times at lesser levels than this at the likes of Kempton and Goodwood but has struggled a little in listed company (fourth at Dundalk) and grouped company (eighth of 13 in group three at Newmarket in October).
She can do better than that but now in group two company, so unlikely that she could win this against some good runners. Ryan Moore is on board.