Royal Edition to strike again

FORM: FLOWER ALLEY GELDING HAS BEEN PITTED AGAINST THE BEST IN THE LAND

- Jack Milner

It is often worth following the trajectory a trainer takes with his horses as it gives one an idea of how he or she rates the runner. That looks to be the case with Royal Edition, who although only a two-time winner, has raced against some of the best in the country in three-year-old features.

The son of Flower Alley only had one run as a juvenile and only really started his racing career as a three-year-old. He won his maiden at the fifth time of asking over 1450m on the Vaal Classic track in October last year and just four days later contested the Non-Black Type Bloodstock SA Sales Cup.

The field proved too strong and he was no match for the likes of Purple Pitcher and Gimmeanotherchance but trainer Phillip Labuschagne clearly felt his charge had ability because in January Royal Edition was put into the Grade 3 Got The Greenlight Stakes over 1400m at Turffontein where he came up against Main Defender and Barbaresco.