Invincible Spirit mare Fleeting Spirit will again be a foe for Takeover Target at Royal Ascot, with plans confirmed for her to start first up in the G1 King's Stand Stakes.
Fleeting Spirit was third, a neck behind second placed Takeover Target in last year's Kings Stand, which was won by Equiano. She later ran fourth in the Breeders' Cup Turf Sprint (LR).
Takeover Target toppled another Invincible Spirit galloper, I Am Invincible, to land his eighth career Group 1 when taking Saturday's Goodwood.
The following report on Fleeting Spirit's progress was compiled by Racing Post:
FLEETING SPIRIT is set to make her seasonal bow in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot after connections decided to skip a prep run.
The four-year-old, who was last seen finishing fourth at the Breeders' Cup meeting, had been pencilled in for the Betfred.com Temple Stakes - a race she won impressively in 2008.
However, trainer Jeremy Noseda is happy to head straight to Royal Ascot for the Group 1 on June 16, a race in which she finished third last year.
The trainer told jeremynoseda.com: "We have had a discussion and decided to head straight to the King's Stand with Fleeting Spirit.
"We felt that as she put up such a huge effort first time out last season, we would keep her in reserve to make her first start of this season at Ascot. It is a positive decision to take that course of action.
"She has just done her first easy piece of work and I am very happy with her."
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