Sangster has Flight ready for May Hill take-off

The career of Flight could well and truly take off when she heads to Doncaster for the Betfred May Hill Stakes on Thursday.

Ollie Sangster’s youngster had to settle for second when bumping into useful opposition in her first two starts, but there was not a hint of turbulence on her third outing, when she cruised to victory at Sandown in the hands of Oisin Murphy.

Connections will now be hoping the sky is the limit as she bids to continue her upwards trajectory stepping up in grade, having always been held in the highest regard by her handler, who has tasted stakes-level success with the likes of Simmering and Celestial Orbit this term.

“We were very happy with her performance at Sandown, it was straightforward enough and she displayed the promise we had been seeing all along,” said Sangster.

“She has come out of the race really well and obviously it’s a quick turnaround and a big step up in company but we have always felt she was a stakes-class filly.

“I think she has earned her shot at this type of race and she has been kind of learning on the job. It’s taken a while for the penny to drop and she’s improved for each run so far.

“I think she will improve again, I think a step up to a mile will also be a bonus. Hopefully she will run a nice race.”