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[my miss storm cat]

Fifteen months...... ten races, zero wins. The last was May 5th of last year.

Good luck, Hattan.

From Racing Post...


HATTAN HEADING TO HAYDOCK
By Robert Pratt, PA Sport

Hattan could bid for his first success since last season's Chester Vase in the Petros Rose Of Lancaster Stakes at Haydock Park on Saturday.

Clive Brittain's four-year-old has on occasions been campaigned at the highest level since his victory on the Roodee in May of last year and finished eighth of nine behind David Junior in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes at Sandown in July.

But three weeks later he showed some of his old sparkle to finish a decent two-length second to Irish Derby third Best Alibi in the Skybet York Stakes.

And all being well Brittain hopes to run the son of Halling in the Group Three contest at the weekend.

"He ran a good race at York," the Newmarket trainer said. "He's certainly come right back to his best.

"I was pleased with our horse that day because I thought the ground probably was a little bit faster than he would have liked, not that we would have beaten the winner.

"He's taken his race well and he's a probable runner at Haydock.

"And if we can win a Group Three with him we are going along the right lines."