Bing bids for Beverley glory

Trainer Jo Hughes could have Royal Ascot in mind if Erica Bing shines in the £25,000 Hilary Needler Trophy at Beverley on Saturday.

The daughter of Captain Gerrard made a deep impression at Bath earlier this month, when successful in a five-and-a-half-furlong maiden, and could now step up in class for the historic conditions stakes on the Westwood. 

Lambourn-based Hughes said: “She’s not very big, but, boy, she is a heck of a tough little horse, as she showed on her last start.

“She also holds an entry at Bath on Friday, but her joint-owner, who bred her, is keen to go to Beverley.

“A lot will depend on the weather so we are weighing up our options at this stage.

“I hadn’t really thought of her as a Royal Ascot horse but you just never know.

“She would have to improve, but if she kept progressing from her second run to her third, we’d obviously have to give Ascot some …

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