Peter Chapple-Hyam's return to form continued at Leicester when newcomer Crying Lightening showed a nice turn of foot in the EBF Forest Maiden Stakes to book a possible Royal Ascot trip.
Chapple-Hyam landed a double at the track on Monday and like one of those winners, footballer Joey Barton is involved in the ownership along with former Chelsea man Claudio Pizzaro.
Clive Brittain's Elshabakiya (our selection) was sent off the 11-8 favourite on the back of a promising debut but had no answer to the 7-2 chance, who won by half a length in the hands of Martin Dwyer.
Chapple-Hyam said: "It's up to the boys whether they want to go to Ascot. That is what she was bought for and that is what we'll try to do. She's always worked very well, but I thought Clive's would be tough to beat."
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