PIKE PICKS MICHELADA FOR KARRAKATTA

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Champion jockey William Pike will ride Michelada in Saturday week’s $500,000 Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot. Pike chose Michelada, a filly he knows well, having steered the daughter of Nicconi in her two starts including a win on debut in January. Pike was also in line to pick up the mount on Pat’s…

FLYING MISSILE AIMS FOR KARRAKATTA PLATE

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Flying Missile has catapulted herself into Karrakatta Plate calculations when scoring a runaway first win at Ascot on Wednesday. Justifying red-hot favouritism, Flying Missile easily accounted for her six rivals in the Glenroy Chaff Plate (1100m) by three lengths. Ridden by Chris Parnham, the Cable Bay filly made a brilliant beginning from barrier two and…