The Group Two Princess of Wales’s Stakes, the feature event on the opening afternoon of Newmarket’s July Festival, has not attracted a double-figure field since 2007 but it has been a difficult race for the punters all the same, with just one winning favourite since 2003.
The latest six-runner renewal could be another trappy contest, as Yibir and Mostahdaf dominate the betting but neither arrives with cast-iron credentials. Yibir has failed to add to his win in last year’s Breeders’ Cup Turf in three attempts this season and lost several lengths with a very slow start at Belmont Park last time, while Mostahdaf made no real impression on the well-ridden Broome at Royal Ascot last time and might yet prove to be best at a slightly shorter trip.
