Fighter is poised to fly home

IRISH FIGHTER (3.30) can knuckle down for victory in the 20-runner Weatherbys Super Sprint at Newbury today.

- By The Scout (Melissa Jones)

High-drawn horses have dominated the unusual juvenile contest where horses are allotted weights based on their sales price.

The 100-rated Havana Hurricane, a 9,000 guineas purchase, carries just 8st 13lb and his chance is obvious.

But he is a hostage to fortune with his Windsor Castle Stakes running style.

He is also set to break from stall nine, while Irish Fighter, a juvenile with a Windsor maiden to his name, has bagged number 20.

Taken on early by several headstrong rivals at Windsor, the son of Profitable showed he was tactically versatile with a tidy victory.