MAHON: KALPANA FACES TOUGH TEST

CONNECTIONS of Kalpana admit their Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe favourite faces a far from straightforward task in her bid for back-to-back victories in today's Unibet Stakes at Kempton.

- BY ASHLEY IVESON

Andrew Balding's filly (below) landed this Group Three prize en-route to success on Qipco Champions Day last season and, while she has failed to get her head in front since, she has performed admirably to secure podium finishes in the Tattersalls Gold Cup, the Pretty Polly Stakes and the King George this term.