Endless set for return in Lancashire Oaks Charlie Appleby believes Naas winner Endless Time is fit enough to do herself justice on her return to action in Saturday's bet365 Lancashire Oaks. The daughter of Sea The Stars won four races in 2015, notably giving weight and a beating to subsequent St Leger heroine Simple Verse in a Goodwood handicap. She rounded off her campaign with victory in the Listed Bluebell Stakes at Naas in October and while she has not been seen in competitive action since, Appleby is confident of a bold show at Haydock. He said: "We obviously haven't seen her in action since the autumn, but she's done well from three to four and she's in really good order. "We purposely decided to wait for the second half of the season as we know she's a filly that appreciates cut in the ground. We probably didn't expect the ground to be quite so soft at this time of the year, but that's just how things have worked out. "She's only run one disappointing race so far and we put a line through that as we had excuses. "I'm really pleased with the condition she is in going into the race on Saturday and it looks a good starting point." The Mark Johnston-trained Fireglow brings Classic form to the table, having finished an excellent fourth behind Minding in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. She subsequently chased home So Mi Dar in the Musidora Stakes at York and although unable to make an impact in the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot, assistant trainer Charlie Johnston feels she will benefit from stepping up to a mile and a half for the first time. He said: " We're sort of reverting to what we were expecting her to be doing in the spring. "After winning a Listed race in soft ground as a two-year-old, we were thinking she'd be going a mile and a quarter and a mile and half this season, but then she ran such a good race in the Guineas we were keen to give her another go in a Group One at a mile. "She just didn't have the speed of those fillies at Ascot, so we're stepping her up now and we'll see how we go. "It is a big jump up in trip, but from what she showed as a two-year-old and the way she is physically, we'd be relatively confident she'll stay. "On form she's probably the best filly in the race, so hopefully she'll go close."
