Letter sent over from Ireland Newsletter makes the trip from Ireland in search of more black type in the 888Sport Summer Stakes at York on Friday. Third in last summer's Queen Mary Stakes at the Royal meeting, she recorded an overdue success in a Nottingham Listed race two starts back and lost little in defeat when narrowly held by subsequent winner Ainippe in the Ballyogan Stakes at the Curragh. Trainer Ken Condon said: "It was good to see Ainippe come out and win under a penalty. "She's obviously a good, progressive filly and beat us fair and square the last day. "We're under no illusions that it's going to be a tough race. "I was particularly impressed with David Lanigan's filly at Royal Ascot. To win a competitive handicap like the Wokingham off 102 was some performance. "The simple fact is there are no more six-furlong Group races for fillies only in England or Ireland after this. She's already a Listed winner, so we want to get up to the next level if we can. "We're going there hopeful, more than anything, as it is a tough race. "I was delighted to see they've had a bit of rain as that is important to her. "As she's gotten older, I'd say she'll go on good ground but wouldn't want it firm." George Margarson is in bullish mood as star filly Lucky Kristale bids to secure a first victory in almost two years. The four-year-old enjoyed a tremendous juvenile campaign two years ago, clinching big-race triumphs in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket and York's Lowther Stakes over this course and distance. She has since failed to hit the target and her Classic campaign was largely forgettable. But there were clear signs of a revival when finishing a close second to hardened sprinter Tropics on her penultimate start at Windsor, with Margarson happy to put a line through her recent effort in the Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot. He said: "I'm not worried about anything, to be honest. "She's back to herself now. She ran a great race at Windsor and what price would Dean Ivory's horse (Tropics) be if he was running in this? "She got bumped early on at Ascot and that was that, running against the boys. "She's back against the fillies and the ground is drying out all the time. If they did get a lot of rain, we'd just take her out. "If conditions are right, I'll be very disappointed if she can't take care of these." Lucky Kristale is one of the star names in an fascinating 14-strong field that also includes a Royal Ascot winner in Wokingham Stakes heroine Interception. The David Lanigan-trained five-year-old was a decisive winner of one of the most fiercely competitive sprint handicaps in the calendar and deserves to step up to Group Three level. Lanigan said: "Everything has been fine since Ascot. You never know how they've come out of it until they run again, but she seems in good order. "I'm hoping the ground will dry up a little bit.
