Princess Yaiza heads Cromwell's Flat string Princess Yaiza provided Gavin Cromwell with one of his career highlights on the Flat to-date when landing the Group 2 Qatar Prix de Royallieu on Arc weekend at Longchamp in 2018 and the mare is now back with the dual-purpose Danestown trainer. The five-year-old daughter of Casamento has returned to Cromwell after a spell in the United States and filled the runner-up spot behind Bowerman at Dundalk in January. “Princess Yaiza was great for us the season before last year when she won the Group 2 in Longchamp. She went to the Breeders’ Cup and stayed in America then. “She was in training with Christophe Clement but had niggly little problems and I think she had splints from training on the hard track. She was ready to run a few times but just didn’t get there,” said Cromwell. “We were happy enough with the run (at Dundalk) and she came out of it good so we are looking forward to her for the season. "I had planned to run her in the Listed Noblesse Stakes at Cork and she had entries in the Vintage Crop (at Navan) and the Group 1 Tattersalls Gold Cup. "She also has other options in Group 3's like the Munster Oaks and the Challenge Stakes at Leopardstown depending on when racing returns. "If travel restrictions ease the race she won on Arc weekend in 2018 is now a Group 1 so that would be the aim. She could take in the Listed Oyster Stakes at Galway in September if that goes ahead. “She ran on good to firm for us before without a problem but probably good or a little on the easier side is her ground. Not having to train on that fast surface every day is probably a big part of it. “Lindsay Laroche also has Come September with me and we are looking forward to her as well. Some black type would be the plan with her and I think she is definitely up to getting that.” Cromwell is always a trainer to note in competitive handicaps and Jukebox Jive earned a big pay-day last year when landing the Naas November Handicap. “I’m giving him a good long break until the autumn and he could go back for some of those staying handicaps again,” he said before adding: “Innamorare is back after a break and will be ready to go in a few weeks. She was second in the big mile handicap at Galway and also ran well at the Curragh and Leopardstown. “We’ve turned a lot out to grass and even the summer jumpers are all out at the moment. We’ll give them a break for a few weeks until we see what is going to happen. “We have a few Flat horses ticking over and are just waiting for that to start. We won’t have as many this year as we had last year.”
