I HAVE been asked several times this week if Princess Zoe improved and I genuinely believe that she has, and she appears to be thriving, since she won her first Group 1 in France nearly three weeks ago.

She did her final bit of serious work here last Sunday. Joey Sheridan led the work on a nice horse that I think a bit of and Seamie rode Princess Zoe for the first time. They began to pick up the pace earlier than I expected, and she did plenty on what is deep sand.