SWIFT PRINCESS (2.35) holds every prospect of living up to her name by swooping to conquer in Nottingham's Les Stone Memorial Handicap, writes COLIN WOODS (JANUS).

Karl Burke's filly, a daughter of that cracking sprint sire, Namid, possesses stacks more scope for improvement than any of her 16 rivals, having only run four times in her life.

From a betting point of view it's also extremely encouraging to note Swift Princess has improved each time she's been sent to the racecourse, notably when runner-up on her latest start at Warwick in June.

Alan Swinbank, who plundered the Group 2 Lancashire Oaks with Turbo Linn at Newmarket this week, has his middle-distance horses in terrific fettle.

The Melsonby-near-Richmond handler's yard is teeming with decent stayers, including Phreeze (4.15), a three-year-old going places judged by the way he overcame a big field at headquarters last time out.

Phreeze has yet to try the mile-and-three-quarter distance of the JPD Contracts Handicap, however there's every indication he'll take his rivals to the cleaners over the longer trip.

Snowed Under (5.50), successful at least once a year since 2004 for trainer James Bethell, shapes as if he'll add to that tally by picking up the closing race on the card.

The six-year-old grey gelding acquitted himself extremely well at Leicester in May, finishing third to Sound Of Nature, a pretty fair colt trained by Henry Cecil.

With nothing of the calibre of the latter lurking in the shadows for the Apprentices Handicap, opening the door for Snowed Under to make it win number six of an already pleasing career haul.