Miss Firecracker

Much has already been written about this years oaks winner since her great victory on Friday night. Her win is a great boost for all the smaller breeders in the country and by all accounts it couldn't have happened to a nicer fellow. It takes great guts to use your own dog but I suppose the benefit is you know exactly what your getting. Congratulations all round, and fair play to John Moyles who highlighted what great value she was at 20/1 before the semi-finals. A Top Honcho brood to boot. Alexandrova lost nothing in defeat and her run would have been more than adequate to win most Oaks but she ran into a bitch at the top of her form and has to settle for a gallant second.