STAR ASCENDING has been an absolute star over the winter, and last night’s evening meeting at Wolverhampton provided his seventh win since the beginning of December (and his tenth career success). Joe Fanning took the ride and was never too far away from the leaders. He didn’t get a clear run around 2f out, but Joe managed to get him going and stayed on to lead well inside final furlong, and he just kept galloping up the straight. He only won by a nose, but we have been on the wrong side of a few short-margin photo finishes lately, so we were due this one, and Star Ascending certainly has the winning habit. He’s now won seven of his last 11 starts, the first win coming off a mark of 48 and this one off 73, so he’s had a tremendous campaign these last few months. We are delighted for Joe Fanning who has partnered him for five of those wins, with the other two being ridden by Rossa Ryan and Eddy Greatrex, and of course we offer our congratulations to the winning owner, Paul Wright-Bevans.