Fife aiming for Royal success

Kingdom Of Fife is reported to be in fine shape as he bids to give the Queen victory in the 50th John Smith's Cup at York on Saturday.The four-year-old has already won one big mile-and-a-quarter handicap in Yorkshire this season - the Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar. Now Michael Stoute's charge is a leading fancy to provide a Royal triumph in this valuable contest worth almost £100,000 to the winning connections."He's well and is all on target for the race," said the Queen's bloodstock advisor John Warren."Obviously he would have had a sporting chance at Ascot, but that wasn't to be and it's all on for Saturday."