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Saturday, 6 May 2017

2017 Flat Issue 1 - The News

Martyn Meade fears only hot favourite Churchill as Eminent bids to emulate his sire, Frankel, by winning Saturday's QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Frankel memorably blitzed his rivals in the mile event back in 2011 and he will have two sons in contention for the first Classic of the season. 
Saeed bin Suroor's Dream Castle turned in a promising effort when beaten in the Greenham, but it is Meade's Craven Stakes hero Eminent who the bookmakers believe is more likely to give Frankel a landmark win as a sire.
Meade was delighted with Eminent's effort in winning the Craven, but believes a mile would be the minimum trip for his colt already.
"He's come out of the race very well, so I couldn't be more pleased with him at the moment," said Meade.
"I didn't have him absolutely primed for the Craven, but he was obviously in the right condition to run, hence the way he did run, which was very pleasing

Irish Oaks heroine Seventh Heaven features among six horses declared for the Dunaden Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday.


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