G1 Cheveley Park Stakes

William Buick and Charlie Appleby
Black-Type Analysis: Re-routed Wise Approach Aims To Emulate Half-Brother Perfect Power In The Middle Park

Saturday, Newmarket, post time: 15:00, THE TATTERSALLS MIDDLE PARK STAKES-G1, £291,580, 2yo, c, 6fT Field: Brussels (GB) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Coppull (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), First Approach (Ire) (No Nay Never), Five Ways (GB) (Kameko), Havana Hurricane (GB) (Havana Gold {Ire}), Hilitany (GB) (Ubettabelieveit (Ire), Kansas (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), The Publican's Son (Beau Liam), Wise Approach (Ire) Mehmas {Ire}). TDN Analysis: Gstaad's absence has taken something away from this Middle Park, where Godolphin's Morny third Wise Approach sets the standard as he bids to emulate his half-brother Perfect Power...

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Royal Fixation
'Horse Of A Lifetime' Royal Fixation Poised For Cheveley Park

Opulence Thoroughbreds is still in its infancy as a syndicate and their flagship filly Royal Fixation (Palace Pier) has already struck gold for them by winning the Lowther, but a follow-up in Newmarket's G1 Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions Cheveley Park Stakes on Saturday would see her enter new territory. Having met with defeat once when runner-up to Venetian Sun in the Duchess of Cambridge, the Ed Walker-trained daughter of the burgeoning first-crop sire currently heads the market for the six-furlong joint-feature on the card and Opulence's racing and communications manager Ed...

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Zeus Olympios
Black-Type Analysis: Opera Ballo Eyeing Joel Target, as Middle Park and Cheveley Park Each Boast Nine Runners

Friday, Newmarket, post time: 15:00, THE BOYLE SPORTS DAILY RACING REWARDS JOEL STAKES-G2, £125,000, 3yo/up, 8fT Field: Flight Plan (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}), Prague (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Victory Dance (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), Detain (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}), Opera Ballo (Ire) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Snow Master (GB) (Ardad {Ire}), Zeus Olympios (GB) (Night Of Thunder {Ire}). TDN Analysis: With only one blot on his copybook, Godolphin's Opera Ballo remains an exciting prospect at this trip and beyond and the Listed Heron Stakes and Listed Sir Henry Cecil Stakes winner will be...

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Tattersalls Announced as Sponsor of Middle Park, Cheveley Park and Royal Lodge

Tattersalls has been announced as the sponsor of three prestigious two-year-old contests at Newmarket on Saturday, September 27, including the G1 Middle Park Stakes and G1 Cheveley Park Stakes. The Middle Park for colts and Cheveley Park for fillies both take place over six furlongs and offer total prize-money of £275,000, while Tattersalls also extends its backing to the £125,000 G2 Royal Lodge Stakes, a one-mile contest for colts and geldings. Tattersalls chairman Edmond Mahony said, "Tattersalls have long been proud supporters of British racing and Newmarket Racecourses, and we...

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Lyons And Juddmonte Aim To Keep Babouche And Red Letter Separate, As They Make Group 1 Plans

As expected, undefeated Group 1 winner Babouche (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) is targeting the G1 Cheveley Park Stakes, with Ger Lyons stablemate Red Letter (GB) (Frankel {GB}) set to resurface on Irish Champions Weekend, according to Juddmonte's European racing manager Barry Mahon. Three-for-three in her young career, the daughter of Pavlosk (Arch) won her Cork debut, before claiming the G3 Anglesey Stakes a month later and the G1 Phoenix Stakes earlier this month.  Twice-raced Curragh maiden winner Red Letter will resume in either the Listed Ingabelle Stakes or the G1 Moyglare...

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