Connections keen to hand Sangarius Dewhurst shot

Horse Racing

Racing365
September 22, 2018 12:32 pm

Connections of Sangarius believes the unbeaten colt is ready to test himself in Group 1 company ahead of the Dewhurst Stakes.

The Kingman offspring has impressed on his two outings to date, winning on debut at Newmarket before following up with a Listed victory in the Flying Scotsman Stakes at Doncaster last weekend.

The Sir Michael Stoute-trained juvenile’s rapid rise will continue on October 13 when he heads back to the Rowley Mile for the Dewhurst, which represents a major step up in class.

Teddy Grimthorpe, racing manager to owner-breeder Khalid Abdullah, is eager to see Sangarius put her Classic credentials to the test at Newmarket, having been quoted at 10/1 for the 2000 Guineas.

He said: ‘Sangarius has come out of his Doncaster victory fine and the Dewhurst is the race that we are looking at his likely next start – though it might not be a great year to be pointing one towards the Dewhurst as it looks like being an extremely strong renewal!
‘He is a fine, scopey horse but is still a work in progress.

He needs to improve upon what he achieved in the Flying Scotsman to be competitive in the Dewhurst, but we do feel that he deserves to take his chance.

‘He has won on both good to firm and good to soft ground and, although it is hard to tell, there is nothing in either side of his pedigree to suggest that he won’t handle even softer ground.’