Gosden buzzing after Kick On success

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Trainer John Gosden feels options are open for Kick On after the two-year-old won on his second start at Newmarket on Thursday.

The son of Charm Spirit was beaten a length by Red Bravo on his debut back in August but roared to victory at Headquarters in the Bonhams EBF Maiden Stakes.


Gosden enjoyed a one-two in the race as Frankie Dettori followed home Oisin Murphy’s mount on board Humanitarian, trailing the winner by two-and-a-half lengths.


The colt drew on previous experience of the course to make almost all of the running and Gosden was buzzing after watching his charge triumph.


‘I had a foot abscess with him after his first run so he missed a fair bit of time,’ he said.

‘He has come back well there and I’m delighted with him.

He has run a lovely race and I’m thrilled with him and very happy with the second as well.

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And the Newmarket handler believes Kick On has the ability to travel even further and will look into the possibility of stepping him up in trip.


‘I think stepping up to a mile with him was very important,’ he added.

‘Charm Spirit was a miler and I think this boy could go a bit further.


‘I will chat to the owners and see what they want to do.

We’ve got the whole of October and it’s a long time until April so I’m not frightened of having another go somewhere.’

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