Great Max stakes Chesham claim with triumphant Newbury bow
Newcomer could not be Royal Ascot bound.
Great Max appears to have earned himself a last-minute ticket to Royal Ascot after making a winning debut for Michael Bell in the Betfair Racing…Only Bettor Podcast Novice Stakes at Newbury. A 260,000 guineas yearling purchase for owners Amo Racing Limited, the Wootton Bassett colt was a 4-1 shot for his racecourse introduction over six and a half furlongs in Berkshire. Having been ridden prominently throughout, Jack Mitchell’s mount displayed a smart change of gear to get up and beat the wayward Harrow by three-quarters of a length – setting up an intended tilt at the Chesham Stakes on Saturday week. Winning trainer Michael Bell said: “He’s been working well at home and we were hopeful that he could do something like that.“Provided he takes the race all right and eats up and trains well next week, he’ll run in the Chesham. “There haven’t been many suitable maidens to run him in, but we’d had this plan in mind for a while. “Phase one has gone according to plan, so if all goes well for the next week, we’ll head for Ascot.” Sylvester Kirk admitted relief was his overriding emotion after Seattle Rock (5-2) made the most of having her sights lowered in division one of the Betfair British EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes.
🐎 Seattle Rock breaks her maiden with a commanding victory in the @Betfair @BritishEBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes in the hands of Ryan Moore for trainer Sylvester Kirk 👏 pic.twitter.com/OzV1cli1lh
— Newbury Racecourse (@NewburyRacing) June 10, 2021
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