Eldar Eldarov delighting Varian in Gold Cup preparations
York second firmly on course for Royal Ascot date.
Roger Varian is counting down the days until the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot with Eldar Eldarov following his hugely encouraging return at York last week. The Dubawi colt was a nose winner of the Queen’s Vase at the Royal meeting last season and went on to claim Classic glory in the St Leger at Doncaster in September. He had to concede weight all round on his his four-year-old debut in the Group Two Yorkshire Cup and powered home to be beaten just half a length in second place by St Leger third Giavellotto. Varian is confident his charge will improve for the run and also views the step up from a mile and three-quarters to two and a half miles in next month’s Ascot showpiece as a positive.What a performance! 👀
🏇 Giavellotto strikes late to secure the Group 2 Boodles Yorkshire Cup Stakes at 14-1 under Andrea Atzeni for trainer Marco Botti 👏@Boodles @MarcoBotti pic.twitter.com/K4lRqAJeiT— York Racecourse (@yorkracecourse) May 19, 2023
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