Middleham Park aiming to put a ring on Ascot success
Richard Hannon’s sprinter is looking for an elusive first Group win.
Connections believe popular colt Shouldvebeenaring has “unfinished business” in Pattern races as they target Royal Ascot glory in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes. The four-year-old has been knocking on the door for Group-class triumphs ever since making the step up from Listed company after his victory in the King Charles II Stakes at Newmarket in May 2023. His near-misses include a second in the Sandy Lane Stakes on his next run, before returning to Haydock last September to be beaten by a neck in the Sprint Cup behind Regional. A third in the Group One Prix de la Foret over seven furlongs at ParisLongchamp followed in October, while more recently the Richard Hannon-trained colt was a nose behind Mill Stream at York on his penultimate start.That run gives his owners plenty of optimism regarding another strong performance at the Royal meeting, where Shouldvebeenaring aims to improve on his seventh-place finish in last year’s renewal of the Commonwealth Cup. “You can imagine that slightly patient tactics at Ascot could work,” said Tom Palin, of Middleham Park Racing. “He didn’t disgrace himself by any stretch of the imagination in the Commonwealth Cup last year, I just think we were drawn on the wrong side, so there is a bit of unfinished business at Ascot. “But really his season revolves around the six-and-a-half-furlong French Group One (Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville in August) and going back to Haydock for that Sprint Cup, where we really do have unfinished business in that Group One against Regional.
What a run from SHOULDVEBEENARING! 2nd in the Group 2 Duke Of York Stakes beaten by the smallest of margins 💍🥈@rhannonracing#TeamMPR
pic.twitter.com/rVribnOU7H — Middleham Park Racing (@MprUpdates) May 15, 2024
GROUP WINNER Brave Emperor wins the Group 2 Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Cup in Qatar 🇶🇦 under an excellent ride from @Luke_Morris88. Well done to @MprUpdates and to all the team at home! #winner #groupwinner #qatar #international #saxongate pic.twitter.com/pT3FGzpdQw
— Archie Watson Racing (@Archie_Watson) February 17, 2024
A huge debut from GLORIOUS KITTY, finishing 4th in the Listed Marygate Stakes, going so close to picking up black-type😅
She’s going to give her owners plenty of fun this season!@MickEasterby #TeamMPR pic.twitter.com/BlvFpSsx30 — Middleham Park Racing (@MprUpdates) May 17, 2024
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