Arnarjda Perrrett’s five-year-old put up his best performance over the undulating Sussex course last August when running away with the lm6f March Stakes.
The 2f shorter will not bother him and he acts on fast and slow ground. Perrett can double up with Elusive Warrior in the 7f nursery.
The American-bred colt was finishing very stoutly when third to Advanced in a 6f maiden at Windsor a fortnight ago and he will be well suited by the extra furlong to cover this time.
The Windsor form received a boost when the fifth, Robustian, won a Doncaster maiden last week, John Dunlop’s highly regarded chestnut filly Teeba, who found Echelon too good for her in a Listed race at Newbury last Friday, can regain the winning thread in the 7f Oak Tree Stakes.
Stablemate Mukafeh should go well in the following totesport Mile. The handsome four-year-old was an excellent third under a welter burden to Another Bottle in a competitive handicap at Newbury last time. The Arundel trainer can also be on the mark at Newmarket with Kodiac going in the 6f handicap.
He bolted home at Newbury last week in first-time blinkers and a 6lb penalty is unlikely to be enough to stop him following up. Dunlop has entered Coup d’Etat for the 7f and lm2f handicaps at Goodwood on Thursday.
The three-year-old was beaten a head in a mile handicap at Newmarket last time after his pilot, Richard Quinn, stopped riding in the shadow of the post.
Perrett’s Northumberland Plate
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