By Tom Frary
One of Frankel‘s plethora of TDN Rising Stars, Amo Racing’s 1.1million gns Tattersalls October Book 1 purchase Ancient Egypt served notice that he is a genuine Derby contender in Friday’s Listed Newmarket Stakes.
All at sea when last seen trailing Bow Echo and co in the Royal Lodge here, the Charlie Johnston-trained relative of the brilliant Midday was able to bowl along in front of My Love Is King (Kingman) as they raced apart from the other three.
Maintaining the gallop down into the dip and up the other side, the blueblood who was mysteriously allowed to start at inflated odds of 16-1 saw off that rival to score by two lengths.
“He’s not quite the finished article yet, he’s a baby so he will mature with more time,” jockey Rowan Scott said. “He looks like he’ll get further–it was a nice and even gallop and he found a bit more when one came to me.”
🟣 Ancient Egypt lands the Listed Newmarket Stakes pic.twitter.com/DqZ0Ktvidp
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