Seeker Has Choice Of Targets
| UK Casino Times > Casino News 18 July 2005 Seeker Has Choice Of Targets Owners the Elite Racing Club and trainer Clive Cox will choose from the valuable totesport International Stakes at the Berkshire track, for which he is a 10-1 chance with William Hill, or the Group Three Prix Messidor for the five-year-old. "We've left him in at Newbury, but he does have other options - he's entered in a Group Three over a mile at Maisons-Laffitte on Sunday," said Elite's racing manager Matthew Budden on Monday. He may well go to Newbury, but we're not 100 per cent sure yet." New Seeker won the seven-furlong International two years ago when it was held at Ascot, its usual home, but was winning for the first time since then when making all the running over a mile at Royal Ascot at York last month. Partnered for the first time by Philip Robinson and wearing blinkers, New Seeker held the persistent challenge of Ballast by a neck. "He wore blinkers last time to help sharpen him up. That would be up to Clive, but it's possible he'll wear them again," added Budden. "We hope Philip will be available. He does have other commitments, but we are hoping he can take the ride again. "Newbury's a fair track, but we wouldn't want the ground too quick. "Obviously we would like a good draw but after Saturday's meeting there we cannot be sure what that would be, although to be near a rail would help him." The son of Green Desert was one of 40 left in the £150,000 Newbury feature at Monday's five-day confirmation stage, with the field headed by Polar Way following the defections of Soldier's Tale, Babodana and Suggestive. |
