Monday 26th April 2010
Connections happy with Awzaan
SHEIKH Hamdan's Middle Park Stakes winner Awzaan (pictured above) was among 22 entries left in the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas at the five-day entry stage this morning.
The Mark Johnston-trained colt, a 7/1 chance with sponsors, will be making his seasonal debut in Saturday, May 1's Classic but enjoyed a good workout on the Rowley Mile at the Craven Meeting.
Angus Gold, racing manager to owner Sheikh Hamdan said : “Mark seems very happy with him. He’s back to his racing weight and has always had a great temperament for the job.
“Certainly on pedigree he should stay and it’s great to have a horse in with a chance of winning a Classic.”
Trainer John Best also had news of Inler whose odds for the StanJames.com 2000 Guineas have been cut to 16/1 following his impressive racecourse gallop at Newmarket almost two weeks ago.
He said: "Everything is spot on. He has had the perfect preparation apart from us not being able to get a run into him before Saturday.
"But it was a proper piece of work at Newmarket and he had a good blow afterwards - that is the first time I've seen him do that."
By Jackie Jarvis
