William Haggas admits the bet365 Cambridgeshire has to come under consideration for Crown Of Oaks following his facile win at Ascot on Saturday.
Sent off the 8/11 favourite for the Silent Pool Gin 'Confined' Handicap, he treated his rivals with contempt, sauntering six-and-a-half lengths clear of nearest pursuer Stem inside the final furlong.
Paddy Power and Sky Bet make him their 4/1 favourite from 10/1 for the big Newmarket handicap and the trainer, speaking from Haydock, said: “He’s in the Cambridgeshire, everyone else seems to think he has a chance in it, but he’s got to get in first. The penalty will help and I don’t suppose he’ll be off 85 again for a while so we probably should consider it.”
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The trainer has had to be patient with the son of Wootton Bassett who is now firmly back on track after the wheels came off when he was beaten at 1/4 in a Redcar maiden in May.
“He ran a nice race at two but was awful at Redcar this season and we gelded him. We’ve just been waiting for some decent ground. He was good today in a trappy race and I thought he half ran off with him to start with but he settled in a good rhythm from there," he added.
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