Our gallops reporter has the latest from Mick Channon's base, where Elidor continues to impress.
KOEMAN worked enthusiastically on the summer ground at West Ilsley ahead of a hat-trick bid at Newmarket on Saturday.
Mick Channon's charge disappointed during the first half if the season but has discovered a rich vein of form for his trainer.
He followed up a Salisbury success with an in the end clear-cut triumph on the Lingfield Polytrack where his winning margin would have been greater had he enjoyed a trouble free run.
John Egan has formed a telling relationship with the Dutch Art colt and will again be in the irons on the July course.
ELIDOR is among the upper echelon of the Channon string and is in good order currently.
The gelding has been campaigned selectively this year, latterly finishing in the money in the Group Two Curragh Cup.
He was being considered for the Geoffrey Freer Stakes this weekend but instead Channon run his stablemate HARLEQUEEN.
ELIDOR galloped out strongly to win his latest piece of faster work while HARLEQUEEN looks sure to build on her comeback run at Goodwood.
The daughter of Canford Cliffs should do well for her owners towards the back end when she can have her conditions.
WHITELEY won well the other day but that Brighton success is about her level.
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