Blue Point heads Middle Park entries
Monday 19 September 2016 13:43, UK
Blue Point looks set to go off a short-price favourite for the Group One Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes with Caravaggio absent at the five-day stage.
Aidan O'Brien reported a setback for Caravaggio earlier in the month and he has evidently failed to recover in time to take his chance at Newmarket on Saturday.
Blue Point does look set to go for top-level glory, however, following his impressive success in the Group Two Gimcrack Stakes at York's Ebor meeting.
Trainer Charlie Appleby said: "Everything has gone well to date and we are on target for the Middle Park. He is fit and well and is a very exciting horse.
"I'm sure Aidan will bring something over that is progressive, but he has already beaten half the field and if he turns up in the same condition as he did at York, he is the horse they have got to beat."
O'Brien now has five possibles left in the race; Courage Under Fire, Intelligence Cross, Leo Minor, Peace Envoy and Sportsmanship.
Godolphin not only have Appleby's Blue Point in the running, but also the Saeed bin Suroor-trained Silver Line as another possible.
Mark Johnston as three possibles at this stage with Sutter County, The Last Lion and Yalta all entered up, while Ger Lyons could bring Psychedelic Funk and Medicine Jack over from Ireland.
Hugo Palmer's Koropick, Richard Hannon's Mehmas, Simon Crisford's Mokarris and William Haggas' Mubtasim complete the entries.
