Bapak Chinta in the Middle

Unbeaten two-year-old Bapak Chinta will head next for the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on October 8.

Ryan juvenile back cantering

Unbeaten two-year-old Bapak Chinta will head next for the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on October 8. Winner of the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot, connections had been aiming him at the Nunthorpe Stakes at York, only for a late setback to rule him out of a run against his elders in the Group One feature on the Knavesmire. Trainer Kevin Ryan reports the twice-raced colt to be back in top form and while he holds an engagement at Longchamp on October 2, a trip to Headquarters is the plan. The Thirsk handler said: "He's really, really well and is back cantering - he only missed three or four days. "We'll go for the Middle Park with him now. He's also in the Abbaye, so we've got options."