Castle Star bypasses Royal Ascot in favour of Curragh Railway date
Wed 9 Jun 2021
Fozzy Stack has decided to skip Royal Ascot with his smart juvenile Castle Star and instead wait for the GAIN Railway Stakes at the Curragh on June 26.
Narrowly beaten on his first two outings, he stepped up to Listed class for the First Flier Stakes in early May and was a comfortable winner.
He was then even more impressive in the Marble Hill Stakes three weeks later, winning by two lengths over six furlongs.
The Coventry Stakes had been on his agenda but Stack felt he would better off staying in Ireland for now.
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All 11 American raiders have arrived in Newmarket ahead of their engagements at Royal Ascot next week, with Extravagant Kid and Maven eyeing G1 spoils in the King s Stand Stakes (16 confirmations) on the opening day, Tuesday June 15.
The duo remain on course for a showdown with Europe s leading five-furlong sprinter Battaash (Charlie Hills), an easy winner of this race 12 months ago after agonising defeats at the hands of Blue Point in 2018 and 2019.
Extravagant Kid (Brendan Walsh) touched down in England yesterday having not been seen out since registering a first G1 success under Ryan Moore in the Al Quoz Sprint at Meydan, UAE, on March 27.
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