Adayar cut for Ascot and Longchamp after he cruises home on return
Adayar and William Buick win well in third gear
Adayar and William Buick win well in third gear

Adayar cut for Ascot and Longchamp after he cruises home on return


Adayar was cut for some high-profile autumn targets after he returned to the track with a comfortable win in the Hilton Garden Inn Doncaster Conditions Stakes.

Charlie Appleby's Derby and King George winner from last year hadn't been seen in a race since last year's Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot but he showed no signs of rust in the three-runner contest.

Entitled to win easily if anywhere near the level of form he showed at his best as a three-year-old, he loomed up alongside the 102-rated Masekela in the home straight, dismissing him without fuss.

On the bridle and winning by three and three quarter lengths, this was just the return Appleby had in mind with Ascot and Longchamp on the horizon.

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A delighted Appleby said: "Full credit to the team they’ve done a great job. We’ve seen what he’s done in the past and you just hope he’s still got the enthusiasm for it. It was a perfect gallop really.

"Whether we decide we go to the Champion Stakes or the Arc we’ll discuss in the next few weeks. We didn’t want him to have a hard race today because of the bounce factor.

"Going in there [Longchamp or Ascot] with a fresh pair of legs is always good."

Paddy Power went 8/1 from 14s about Adayar for the Champion Stakes and 16s from 20s for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Buick was similarly delighted with Adayar’s comeback performance, saying: “He did it nicely and in the way that you’d want him to do it, so he should be able to build from this.

“We all know how good he is, it’s just nice to get a nice comeback run underneath his belt.

“We shown his quality and all his zest, so it was very pleasing. It’s quite testing ground out there, for a horse who hasn’t run for such a long time you’d imagine he will improve for it.”


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