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32 Remain On Course for Eddie Stobart Group Park Stakes 26/08/10

This year’s £160,000 Group Two Eddie Stobart Group Park Stakes is set to be a cracking renewal with 32 horses going forward for the seven-furlong contest at Doncaster on Ladbrokes St Leger Day, Saturday, September 11, following the scratchings deadline.

Ouqba
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A thrilling finish to last season’s race saw the Eddie Lynam-trained Duff record a neck verdict over Cat Junior, with a further head and neck separating third and fourth home, Arabian Gleam and Ouqba. All four horses could re-oppose on Town Moor.

A host of proven Group performers remaining includes Premio Loco, who followed up success in the Group Two Summer Mile at Ascot with a fine third behind Canford Cliffs and Rip Van Winkle in the Group One Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.

High Standing also took third in Group One company on his most recent appearance in the Prix Maurice de Gheest, while Prime Defender was fifth in the same Deauville contest prior to coming home fourth in the five-furlong Group One Nunthorpe Stakes at York last week.

Other notable contenders include Main Aim, who found only Fleeting Spirit a length and a quarter too strong in last year’s Group One Darley July Cup, last season’s Group Two Betfair Cup winner Finjaan, as well as Awzaan and Serious Attitude, who were both victorious in Group One company as juveniles.

Aidan O’Brien, Ireland’s champion trainer, may be represented by last year’s Group One Dewhurst Stakes victor Beethoven, who posted a comfortable Group Three success at Leopardstown on his latest appearance, and Air Chief Marshal who beat Duff in a Group Three at the Curragh last month

Further international spice is added by the Alain de Royer Dupre-trained pair of Group Three winner Dalghar, third in Goodwood’s Betfair Cup on his latest start, and Varenar, who claimed the notable scalp of Goldikova when triumphant in the Group One Prix de la Foret at Longchamp in October.

THE EDDIE STOBART GROUP PARK STAKES
Class 1, Group 2, £160,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.40pm Doncaster, Saturday, September 11, 2010. For three-year-olds and upwards, seven furlongs. Weights: three-year-old colts and geldings 9st, fillies 8st 11lb; four-year-old and up colts and geldings 9st 4lb, fillies 9st 1lb. Entries closed Tuesday, July 20, entries revealed Thursday, July 22 (53 entries). Scratchings deadline noon, August 24 (32 remain), five-day confirmation stage September 6, final declaration stage, 10.00am, Thursday, September 9. Form figures supplied by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday, August 23, 2010. May not include some overseas form.

Form Horse Age/Wgt Owner Trainer

1/3031-60 ARABIAN GLEAM 6-9-04 Saeed Suhail Jeremy Noseda
2105-005 BALTHAZAAR'S GIFT (IRE) 7-9-04 H E Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Clive Cox
5(5)(1)(0)4022 CAT JUNIOR (USA) 5-9-04 Roldvale Limited Brian Meehan
2/1(1)-2153 DALGHAR (FR) 4-9-04 H H Aga Khan Alain de Royer Dupre FR
0-425026 DUFF (IRE) 7-9-04 Kilboy Estate Edward Lynam IRE
03/010-000 FINJAAN 4-9-04 Hamdan Al Maktoum Marcus Tregoning
1-5(0)2053 FRAVASHI (AUS) 5-9-04 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
5-0110136 HARRISON GEORGE (IRE) 5-9-04 P D Smith Holdings Ltd Richard Fahey
134-1023 HIGH STANDING (USA) 5-9-04 Tony Bloom William Haggas
(3)(4)-022234 HIMALYA (IRE) 4-9-04 Gillian Khosla Jeremy Noseda
(1)1-12301 MABAIT 4-9-04 Sheikh Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum Luca Cumani
004-3104 MAIN AIM 5-9-04 Khalid Abdulla Sir Michael Stoute
642-2043 OUQBA 4-9-04 Hamdan Al Maktoum Barry Hills
100-53204 PALACE MOON 5-9-04 Canisbay Bloodstock William Knight
11-(5)0113 PREMIO LOCO (USA) 6-9-04 Bernard Westley Chris Wall
2(4)110054 PRIME DEFENDER 6-9-04 S Falle, M Franklin, J Sumsion Barry Hills
(1)(1)0362(2) SIROCCO BREEZE 5-9-04 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
(1)-(1)(5)(3)32 SKYSURFERS 4-9-04 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
(1)5-32315 ST MORITZ (IRE) 4-9-04 Renata Jacobs Mark Johnston
421-4060 VARENAR (FR) 4-9-04 H H Aga Khan Alain de Royer Dupre FR
3121030 ALVERTA (AUS) 7-9-01 John Messara, J Leaver & A Jones Paul Messara AUS
310-62525 GOLDEN STREAM (IRE) 4-9-01 The Queen Sir Michael Stoute
010-200 SERIOUS ATTITUDE (IRE) 4-9-01 Derek Willis & Rae Guest Rae Guest
4-040(1)10 AIR CHIEF MARSHAL (IRE) 3-9-00 Sue Magnier, Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith Aidan O’Brien IRE
2-(1)032 ALDOVRANDI (IRE) 3-9-00 Tenuta Dorna Di Montaltuzzo SRL Marco Botti
1111-0 AWZAAN 3-9-00 Hamdan Al Maktoum Mark Johnston
3461(6)-641 BEETHOVEN (IRE) 3-9-00 Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Sue Magnier Aidan O’Brien IRE
1314-002 POET'S VOICE 3-9-00 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
3-1022205 RED JAZZ (USA) 3-9-00 Ronnie Arculli Barry Hills
116-1651 SHAKESPEAREAN (IRE) 3-9-00 Godolphin Saeed bin Suroor
242-12141 YAA WAYL (IRE) 3-9-00 Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum Michael Jarvis
12135 RAINFALL (IRE) 3-9-00 Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum Mark Johnston

THE FOLLOWING HORSES HAVE BEEN SCRATCHED: ARCANO (IRE), ASHRAM (IRE), BEACON LODGE (IRE), BORDER PATROL, DELEGATOR, EMPEROR CLAUDIUS (USA), FIELD OF DREAM, FORGOTTEN VOICE (IRE), ICELANDIC, KING OF DIXIE (USA), LADY OF THE DESERT (USA), LORD SHANAKILL (USA), LOVELACE, OASIS DANCER, PACO BOY (IRE), PUFF (IRE), RAKAAN (IRE), SEA LORD (IRE), SECRECY, SUMMER FETE (IRE), TREADWELL (IRE)

32 entries remain after August 24 scratchings deadline
3 Irish-trained
2 French-trained
1 Australian-trained