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Zanetto Collects Sprint Pot
17/04/13

1 Zanetto 7/1
2 Clancy Avenue 17/2
3 Graphic Guest 16/1
13 ran Distances: ¾l, ¾l, 1¼l
TIME 1m 12.66s (slow by 2.66s)

Andrew Balding does well by targeting the valuable sales races and he picked up another richly-endowed prize through Zanetto in the £100,000 Tattersalls Millions 3-Y-O Sprint at Newmarket on April 17.

Zanetto
© Racehorse Photos

Group-placed at two, and second in another of these events on the Rowley Mile, the Medicean colt had been touched-off in a warm-up race at Leicester earlier in the month. Showing plenty of speed under Liam Keniry, Zanetto stole a useful lead from Irish raider Clancy Avenue, who eventually closed to within three-quarters of a length.

Balding said: "It just goes to show what an advantage it is to have a run. I'm very pleased for his owners (Mick And Janice Mariscotti), who have been very supportive. He could go for a six-furlong Listed event at Ascot in a fortnight, but this was the plan and anything's a bonus."

100,000 Tattersalls Millions 3-Y-O Sprint
£106,577 added, 3yo only, 6f, Class 2
13 ran
Going: Good