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Aussie pair impress in Newmarket
Saturday 4 July 2009
Australian stars Scenic Blast and Takeover Target completed their preparations for next Friday's Group One July Cup when pleasing connections in a workout on the July course in Newmarket.
The pair had worked on the track a week earlier and the exercise spin on Friday was along similar lines as Takeover Target took them along at a steady pace under Jay Ford before quickening up in the final two furlongs (400m).
There was once again little between them as they flashed past the winning post but the evidence of the naked eye suggested that it was trainer Danny Morton on Scenic Blast who had the gears to go for as the 6-4 favourite for the 1200m contest prepares to add to his victory in the King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot.
"He felt great and they were going a bit quicker than last time so he was concentrating a bit more," Morton told the Racing Post.
"My bloke's pretty laid back and he's shaping as if he's improved since Ascot - there are no excuses now."
Trainer Joe Janiak was delighted with Takeover Target who had to miss the Golden Jubilee at Royal Ascot when running a temperature, as the two crack Australian sprinters prepare to meet each other in public for the first time.
"That will have put him right and he's in good form and ready for the kill," Janiak said.
Ford is also looking forward to the challenge and added: "Takeover Target is in good form and I am very happy with him going into the July Cup. He is a topnotcher and is going real well."
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