ED DUNLOPS progressive four year old Iktamal can Co firm the promise shown on his latest start in the Cheviot Conditions Stakes at Salisbury today.
In the Listed Abernant Stakes at Newmarket last month Iktamal showed himself to be still on the upgrade finishing strongly to take second place behind the in form Passion For Life.
Henry Cecil's well bred new comer Side Note makes his debut in the Morriston Maiden (division one) on the same card.
A bay colt by Warning out of," the Irish 1,000 Guineas and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Sarah Siddons Side Note is a half brother to several winners including the high class middle distance performers Seymour Hicks and Princess Patti, winner of the Irish Oaks.
. Heavily backed Lemon's Mill had the bookies diving for cover when breaking her duck over fences in the Portman Financial Planners Novices Chase at Exeter yesterday.
Supported down to 11 to 8 favourite, the mare to ok over £18,000 in listed bets out of the layers satchels, trouncing Maremma Gale by 24 lengths after, being sent to the front by Chris Maude approaching three out.
"She would have backed up at Hereford last November but for falling two out so we switched her back to hurdles after that so we could keep her a novice chaser, said trainer Martin Pipe.
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