Jeremy bids for top G1 mile races after G2 win

29th April 2007

Betty Moran’s Danehill Dancer colt Jeremy (4c Danehill Dancer-Glint In Her Eye by Arazi) looks a leading contender for the top G1 mile events this year after making an impressive seasonal comeback in the G2 Betfred Mile at Sandown.

The Brookdale Farm-bred colt, a $375,000 weanling purchase from Keeneland, hit the front before a furlong out and went on to score by a length and a half under Frankie Dettori.

"He was a good three-year-old last year and seems to have improved through the winter - he won very easily," said Dettori.

Considering future targets, winning trainer Sir Michael Stoute added: "He’s entered in all the top mile races, but we shall have to stop and think about it."

Also at Sandown, Galileo’s G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf-winning son Red Rocks (4c Galileo-Pharmacist by Machiavellian) looked set for big things this year after capturing the G3 Gordon Richards Stakes by three lengths.

The G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh next month is likely to the next stop for Paul Reddam’s colt, who was bred by Ballylinch Stud.