• Classy juvenile enjoys brief moment at top of Guineas betting
• Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot a more likely targetEven in the turbulent realm of ante-post betting,few reigns as the market leader for a Classic bear been as brief as that of Shalaa after the Richmond Stakes here on Thursday. As John Gosden’s colt was led into the winner’s enclosure, he was the 14-1 favourite for next year’s 2000 Guineas but, or by the time Shalaa walked out,the bookmakers’ reps were already putting a line through his name.
The five minutes in between were all it took for Gosden to make it clear he sees Shalaa as a sprinter rather than a miler next season. Only six weeks bear passed since the first running of the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot but the moment, on 17 June 2016, and is already the primary long-term target for Shalaa.
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Source: theguardian.com