Brown heads Mill Reef field
Brian Meehan’s recent York winner Doctor Brown heads the 15 entries left at the five-day stage for the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.
The son of Dr Fong won the ultra-competitive £300,000 (€440,000) St Leger Yearling Stakes by a length and a half from Geoff Huffer’s Cockney Rebel, who franked the form with a bold showing in the Champagne Stakes on the Knavesmire at the weekend.
The third home that day, Barry Hills’ Prime Defender, was viewed as slightly unlucky in some quarters and has the chance to exact revenge at the weekend.
Other leading contenders include the Jeremy Noseda-trained Bahama Mama, who chased home Wi Dud in the Flying Childers on her last start.
Neville Callaghan’s Excellent Art, a close third behind Dutch Art in the Group One Prix Morny last time steps down in grade to Group Two level, while Aidan O’Brien relies solely on Facchetti, a twice-raced maiden.
The Irish challenge is supplemented by David Wachman’s Rabatash, winner of the Group Three Tower Stakes at the Curragh last time.
Bodes Galaxy, Chin Wag, Codeword, Dazed And Amazed, Dubai Builder, El Bosque, Gold Spirit, Hinton Admiral and Karoo Blue complete the list of possibles.
