Dual Group 2 winner Mehmas (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) is set to clash with the likes of G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. winner Caravaggio (Scat Daddy) and 'TDN Rising Star' Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal), winner of last week's G2 Gimcrack S., in the G1 Middle Park S. at Newmarket Sept. 24. The Al Shaqab colourbearer finished second to Caravaggio in Royal Ascot's G2 Coventry S. before winning the G2 Arqana July S. and the G2 Qatar Richmond S., besting Blue Point on the latter occasion, but missed Sunday's G1 Prix Morny after returning an unsatisfactory scope.
“The plan is for Mehmas to go to the Middle Park,” confirmed trainer Richard Hannon. “Like a lot of horses at the moment, he just had a bit of a dirty scope, it just wasn't 100%, which stopped him from running yesterday. It was such a shame, but he's in good form and we'll look to Newmarket.”
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