By Daithi Harvey
The inaugural running of the 32Red Burradon Conditions S. worth £100,000 at Newcastle this Friday has received some eye-catching entries, none more so than the William Haggas trained Rivet (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). The colt runs in the colours of The Starship Partnership of which Lester Piggot, father-in-law of the trainer is a member. Rivet was last seen beating Yucatan (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster last October having also taken the scalp of subsequent Group 1 winner and G2 UAE Derby winner Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) in the G2 At The Races Champagne S. at the same course in September. “Rivet looks great. I don't know if he will run at Newcastle. I will make a decision tomorrow morning as I need to speak to some of the owners,” said Haggas on Monday. “If he doesn't run there, he will go to Newmarket for the [G3] Craven Stakes,” he added. The Burradon will be run on Newcastle's Tapeta surface and it could also see Kevin Ryan take the wraps off Syphax (Arch). It would be the colt's first run for Godolphin and his first since beating their Best Of Days (Ire) (Azamour {Ire}) in the G3 Acomb S. last August. Also engaged are Qatar Racing's G3 Solario S. winner South Seas (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and the Mark Johnston trained stakes winner Montataire (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}). George Strawbridge's homebred Utmost (Giant's Causeway) is also a notable entry for John Gosden. A comfortable winner of a late season 2-year-old maiden at Leicester last year, Utmost has entries in the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas and the G2 Beftred Dante S. at York.
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