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WINDSOR Park Stud’s hopes for their Group Onewinning stallion Shamexpress are being fulfilled.

‘‘We didn’t expect that he would get really early two-year-olds, we thought they would come at the back end of the season and he’s doing that,’’ the Cambridge farm’s principal Rodney Schick said.

Shamexpress duly delivered a stunning result at Wanganui yesterday when his juveniles London Express and Qiji Express dominated the finish of the Castletown Stakes.

‘‘For him to have now had five winners and a stakes quinella is fantastic,’’ Schick said.

The Allan Sharrock-trained London Express came with a determined finish from the back of the field to account for Qiji Express, who is prepared by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman.

‘‘I bumped into Allan at the sale on the Gold Coast and he was fairly confident and Andrew was as well,’’ Schick said. ‘‘They both look good prospects for the spring.’’

London Express settled at the tail of the field before she picked up ground nearing the turn and finished off in style.

‘‘There looked a lot of speed on paper and it ran accordingly, they went hard early,’’ rider Johnathan Parkes said. ‘‘Once I got out to the better part of the track she let down with a mighty run.’’

Qiji Express fought on gallantly with the Lisa Latta-prepared Secret Allure third.