GEORGE IS UP FOR THE CUP

Garfield glides in

ROOKIE trainer George Scott is setting his sights on the Breeders’ Cup wU ii th yesterday’s Mill Reef winner James Garfield.

The two-year-old gave the Newmarket handler the first Group win of his career with a clear-cut success at Newbury.

Chinned on the line in the Acomb Stakes at York, he was sent off 100-30 to go one better and Frankie Dettori made no mistake.

Running in the colours of Bill Gredley, who is Scott’s new father-in-law, James Garfield burst clear with a furlong to run and repelled the challenge of Invincible Army.

Scott, formerly assistant to the great Sir Henry Cecil, said: “I got married a week ago today so it has been a pretty amazing week.

“We went away for a couple of days in Majorca but we are going on a proper honeymoon in January.

“He has danced every dance this year and has been unlucky on several occasions. He has shown it over five, six and seven furlongs now, so he is a pretty versatile horse. He has improved physically the whole time and I am slightly lost for words really.

“It was all pretty smooth for Frankie.

“He said he was where he wanted to be, although he lost his position, he had plenty of horse and hit the line great – it was dream stuff really.

“We will go to the Breeders’ Cup now. The Breeders’ Cup has always been the race we’ve been wanting to go to.”

Dettori added: “The owner is a good friend of mine and I’d like to say congratulations to George as he only got married last weekend.

“Over a few glasses of champagne, he was telling me how this horse was going to win today and he was absolutely right. He’s a funny horse, he just got touched off at York but now he’s off to America.

“He stays seven but this was a good opportunity over six. This is George’s biggest win.”

Ladbrokes cut James Garfield to 40-1 from 50-1 for next year’s 2,000 Guineas.

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