Cox Plate Aim For Aspetar

G2 York S. winner Aspetar (Fr) (Al Kazeem {GB}) is bound for Australia’s G1 Cox Plate, having had to miss the G1 Juddmonte International earlier this month.

“If we can get him there, we’re going to run in the Cox Plate,” Charlton told Sky Sports Racing. “He has to do quarantine himself for two weeks, then they [Charlton’s staff] have to go via Sydney for two weeks before the horse arrives. Currently there are no flights to Sydney, so there are a lot of hurdles to jump. He would get there at the beginning of October and the race is the middle of October.

In addition to this year’s York S. Aspetar took last year’s G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly and G1 Preis von Europa, but Charlton indicated he thinks the 5-year-old gelding is below the cut required to win a G1 Champion S.

“If you ran him in a Champion S. here he might be fourth or fifth, he’s an honourable little horse, but it’s a sharp track out there and I think it will suit.”

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Al Kazeem’s Aspetar Turns On the Style At York

Runner-up in Sandown’s Listed Gala S. July 5, Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Aspetar (Fr) (Al Kazeem {GB}) took a significant step forward to add Saturday’s G2 Sky Bet York S. to his success in last year’s G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly. Anchored in last early by Jason Watson, the 11-1 shot tanked into contention in the straight and after hitting the front 1 1/2 furlongs out asserted to beat Fox Chairman (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) by 1 1/2 lengths, with half a length back to Lord Glitters (Fr) (Whipper) in third.

Saturday, York, Britain
SKY BET YORK S.-G2, £55,000, York, 7-25, 3yo/up, 10f 56yT, 2:07.51, gd.
1–ASPETAR (FR), 132, g, 5, by Al Kazeem (GB)
1st Dam: Bella Qatara (Ire), by Dansili (GB)
2nd Dam: Alexandrova (Ire), by Sadler’s Wells
3rd Dam: Shouk (GB), by Shirley Heights (GB)
O/B-HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani (FR); T-Roger Charlton; J-Jason Watson. £31,191. Lifetime Record: G1SW-Ger & GSW-Fr, 13-5-2-2, $341,552. *1/2 to Qarasu (Ire) (Le Havre {Ire}), SP-Eng. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree.
2–Fox Chairman (Ire), 132, c, 4, Kingman (GB)–Starfish (Ire), by Galileo (Ire). (450,000gns Ylg ’17 TATOCT). O-King Power Racing Co Ltd; B-Manister House Stud (IRE); T-Andrew Balding. £11,825.
3–Lord Glitters (Fr), 132, g, 7, Whipper–Lady Glitters (Fr), by Homme de Loi (Ire). (€25,000 Ylg ’14 AR14; €270,000 4yo ’17 ARJUN). O-Geoff & Sandra Turnbull; B-SCA Elevage de Tourgeville & Mme Hilary Erculiani (FR); T-David O’Meara. £5,918.
Margins: 1HF, HF, 2 3/4. Odds: 11.00, 8.00, 16.00.
Also Ran: Telecaster (GB), Regal Reality (GB), Elarqam (GB), King of Comedy (Ire). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree.

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