Appleby pleased with Emotionless run out

Sport360 staff 15:49 30/09/2015
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  • Buick and Emotionless.

    Emotionless, the Charlie Appleby-trained Godolphin colt set to put his unbeaten record on the line next week was put through his paces in a public gallop at Newmarket’s Rowley Mile Racecourse on Wednesday.

    The Dubai Dewhurst Stakes, the joint-richest juvenile Group 1 race in Europe, will take place over seven furlongs on Saturday, October 10th.

    A total of £500,000 is up for grabs in one of the showpiece events that are making up the newly launched two-day Dubai Future Champions Festival.

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    Galloping with two companions over six furlongs and ridden by William Buick, Emotionless set off at the back of the trio before drawing clear in the last furlong.

    “We are only ten days away from the Dubai Dewhurst so it was just routine work with his usual lead horses and I was very happy with what I saw,” said Appleby.

    “He moves up very easily in his gallops and today he gave them a couple of lengths yet within a few strides he’s moved up and he’s in front.

    “Will was happy with him, I was happy with him, it was a nice sensible piece of work and at the moment we are all on target for the Dubai Dewhurst Stakes.”

    Appleby applauded the inaugural festival, saying that they are already seeing the investment shape the famous racecourse.

    Over the course of the two-days of racing, more than £2 million in prize money will be on offer.

    “The Dubai Future Champions Festival is a great event,” added Appleby.

    “We can already see the facilities that are being put up here at the Rowley Mile, the exhibitions and so on.

    “It is just what it says – you get to see the champions of the future. It’s extremely kind of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed to have supported it in the way that he has.”

    Buick rode Charming Thought to glory on the same weekend last year, ending the UAE stable’s barren form outside of the Emirates.

    Appleby hopes that the jockey will once again deliver glory at Newmarket, this time aboard the inspired Emotionless.

    “We were very lucky last year to be part of it with Charming Thought winning, that was a great experience and it’s just great to have a horse like Emotionless that is going to be a leading contender,” added the 40-year-old British trainer.

    “Everyone’s calling it the ‘Clash Of The Titans’ between ourselves and Air Force Blue, and you can’t fail to be impressed with the Irish horse, but I’m sure that there will be other horses turning up to be genuine contenders as well. It will be exciting and it’s just what Ballydoyle against Godolphin clashes used to be like.”

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