JAMES Garfield (3/1) showed a good turn of foot to win the seven-runner G3 Al Basti Equiworld Supporting Greatwood Greenham Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.
Newmarket trainer George Scott, 29, was pleased with the effort of the Exceed & Excel colt who will now go for the 2000 Guineas, with Frankie Dettori again on board.
He said: “I am delighted with that performance.
“Frankie is keen to go to Guineas and he is the man who knows the most about that. I don’t see why not, as James Garfield was tough again.
“It is his attitude that sets him apart – he has this will to win in everything he does. At home, if he is picking the grass, he wants the whole paddock or in the box, he wants the whole box.
“He is just so tough – a lot of credit goes to the team back home, because he takes plenty of managing, and to Bill and Tim (Gredley) for breeding him. It is just a great story for of all of us including my wife Polly – we married in September. It is just a dream for me – I feel very lucky.”
Adjutant was a 50/1 winner at Newbury.
He continued: “He will be my first Classic runner. This is a trial so he will come on for the race – he is quite a stuffy horse – but he was fit enough and this will freshen him up with a couple of weeks to the Guineas.
“Frankie is so perfect for this horse – and these big days – he is so cool, while I am shaking and charging around the place.”
Expert Eye (Sir Michael Stoute/ Ryan Moore, 7/4 fav) was beaten three quarters of a length in second, finishing a short-head in front of the third Hey Gaman (James Tate/James Doyle, 3/1).
The winner’s time was 1m 26.98s.
In front of a crowd of 8,200, 50/1 outsider Adjutant just got the better of a thrilling finish with 20/1 chance Why We Dream (Mick Channon/Silvestre de Sousa), scoring by a head under Jim Crowley in to claim the opening Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden.
The G3 Dubai Duty Free Finest Surprise Stakes was won by 5/4 shot Defoe, who went clear of the second Danehill Kodiac (Richard Hannon/Sean Levey, 8/1).
Dan’s Dream (10/1) won the G3 Dubai Duty Free Stakes by a length-and-a-quarter from the Hamdan Al Maktoum-owned Tajaanus (Richard Hannon/Jim Crowley, 9/2), with Dance Diva (Richard Fahey/Tony Hamilton, 14/1) a short-head back in third.
Dan's Dream heads for victory at Newbury.
The Elite Racing Club Supporting Greatwood Spring Cup Handicap was won by Taqdeer (4/1), giving Detorri a double for the day, while the Richard Hannon-trained Raymond Tusk (11/1) was victorious in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships Maiden Stakes.
Favourite Young Rascal (3/1) won the Carter Jonas Maiden Stakes with 8/1 shot Lunar Jet claiming the closing Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Handicap.
There was also a seven-race card on Friday afternoon, with the winners including a trio of favourites in Qaysar, Lah Ti Dar and Adorable.
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