Strong Suit's superiority was clear to see in Saturday's Challenge Stakes
PICTURE: Getty ImagesStrong Suit storms to Challenge success
Report: Newmarket, Saturday
Burj Khalifa Challenge Stakes (Group 2) 7f, 3yo+
STRONG SUIT was in a class of his own as he powered clear in impressive style under Richard Hughes to set up an assault on the Breeders' Cup Mile at Churchill Downs on November 5.
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He romped home by four and a half lengths in a time just 0.56sec outside the course record.
Chachamaidee was well beaten in second, with Maqaasid (6-1) a nose behind in third.
Hughes said: "He was very good. We got a lovely lead off the Irish horse [Across The Rhine] and they went very quick. He's got so much speed, he's an easy ride.
"He's a very good horse and could win over five, six or seven furlongs. We were so disappointed after the Greenham that we had him checked out and luckily we found something with his breathing."
Strong Suit was scoring for the first time in the colours of Qatar Bloodstock, the Sheikh Fahad Al Thani-backed operation that purchased the three-year-old after his win in the Group 2 Celebration Mile at Goodwood in August.
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