Star sprinter Vandeek all set for Saturday's July Cup after impressing connections in Newmarket gallop

Vandeek strides clear to win the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday

Vandeek: set to contest Saturday's July CupCredit: Alan Crowhurst

Vandeek showed he is back to full health after a low blood count ruled him out of Royal Ascot by gearing up for Saturday’s July Cup in a rare Monday morning workout on the summer gallop in Newmarket.

Last season's leading British-based juvenile displayed plenty of his old prowess when leaving his lead horse eight lengths behind in a five-furlong workout under his big-race jockey James Doyle.

Simon and Ed Crisford’s double Group 1 winning sprinter is out to make up for lost time in Saturday’s 6f race having been forced out of the Commonwealth Cup with a blood disorder, something that affected a good portion of the string at Gainsborough stables.

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David MilnesNewmarket correspondent

Published on 8 July 2024inBritain

Last updated 10:53, 8 July 2024

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