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'I'm either brilliant or mad' - juvenile Chipotle to take on elders in Nunthorpe

Chipotle: will be partnered with Hollie Doyle for the first time in Friday's Nunthorpe Stakes
Chipotle: will be partnered with Hollie Doyle for the first time in Friday's Nunthorpe StakesCredit: Getty Images

Hollie Doyle has been booked to ride Brocklesby and Windsor Castle Stakes winner Chipotle off 8st 1lb in Friday's Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes at York, a race last won by a juvenile when Kingsgate Native struck in 2007.

Two-year-olds receive 22lb from three-year-olds and 24lb from four-year-olds and upwards in the top-level sprint and the weight-for-age allowance has swayed Chipotle's trainer Eve Johnson Houghton.

Johnson Houghton said: "I'm taking a deep breath and taking a plunge with Chipotle. I'm either brilliant or mad – I can't quite work out which!

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Jack HaynesReporter

Published on 16 August 2021inNews

Last updated 20:35, 16 August 2021

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