Days expected to put best foot forward stepping up to mile

Syphax (left) beating Godolphin's Best Of Days in the Acomb Stakes at York last month

Best Of Days (right) is beaten a head by Syphax in the Acomb Stakes

Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes | 1m |Group 2 | 2.20 | C4/RUK

Transferred from Ascot in 2011, this race has a rich history of producing high-class middle-distance performers for the following season.

The likes of Shirley Heights and Benny The Dip, who both went on to land the Derby, have won the Royal Lodge, Frankel was triumphant in 2010, and there is every chance a leading Classic contender will emerge from this year’s intriguing line-up.

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Richard BirchReporter

Published on 23 September 2016inPreviews

Last updated 15:05, 23 September 2016

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