The Newmarket absentees who could yet light up the autumn

Midterm: not seen since York in May but may reappear next month

Midterm - Sir Michael Stoute

Stoute's hopes of winning a sixth Epsom Derby were severely dented when the Sandown Trial winner suffered a stress fracture to his pelvis in his defeat in the Group 2 Dante Stakes at York in May. After been given plenty of time to recover, the son of Galileo has recently returned to the Freemason Lodge work-list and could be ready to resurface as early as next month, granted some ease in the ground. Khalid Abdullah's colt holds an entry in the Group 1 Qipco Champion Stakes at Ascot in October.

So Mi Dar - John Gosden

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David MilnesNewmarket correspondent

Published on 15 August 2016inNews

Last updated 12:55, 15 August 2016

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