Undefeated Juddmonte homebred Straight Answer (GB) (Kodiac {GB}) has been supplemented to the Oct. 9 Darley Dewhurst S. at Newmarket. His addition brings the potential field to 12, after winning at The Curragh when unveiled on Aug. 21 and the Listed Ballyhane Blenheim S. at Fairyhouse on Sept. 20. The Ger Lyons-trained colt will possibly face G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S. hero Native Trail (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) for the Charlie Appleby/Godolphin axis, and Sunday's G1 Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere one-two Angel Bleu (Fr) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and Noble Truth (Fr) (Kingman {GB}) among others.
Juddmonte Racing Manager Barry Mahon said, “He's a big, scopey horse and took a bit of time to come to hand, but he's two from two and won nicely on his last start.
“While this is a very big ask, we just thought it was worth a go as it will further his education for next year to put him in Group 1 company.
“Part of the reason we supplemented was the weather forecast, it looks set fair and he's a horse that wants good ground. That would be our preference, so hopefully we don't get any nasty surprises with the weather.
“This is a big step from a listed at Fairyhouse to a Group 1 and it's his first try over seven furlongs, so there's a lot of variables, but we are excited to see if he can step up to that level.”
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