AUSTRALIAN sprint stars Scenic Blast [...].AUSTRALIAN sprint stars Scenic Blast and Takeover Target Takeover target A company that is the object of a takeover attempt, friendly or hostile. takeover target See target company. came through a Newmarket morning workout with flying colours ahead of next week's July Cup The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom for three-year-old and above thoroughbreds. It is run over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres) on the July Course at Newmarket Racecourse in early July. It was first run in 1876. . Scenic Blast routed the opposition with an impressive display in the King's Stand at Royal Ascot, while Takeover Target was forced to miss the summer showpiece show·piece n. Something exhibited, especially as an outstanding example of its kind. showpiece Noun 1. anything displayed or exhibited 2. meeting after suffering from a high temperature. Scenic Blast's trainer Danny Morton said: "It was all good and he came through it with no worries. We just have to keep him ticking over now. "He's a fitter horse than he was at Ascot, but he needs to be as it's six furlongs and it's a different ball game." Joe Janiak, trainer of Takeover Target, added: "Everything went well and he seems in good form. He is all set for the July Cup now." |
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