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379:. He raced in second place but failed to quicken in the closing stages and finished fourth behind Estidhkaar, War Envoy and Aces. Varian later said "He was too fresh... He raced too keen. He raced free for three furlongs and then it turned into a sprint... Andrea was very disappointed". On his final appearance of the season the colt was one of six colts to contest Britain's most prestigious race for two-year-olds, the seven-furlong Dewhurst Stakes, run on soft ground at Newmarket on 17 October. Wearing a
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