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Item aims to book in for the Futurity at Bath races
Shields Gazette
|September 29, 2025
Item could book his ticket for the Futurity Trophy with victory in the British EBF Future Stayers’ Novice Stakes at Bath.
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A son of Frankel out of a Grade One-winning mare, Item has the pedigree to make an impact and did so on his racecourse bow, running out a three-and-a-half-length winner with the minimum of fuss.
He has clearly shown Andrew Balding a bit at home to merit a Group One entry and he can prove his stamina over a mile here.
This story is from the September 29, 2025 edition of Shields Gazette.
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