Art handed Acomb aim

Connections of Parisian Art are eyeing a tilt at the Tattersalls Millions Acomb Stakes at York following his impressive debut success.

The Jeremy Noseda-trained colt was fitted with blinkers for his first racecourse visit at Newmarket, but there were no signs of a poor temperament as he ran out a comfortable five-length victor.

He is set to step up to Group Three company for the first time on August 19 and Jimmy Lindley, racing manger for owner Matthew Green, thinks he will take the rise in grade in his stride.

“Jeremy says he has done extremely well since Newmarket and he seems to be strengthening up all the time,” said Lindley.

“A few people were wondering why he was fitted with blinkers but he is just the sort of horse who likes to see the countryside!

“There are plenty of good of horses who have worn blinkers in the past and sometimes they just help a horse concentrate on the job they were bred to do.

“Jeremy is really happy with him at the moment and he said it will take a pretty smart one to beat him in the Acomb.”

Lindley also had news of another of Green’s leading lights in Stubbs Art.

Having been placed in both the English and Irish 2000 Guineas, he finished down the field in the St. James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot last time.

“At the moment David (Elsworth) thinks he is going to be more of an autumn horse and he has an entry in the Topkapi Trophy in Turkey in September,” he added.

“That is only an option at this stage and David thinks the Champion Stakes at Newmarket will be his main target.”