Racing: Monton in blinkers for Telegraph

Monton will wear blinkers in the $1 million Telegraph Handicap at Trentham on Saturday.

Monton was the beaten favourite in the Railway Stakes at Ellerslie on January 1.

Doctor Fremantle, now trained by Murray and Bjorn Baker, has his first New Zealand start in the Trentham Stakes on Saturday.

The Sadler's Wells entire won the group two Blue Square Stakes (2400m) at Newmarket and three group three races in England.

He was unplaced in five starts in Australia last year from the Lee Freedman stable.

Hugh Bowman has the mount.

Mufhasa, Eileen Dubh and Stupendous are also in blinkers for the group one Telegraph.

Shuka, a promoted last-start winner at Wingatui on Boxing Day for the Peter and Dawn Williams stable, is the highest rated 2yr-old in the Wakefield Stakes.

 

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