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TOUGH TASK

David Simcock’s Breton Rock heads the field for Saturday’s Betfred Hungerford Stakes at Newbury

David Simcock's seven-year-old was last seen causing a 50-1 shock in the Lennox Stakes at Glorious Goodwood when beating the likes of Limato on the Sussex Downs

Breton Rock

BRETON ROCK faces a tough task in Saturday's Betfred Hungerford Stakes at Newbury.

 Breton Rock caused a shock in the Lennox Stakes on his last start
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Breton Rock caused a shock in the Lennox Stakes on his last startCredit: PA

David Simcock's seven-year-old will have to give weight to all 10 rivals in Newbury's feature event after he was a surprise winner of the Lennox Stakes on his last start.

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John Gosden, winner of the race last year with Richard Pankhurst, saddles Daban and Nathra.

Librisa Breeze from Dean Ivory's yard renews rivalries with Breton Rock while Kaspersky runs for Jane Chapple-Hyam.

Massaat, Ibn Malik, Mix And Mingle, Spangled, Sir Dancealot and Poet's Vanity complete the field.

 

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