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Melbourne Cup dream for Charlie Fellowes and Prince Of Arran
Prince Of Arran is hoping to be one of a number of British and Irish horses heading to Flemington for the Melbourne Cup
CHARLIE FELLOWES is heading Down Under with Prince Of Arran as they search for Cup glory.
Fellowes' globetrotter is set for a potential rematch with Roger Charlton's Withhold who was one place in front of Prince Of Arran in in the Northumberland Plate.
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Prince Of Arran had previously finished third in the Grade 1 Belmont Gold Cup in America.
Now Fellowes is hoping to bag the 'race that stops a nation' in November.
The trainer told the 32Red Newmarket Open Weekend: "He’s a remarkable horse. For a horse that has been to Dubai, Chester, New York, and to the Northumberland Plate he takes his racing so well.
"I was gutted to finish second in the Northumberland because I really believe he deserves a big win.
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"I know he ran a great race in Meydan, but to win a Northumberland Plate would have been fantastic. It just didn’t work out on the day.
"He was drawn wide and as soon as I saw our draw I knew we would need a bit of luck.
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"Withhold is obviously a very good horse but I feel like he had the race his own way. For Prince of Arran to stay on the way he did, from out the back, and off a slow pace, I think it was a huge run from him.
"We were also giving Withhold weight, so it was good, and as a result the handicapper has put us up again.
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"The Melbourne Cup is now the plan. That is where I would really like him to go. He has proven that he likes travelling and seems to take it all in his stride.
"I think the conditions out there will really suit him. I think a big field, quick ground, left hand turning track is all big ticks in his box.
"He is now rated 111 and has also been placed in a Group race, which is one of the requirements for the race, so hopefully he should get in."