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Frankel and Saamidd set for Dewhurst • Henry Cecil prefers Dewhurst as Frankel's next target• Trainer unafraid of taking on Godolphin-trained SaamiddAt least one of Frankel and Saamidd, the two British-trained colts who already dominate the betting for next year's Classics, may lose his unbeaten record before the end of the season as a clash between the pair seems increasingly likely in next month's Dewhurst Stakes.Immediately after Frankel's success in yesterday's Royal Lodge Stakes at Ascot Saamidd's jockey, Frankie Dettori, said he hoped Frankel would instead be aimed at Doncaster's Racing Post Trophy, enabling the pair to meet for the first time in the 2,000 Guineas next May.However, Henry Cecil, despite still keeping his cards close to his chest, said today that he preferred to run Frankel in the Dewhurst, despite the possible confrontation with the Godolphin-trained Saamidd, although he did admit that, were ground conditions to prove unsuitable at Newmarket on 16 October, he would wait a further week for the Racing Post Trophy, a race he first won in 1969 with Approval when the contest was known as the Observer Gold Cup."No decisions have been made but I don't think coming back to seven furlongs [in the Dewhurst] will be a problem for him," said Cecil. "He's come out of Saturday's race particularly well and has been full of himself today."Rarely can a horse who still has as much to prove as Frankel have been so short in the betting for the 2,000 Guineas more than seven months before the race. The last of the 5-2 dried up today, leaving a horse who is still to tackle Group One company as a 2-1 chance across the board. The excitement around Frankel is caused in part by the effortless manner in which he has so far brushed aside his rivals but also by the obvious enthusiasm of his trainer."I do think he is an exciting young horse," he said, "and I'd be surprised, judged by his appearance, if he doesn't make a very lovely three-year-old. He's done everything we've asked him to so far but I have been fairly easy on him at home. Hopefully he will be a horse for the Classics. There is a doubt about him getting a mile and a half but we will have to see."Cecil's fears over the Derby trip largely originate from the effectiveness of Frankel's dam, Kind, over six and seven furlongs, but Kind's siblings include a host of classy middle-distance performers and Kind's own dam Rainbow Lake, also trained by Cecil, won the Lancashire Oaks.Not that the 2,000 Guineas will necessarily be all about Frankel and Saamidd. The comfortable success of Casamento in today's Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at The Curragh boosted the claims of Pathfork, his National Stakes conqueror.Casamento was hailed by his trainer, Mick Halford, as "the best I've had by a long way" but Halford must be acutely aware of the possibility that Sheikh Mohammed, in whose famous maroon and white colours the colt races, will be switching him into the care of the Godolphin operation at some stage.Lady Of The Desert, second to Markab in the Betfred Sprint Cup at Haydock at the start of the month, gained her first success of the season when taking today's British highlight, the John Guest Diadem Stakes at Ascot.With the Prix de l'Abbaye set to come too soon, connections hinted that they might now look abroad for the filly's next race. "She's been so well since Haydock that I think she could go on and on," said her trainer, Brian Meehan.No decision over the participation of the Investec Derby winner, Workforce, in nextSunday's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe will be taken until later in the week. The colt barely had to break sweat in a gentle canter today but a stiffer workout is expected to reveal more about his wellbeing tomorrow.Henry CecilHorse racingWill Haylerguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
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Joseph Ebuya and Grace Momyani secure Kenyan double in Great South Run • Scott Overall tops UK rankings after running 47:37• GB's Freya Murray second behind Grace MoyamiThe world cross-country champion Joseph Ebuya eased to a UK Allcomers' 10 miles record at the Great South Run in Portsmouth today. Ebuya took advantage of perfect weather conditions around the flat and fast course to knock 40 seconds from the long-standing time of 45min 56sec, achieved by Benson Masya 15 years previously.The Kenyan demolished Saif Saeed Shaheen and Vincent Yator, who finished in 46min 37sec and 47:28 respectively.Ebuya's time of 45min 16sec, on his debut over the distance, is the quickest in the world this year and was exceptional considering he ran the last six miles on his own.He said: "I think with pacemakers I could probably have run closer to 45 minutes but it doesn't matter – this is an important win. The conditions were right for fast running and, although Shaheen and Yator looked good in the early stages, they had no answer when I pulled clear between three and four miles."The 23-year-old, who burst on to the global scene when he won the world cross-country title in March, was full of praise for the support he received en route: "I didn't feel as if I was in an empty space when alone. The support from the spectators all of the way was unbelievable. I've never seen so many watching a race. They were spilling into the streets."Scott Overall went to the top of the UK rankings after winning a close domestic battle with the Scot Andy Lemoncello by four seconds, in a time of 47:37.Grace Momyani, who won 10,000m gold at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi, made it the first Kenyan double for three years, taking the women's title in 52:03. Momyani, who missed her personal best by 12 seconds, said: "I feel OK, I wasn't certain how I would perform as I had little time to prepare after competing in Delhi."Freya Murray, in her first 10-mile event, became the UK's fifth fastest performer in a time of 52:27. Murray was fifth behind Momyani in their track encounter in Delhi and surpassed the hopes of her US-based coach Steve Jones – the British marathon record holder. She beat off the challenge of more fancied rivals such as Hungary's No1 Aniko Kalovics, who placed third in 53:01."I couldn't believe it, I didn't know what to expect in my first race at the distance," said Murray after being advised to run by Jones after a tough training session on Wednesday night. "I spoke with Steve on the telephone and he told me to get out there and mix it, give it my best shot."Murray is now Scotland's second fastest runner, behind only Liz McColgan's time of exactly 52 minutes in the 1997 Great South Run.She added: "When Grace broke away Kalovics was still running strongly and I was determined to stay with her. I just kept telling myself go, go, go – and it paid off when I got clear at halfway and that made me more determined to stay in front. I'm amazed to have run so quickly as I was tired after Delhi. But it was something new and has certainly told me a lot about myself and longer distances."Her fellow Scot Stephanie Twell, the Commonwealth 1,500m bronze medallist, was happy with sixth place. Twell, who plans ultimately to take to the roads in the footsteps of the world marathon record holder, Paula Radcliffe, clocked 53:52.She said: "I ran a conservative race as all my training this summer has been based around 1,500m – which is not exactly the best preparations for this distance. But I did feel comfortable throughout and it was something new for me to do. Yes, I will move up eventually to longer distances but not for the moment."The 2012 London Olympic Games are a major target for Twell, who added: "Before I do I want to run a really fast 1,500m."Athleticsguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |