Bellum Justum Seals Royal Ascot Ticket

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Bellum Justum appears to have actually earned himself a place on Andrew Balding's Royal Ascot team after wearing down odds-on preferred Silver Knott in the Betfred Jockey Club Stakes at Newmarket.


The globetrotting Silver Knott was a well-supported 10-11 shot for his first start in Britain given that completing down the field in the 2000 Guineas 2 years ago - and he looked most likely to dominate after taking over the lead from the pacesetting Divina Grace heading towards the last two furlongs.


However, Andrew Balding's Bellum Justum (11-2) - a Group Three winner in America in 2015 and fitted with for the very first time after being well beaten on his Newbury resurgence last month - handled to remain on Silver Knott's tail racing out of the dip and completed the more powerful to score by a length and a half under Oisin Murphy.


Balding said: "He's a high-class horse, he's got some great form from in 2015 and obviously the second is a great horse as well.


"I was happy, due to the fact that he 'd been a huge dissatisfaction in the John Porter (at Newbury). He definitely needed the run that day and he's taken a huge advance today. It's great to see him back on track.


"I believe the cheekpieces assisted - I believe he was quite solid at the end of the race. It was an exceptional performance.


Bellum Justum ridden by jockey Oisin Murphy on their method to winning the Betfred Jockey Club Stakes on Guineas Friday of the Betfred Guineas Festival at Newmarket Racecourse, Suffolk. Picture date: Friday May 2, 2025.


"We'll wait for the Hardwicke (at Royal Ascot), I would have believed. He's had a hard adequate race there and it would be great to have runners with an opportunity for King Power (owners) at the Royal meeting.


"We'll try and we've constantly got the option to travel later on in the year if we want to."

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