Bushranger Middle Park Test

David Wachman is anticipating another bold show from Bushranger as he bids for a Group One double in the Shadwell Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket.

The Danetime colt landed top-level honours in France last time when impressively winning the Prix Morny at Deauville and although he has been pleasing his handler since, Wachman is taking nothing for granted.

“You can never be confident going into a race like this,” he said.

“The horse is very well, he’s pleased me since his run in France. The form has worked out well with the second and third both running well since.

“The ground won’t worry him tomorrow. It might be pretty quick but there is no way it will be quicker than it was at Ascot (when second to Flashmans Papers in the Windsor Castle).

“It’s a stiffish six furlongs at Newmarket but he certainly wasn’t stopping in France, in fact he was finishing best of all.

“It’s his sixth run tomorrow but we’re not making any plans until after the race regarding next year, we’ll just get this out of the way first.”