Mike Francis was impressed by Andrew Balding’s Group 1 winner on the Tapeta at Newcastle

Kameko

IT may be the jumps season but next year’s Classics were on the agenda on November 1 as KAMEKO scorched home in the Futurity Stakes at Newcastle. The race was a wash-out at Doncaster and the all-weather venue stepped in to host the first ever British Group 1 on an artificial surface.
Aidan O’Brien may have had most of the runners but Andrew Balding’s colt was the star. He clocked an impressive 110 which puts him in at least the same ballpark as Pinatubo...