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Brian Meehan looks to have an exciting prospect on his hands after Jayarebe stayed on strongly to land the Listed Feilden Stakes on day two of the Craven meeting.
The son of Zoffany wasted little time in getting off the mark when a snug winner on his debut at the July Course in August. That success would set up a tilt at the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere on Arc weekend and although only seventh behind Richard Hannon's 2000 Guineas contender Rosallion, it was a performance full of promise on his second career outing.
Sent off an 11/1 chance to continue his love affair with racing headquarters, the Brian Meehan-trained challenger was never far from the firing line before kicking clear for a commanding three-and-a-quarter-length success under Sean Levey.
Richard Hughes' Whip Cracker stuck on well to narrowly deny Caviar Heights the runner-up spot, with the Andre Fabre-trained French raider Narkez, who was sent off 2/1 to land the prize, a disappointing fifth.
"In three runs, he's won here at Newmarket twice, once on the July Course and now the Rowley Mile – he's a lovely horse," said Meehan.
"He's seen that out really well and pedigree-wise you would imagine a mile and a quarter would be the limit of his stamina, but he looked very good there.
"I liked the way he did it today, especially the way he came up the hill. He was always impressive last year, and he has been doing well throughout the spring.
"He's a lovely horse and I think if he would have been over a mile in the Lagardere, he would have probably run a bit better, but the form is really good.
"He was only six lengths behind Rosallion and that was seven furlongs, whereas today was a mile and one and, as always, there is natural improvement over the winter with these two to three-year-olds. The bare form is pretty good for a Listed race.
"The owner is away and back next week, so I'll go and meet him and see what we're going to do. He's possibly a French Derby type, but he's also a horse that might benefit from a bit more of a subtle touch for a while.
"The mile and a-quarter race at Ascot would be a race to consider and there is a whole summer ahead of us and there's plenty of time."
