Shadow Of Light hoping to match Earthlight in G1 Middle Park Stakes

Shadow Of Light bids to emulate his three-parts brother Earthlight with victory in the G1 Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday, 28 September.

Earthlight rounded off a superb unbeaten campaign with an impressive display in the six-furlong highlight for two-year-olds in 2019, in which the Shamardal colt beat subsequent Commonwealth Cup victor Golden Horde in a course record that still stands.

Shadow Of Light has also made a bright start to his career, easily winning on debut at Yarmouth before comfortably scoring under a penalty at Newmarket.

The Lope de Vega colt stayed on to go down by three-quarters of a length to Cool Hoof Luke in the G2 Gimcrack Stakes at York’s Ebor Festival and missed last week’s G2 Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury due to heavy ground.

His trainer Charlie Appleby said: “Shadow Of Light was an intended runner at Newbury last week but we gave that a swerve after the ground turned heavy. Conditions could be on the slower side again here, although a bit of ease wouldn’t be a concern. He has come forward since York and should be a contender at this level.”