Group Success For Progressive Son Of Camelot

Rosso (5g Camelot - Egyptian Sky, by Fastnet Rock) became the latest Group winner for Camelot with victory in the Trentham Stakes at Trentham on Saturday.

The Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained gelding had landed three of his previous five starts since joining the yard and duly justified favouritism with a comfortable half-length success.

Ridden by Daniel Stackhouse, the son of Camelot was settled in midfield and came home well to set up future Pattern-race targets,

Stackhouse said: “He’s a beautiful stayer. The Pitman team have done a fantastic job in getting him here in perfect order.

“He began well and the race shaped well for him. We made a mid-race move to get a little bit closer in the running, but he just travelled the whole way, he's got a beautiful momentum stride on him and we used that to our advantage and let the horse that we were following take us into the race. I asked him to extend late and he was able to do that.”

Rosso was bred by Barronstown Stud.