Gustav Klimt has his sights lowered in Newbury Gustav Klimt drops back to Group Two company as he bids to get trainer Aidan O’Brien back among the winners in Saturday’s Ladyswood Stud Hungerford Stakes at Newbury. The Ballydoyle handler has made no secret of the fact his yard has been under a bit of a cloud over the last month, but nevertheless Gustav Klimt turned in a creditable effort when fourth in the Sussex Stakes at Goodwood at the beginning of August. That was the colt’s fourth successive start at Group One level, having been placed in the Irish 2,000 Guineas, St James’s Palace Stakes and Prix Jean Prat previously, and he leads the way for Ryan Moore on the ratings. Richard Hannon feels Yafta will be a worthy adversary for Gustav Klimt in Berkshire. The progressive three-year-old colt successfully stepped out of handicap grade when winning the Group Three Hackwood Stakes over six furlongs on this track. Hannon is happy to see the son of Dark Angel go back up in distance. “I think seven furlongs is his trip. He is in great form and if the ground becomes softer, it should suit him,” said the Herridge trainer. “He has never run a bad race in his life and when he got chinned in a couple of handicaps, I was gutted. It was a fantastic performance to win his Group Three and I’ve always felt he would be better at seven furlongs.”
