Madrid added to Palace field Madid was yesterday added to the St James´s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot next Tuesday at a cost of £18,000.The unbeaten colt runs in the colours of Hamdan Al Maktoum, who also owns ante-post favourite Haafhd, winner of the UltimateBet.com 2000 Guineas.Madid, trained by John Gosden, only made his debut last month, when he came from last to first to win a Newbury maiden.He then made light work of stepping up to Listed class at Sandown last week with a half-length victory over Pastoral Pursuits.Sheikh Hamdan has a third representative in the John Dunlop-trained Mukafeh among 17 horses remaining in the Group One contest following yesterday´s confirmation stage.Bachelor Duke and Azamour, first and second respectively in the Boylesports Irish 2000 Guineas but behind Haafhd at Newmarket, stand their ground.Aidan O´Brien´s four-strong team is headed by Antonius Pius, who would have won the French 2000 Guineas but for colliding with the rail 75 yards from the finish when leading.The Andre Fabre-trained Diamond Green, runner-up to eventual winner American Post in the Longchamp Classic, is the sole French entry.
