JAMES DOYLE must have got whiplash when he put pedal to the metal on his speedy Van.
In the end, it was a steering job for the top jock as Vandeek hit top gear in the Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket.
This was arguably the two-year-old performance of the season and the future looks incredibly bright for Simon and Ed Crisford’s big colt.
Because not only is he proving too quick for his fellow speedsters, but he looks like he will get further than six furlongs, too.
In fact, the only worry during the race was whether he’d get a gap – it wouldn’t be the first time a Van was right up backsides trying to overtake.