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Racing Bulletin for 03/09/2025

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Mill Reef beckons for Into The Sky

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Jim Boyle has a return to Newbury for the Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef in mind for his runaway debut winner Into The Sky.

The Starman colt made a serious impression when taking to the racecourse for the first time last week, cruising to a seven-and-a-half-length victory at 80-1.

With plenty of well-bred, costly purchases behind him, the 25,000 guinea buy very much caught the eye and is pencilled in for a step up in grade back at Newbury later this season, for which he would need supplementing at a cost of £6250.

“The most likely race for him now would be the Mill Reef at Newbury on the 20th of September,” said Boyle.

“He’s come out of his race grand, we’re very happy with him. Visually it was extremely impressive and that was backed up by the time.

“You couldn’t fail to be pleased with that, we’re just looking forward to his next run and hoping he can back it up.

“We’ve never had a two-year-old of the sort of quality that we’d be looking to go to the Mill Reef with any degree of expectation.”

Into The Sky’s early promise is another feather in the cap of the sire Starman, whose earlier progeny have been excelling on the racecourse.

Boyle said: “I have another Starman in the yard, he’s a lot more backward and may not see the track this year but he’ll be a smashing horse for next year.”

Lifeplan on course for Middle Park outing

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Declan Carroll’s Gimcrack winner Lifeplan will head next for the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on September 27.

The Kodi Bear colt arrived on the Knavesmire with one run under his belt as he claimed one-length victory at Thirsk in late July.

He remained at the same six-furlong trip for the Gimcrack but stepped sharply up to Group Two level, a hike in calibre that proved well within his reach as he prevailed by a length under Zak Wheatley.

The Middle Park was mentioned as a next step in the aftermath of the triumph and that remains the plan, with the two-year-old’s season likely to come to a close afterwards as Classic aspirations await next term.

“He’s come out of York grand and we’re looking at the Middle Park for him,” said Carroll.

“He would like a bit of juice in the ground, it was plenty quick enough for him at York at this stage of his career so we’d really be keeping an eye on the ground.

“He’d never really been away from home much, he’d not been a breeze-up horse or anything like that but he has been very professional in everything he’s done right from the start.

“The Middle Park will definitely be his last run this year, we won’t run him again after that. We’ll be looking at him as a Guineas horse if everything goes well at Newmarket.”

Rossa Ryan joins 1,000 winner club at Goodwood

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Rossa Ryan secured a major milestone when riding the 1,000th winner of his career on Lopeo at Goodwood.

Riding for David Menuisier, Lopeo (4-1) stayed pn powerfully in testing conditions to win the British EBF Peter Willett Future Stayers’ Maiden Stakes.

Career highlights for Ryan include last year’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe win on Bluestocking and a July Cup success on Shaquille.

“I wasn’t aware of 1,000 career winners but I was aware I was approaching 1,000 in Britain as I’ve a friend who is always on about it, so I’ve a few more to go for that. It’s great to get it,” Ryan told Racing TV.

“I’ve had a lot of good support from good people and I’ve a fantastic agent (Steve Croft) behind me, I think I’ve ridden 850 winners under him so I owe it all to him.

“I had an unbelievable grounding with Richard Hannon which helped me get the Amo job and that evolved on to Ralph (Beckett), it’s been a good journey. So far, so good.

“I have a lot of support, most of the time I can leave the races at the races. This year has been great, it hasn’t been as good as last year but I think I took last year for granted given what Bluestocking did.

“It’s something I have to learn to adapt to but I think I’m coping all right with it.”

No decision yet on promising Almeraq’s weekend target

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Connections of Almeraq have yet to decide whether to throw the promising colt in “at the deep end” in Saturday’s Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock.

The William Haggas-trained three-year-old has won two of his four starts to date and was last seen making a mockery of an opening mark of 90 on his handicap debut at Ayr in July.

The son of Dark Angel has the option of returning to Scotland for the Ladbrokes Ayr Gold Cup later this month but owners Shadwell are favouring a step up in class this weekend, with the Listed Garrowby Stakes at York on Sunday a possible alternative to Saturday’s Group One feature on Merseyside.

“No decision has been made as yet,” Shadwell’s racing manager Angus Gold said on Tuesday.

“I spoke to William this morning and it’s sort of depending a bit on the weather and how much rain they get (at Haydock). We’d like a good bit of rain for him as we know he likes soft ground and also we’re just debating whether we throw him in at the deep end or take a more gentle approach.

“We’ve been very patient with him, William has been very patient. He hasn’t had much racing and is a very unexposed horse, so from that point of view it might be asking too much to lob him straight in against the best and that’s what we’re discussing.”

If Almeraq does not head for Haydock, he could instead step up to the highest level on Qipco Champions Day at Ascot next month.

Gold added: “He’s in a Listed race at York on Sunday, so whether we go down that route first to try and make him a Stakes winner and then if he was to win that and win nicely we could look at the British Champions Sprint.

“He’s had so little racing this horse and has missed so much of the year with the firm ground, it will just be nice to get him back on the track and see where we’re going with him.

“There certainly is rain around, but you never quite know where it’s going to hit, so we’re going to work the horse in the morning, have another chat then and try and make the right decision.

“He’s also in at Ayr, but he’s not a Stakes winner as yet and we every much hope that he is Stakes class, so it would be nice to make him a Stakes winner.”

Moon Target team optimistic for the future

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Moon Target remains under consideration for some major end-of-season prizes, despite suffering defeat for the first time in the Prestige Stakes at Goodwood late last month.

Sir Mark Prescott’s filly looked a hugely exciting prospect when making a winning debut at Newmarket in mid-July and she was just as impressive on her second start at Yarmouth under a penalty.

She was a hot favourite to complete her hat-trick at Group Three level on the Sussex Downs, but was under pressure some way from home and was eventually beaten three-quarters of a length by Aidan O’Brien’s Irish raider Precise.

Moon Target in the parade ring at Goodwood
Moon Target in the parade ring at Goodwood (Steven Paston/PA)

“She ran well and it was the first proper race she’d been in really because in her first couple of races she just sort of dictated,” said Chris Richardson, managing director of Cheveley Park Stud.

“Things didn’t quite go her way as she was slow out of the stalls and got a bit of a bump and was caught wide. The winner had a dream run and we were always on the back foot.”

Moon Target holds big-race entries in the Rockfel Stakes and the Fillies’ Mile at Newmarket. When asked whether those high-profile contests could be on the agenda, Richardson added: “I wouldn’t want to step on Sir Mark’s toes, but we’ll certainly be discussing those sort of races and see where we go.

“I think a step up to a mile will benefit her and I wouldn’t mind trying her on slightly easier ground. The sire (Cracksman) produces horses that go on soft ground and there’s a bit of a Pivotal influence there, so we’ll see.”

Another Cheveley Park-owned juvenile filly who could test her powers at Group-race level before the season is out is the Andrew Balding-trained Imperial Ballet, who bolted up on her introduction at Newbury last week.

Richardson said: “We were very pleased and pleasantly surprised as she’d never been on the grass, so we weren’t really expecting a huge amount.

“We haven’t really thought about plans for her yet, but we will probably creep away I would expect with a view to having a little dart at the Oh So Sharp Stakes in October, maybe.”

Clive Cox planning attack on big juvenile prizes with star pair

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Clive Cox is keen to see if star juveniles A Bit Of Spirit and Coppull can bag more big-race success in the two-year-old division in the final third of the season.

A Bit Of Spirit returned to winning ways with a battling display at Sandown to come out on top in a four-way finish to the Solario Stakes and with the Lambourn handler still very much on a high from that Group Three triumph, the next step of the youngster’s career could involve a move up to Group One company.

“He’s come out of the race really well and we were delighted with the determination and courage he showed, it was a really pleasing success,” said Cox.

“We’ve got to decide where we’re going next now, but he’s shown he doesn’t mind a bit of ease in the ground.

A Bit Of Spirit (second left) winning at Sandown
A Bit Of Spirit (second left) winning at Sandown (Steven Paston/PA)

“He’s in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere in France and in the Dewhurst, but we’ll allow him this week and then move forward accordingly.

“We’ve got choices and they’re all available. We’ve had such a dry summer and with the weather just beginning to take a turn, we might just watch and feel how everything pans out.

“We’re all still very much on a high from the success at the weekend.”

While A Bit Of Spirit’s next target is still to be determined, it appears Richmond Stakes scorer Coppull will bid to get back on track in Newmarket’s Middle Park Stakes later this month after finishing fifth in a red-hot Prix Morny when last seen.

“The idea would be to head to the Middle Park,” continued Cox. “He’s less proven on an easier surface and since coming home from France we’ve been a bit gentler with him but I’m sure we can resume a positive approach with him soon and look forward to the Middle Park as our next intended target.”

Coppull (right) winning the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood
Coppull (right) winning the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood (Andrew Matthews/PA)

He went on: “It was very very quick ground over there in Deauville. We were drawn on a wing with the American horse (Outfielder) on the other side. We were thinking he would go and make the running and we were caught a little bit wide and he was a bit too keen and to be fair, the ground was quick enough for him.”

Cox will also go in search of further two-year-old riches with Song Of The Clyde who will now take a well-known path to Doncaster’s Weatherbys Scientific £300,000 2-Y-O Stakes on September 11 after already picking up one huge bounty with victory at York last month.

The Middleham Park Racing-owned son of Sergei Prokofiev cashed in over £300,000 in prize-money when giving the Beechdown Stables handler a third-straight win in the Harry’s Half Million By Goffs sales race.

“I think he’s well enough qualified for the Weatherbys race at Doncaster and it’s six and a half, which I think will be within his compass,” said Cox.

“That will be our intended route and would mirror the same step we took with Dragon Leader who won the same race at York in 2023 before running very well (to finish second) in the Doncaster race.”

Gstaad going up in distance in bid to be National hero

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Gstaad is expected to thrive over seven furlongs when he tries the trip for the first time in the Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes at the Curragh next weekend.

A hugely impressive winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, he met with defeat on his next start in what looked a red-hot Prix Morny at Deauville.

Trainer Aidan O’Brien was encouraged by the way he finished that race off though, and expects him to improve for the step up in trip.

Gstaad was a brilliant winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot
Gstaad was a brilliant winner of the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot (John Walton/PA)

“Gstaad will love seven furlongs,” said O’Brien. “He went to France but it was a little bit early, he came back heavier than he went so he’s going to be very comfortable at seven, he always was.

“The original plan was that he was going to go to the Curragh for a stiff six (Phoenix Stakes) but we didn’t get to go obviously. The filly (True Love) was to go to Deauville but they had to swap around.

“That was the way it worked but it didn’t suit either, the filly would probably be better over a quick six and he would have been better over a stiff six but that’s the way it was.

“He’s a fair horse, he stays, he’s quick, he’s a big hardy horse and you could see him going through the line at Deauville.”

He may be joined in the National Stakes at the Irish Champions Festival by Italy, second to Gewan in the Acomb Stakes at York.

“It’s possible Italy could join him, he ran well at York. He got back a little bit, he’s still a little immature mentally but we’re happy with him since so it’s a strong possibility he will,” said O’Brien.

Another potentially smart juvenile from the yard is Montreal, who is heading towards the KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown a day earlier.

The son of Sea The Stars could be joined by a plethora of stablemates.

“Montreal was very impressive at Leopardstown when he won the last day,” added O’Brien.

“The Frankel horse who won in Killarney is a possible (Benvenuto Cellini) and the Frankel horse that won at the Curragh is a possible (New Zealand), as is the Frankel that won at Galway, Action. We’ve the horse that won at Goodwood by Camelot, Isaac Newton, he’s possible. They’re all possibles.”

Composing is building a fine reputation
Composing is building a fine reputation (Damien Eagers/PA)

Composing looks a very nice type among the fillies and is set to head the Moyglare Stud Stakes team.

He said: “Composing won very well the last day. She’s a very straightforward, honest to God filly.

“She doesn’t mind making the running and you have to follow her because she stays. She’s a good filly so that will be the plan with her.

“Beautify could run, she won a Group Two at the Curragh a while ago but she couldn’t run any more because she had penalties wherever she went. She’d be very happy going up to seven.

“There’s the filly who won at Goodwood as well (Precise) she might go or she might wait.”

Illinois and Jan Brueghel set for Irish St Leger clash

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Two Ballydoyle heavyweights in Illinois and Jan Brueghel are on a collision course in the Comer Group Irish St Leger at the Curragh on Sunday week.

Illinois finished second to Trawlerman in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in June and was then beaten by younger stablemate Scandinavia in the Goodwood Cup.

Jan Brueghel beat Illinois by a neck in last year’s St Leger at Doncaster and was too good for Calandagan in this summer’s Coronation Cup, but trainer Aidan O’Brien has admitted to getting his tactics all wrong when he attempted to make all in the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Speaking at a press morning at his Ballydoyle Stables ahead of the Irish Champions Festival, O’Brien said: “I think Illinois and Jan Brueghel will take each other on, the lads are very happy for that to happen. They are two older horses.

“We might not have seen the best of Illinois yet because the Gold Cup was a bit hard on him and his preparation up to it might not have been brilliant. He might have felt that a little bit in Goodwood, but we think he’s in a good place again. It might take until next year to get him right back.

“Jan Brueghel, we absolutely made a hash of it in the King George but he’s very well. Obviously he’s very idle in front, he needs something to be running at but he stays very well and he’s in good shape.

“You get plenty of days like Ascot but it’s sport and you have to take the good with the bad, you often learn more from the bad. At least we know what not to do with him any more, we won’t ask him to make his own running. He loves following a horse, stays very well but he is lazy.”

When asked if Jan Brueghel could be a Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe contender, O’Brien added: “He could be anything if the pace is on. We did the perfect thing with him at Epsom and then the completely wrong thing at Ascot.”

John Velazquez booked for first Melbourne Cup mount

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John Velazquez will add plenty of spice to this year’s Melbourne Cup after it was revealed the Hall of Fame rider will partner Parchment Party, the first American-trained runner to compete in the Flemington showpiece.

There is a strong international challenge amongst the 120 nominations for the ‘race that stops the nation’ but it is Bill Mott’s wide-margin Belmont Gold Cup winner that really shows the global reach of the prestigious contest, with the four-year-old earning his ticket when scoring at Saratoga in June.

Leigh Jordon, the executive general manager of racing for the Victoria Racing Club, spoke of both Velazquez and the international contenders at the release of Melbourne Cup nominations on Tuesday.

He said: “In terms of international horses, we’ve got a really wide representation and probably the widest representation we’ve had for the Cup. We’ve horses from England, Ireland, France, America, Germany and Japan.

“The highlight from the USA is Parchment Party and could he be our first-ever US-trained horse to run in the Melbourne Cup. He won the Grade Two Belmont Gold Cup, which is one of the ‘golden tickets’ into the race.

“He’s trained by Bill Mott who is a Hall of Fame trainer and I’m quite excited to announce that Parchment Party will be ridden by John Velazquez.

“Some of his stats are unbelievable. He’s ridden over 6,700 winners in his career, he is a Hall of Fame jockey and his career earnings are over half a billion US dollars.

“He’s won Kentucky Derbies, he’s won all the Triple Crown races and he’s won over 20 Breeders’ Cup races. He truly is a legend of the sport and it’s great to have him here riding in the Cup on the first Tuesday of November.”

Scandinavia could represent Aidan O'Brien in the Melbourne Cup
Scandinavia could represent Aidan O’Brien in the Melbourne Cup (Andrew Matthews/PA)

Aidan O’Brien missed out on the chance to saddle Jan Brueghel in last year’s Melbourne Cup, but has made three nominations including the mouthwatering prospect of St Leger favourite Scandinavia making the trip to the southern hemisphere later in the autumn.

Mount Kilimanjaro and Aftermath are the other Ballydoyle possibles, while Aidan’s son Joseph O’Brien appears to have leading claims of securing his third victory in the race with stable star Al Riffa, who was subject of a recent big-money transfer to new owners Australian Bloodstock.

Willie Mullins has become a regular visitor to the Spring Carnival and his quest for a first Melbourne Cup success continues with Absurde and Ebor sixth Hipop De Loire.

Meanwhile, former Closutton inmate Vauban is on course to take part in the race once again and is one of three for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, with stablemates Sir Delius and Alalcance both also respected from the home challenge.

Last year’s shock winner Knight’s Choice has the chance to become the first back-to-back winner since Makybe Diva, who famously completed a hat-trick between 2003 and 2005.

Of the other big names searching more success in their country’s most famous race, Ciaron Maher has 13 nominees, including last year’s third Okita Soushi, while multiple Group One scorer Via Sistina is an intriguing name amongst 27 for Chris Waller.

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Lambourn given St Leger focus

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Dual Derby winner Lambourn has been cut in the betting for the Betfred St Leger following confirmation from Aidan O’Brien that he is being aimed at the final Classic of the season.

While he was not the choice of Ryan Moore at Epsom, Moore did take over in the saddle from Wayne Lordan at the Curragh.

He was surprisingly beaten in the Great Voltigeur last time out when conceding a penalty, but in the immediate aftermath O’Brien was not despondent and said he was still in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe picture.

While he could still head to France with that race not until the first Sunday in October, he was cut to 7-2 from 5-1 by Coral for the Leger with Stay True, fourth at York one place in front of Lambourn, trimmed to 8-1 from 12s.

Surprisingly the favourite, another stablemate in Goodwood Cup winner Scandinavia, was eased to 5-4 from evens.

O’Brien said of his Doncaster team: “At the moment we’re thinking of three. We’re thinking of the horse that won the Derby, the horse that won in Goodwood and we’re thinking of Stay True.”

Kalpana out for repeat success in September Stakes

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Kalpana will bid to strengthen her position as ante-post favourite for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe with a first victory of the season in the Unibet September Stakes at Kempton on Saturday.

Although winless in three starts this season for trainer Andrew Balding, the Juddmonte-owned filly has performed admirably in defeat, finishing third on her Tattersalls Gold Cup reappearance before filling the runner-up spot in both the Pretty Polly Stakes in Ireland the King George at Ascot.

Connections considered a pre-Arc trip to Paris for this weekend’s Prix Vermeille, but ultimately decided to stay at home for a Group Three contest Kalpana won 12 months ago en-route to a first Group One success on Champions Day at Ascot.

Balding said: “Kalpana is very much on course for the September Stakes. She won the race last year, so we know that the track and trip suits her well.

“She put in a stellar performance during her last run and hopefully this will be a stepping-stone towards ParisLongchamp in October.

“We just thought she hasn’t won a race this year, and as we have taken her to Ireland twice this year, we thought finding something closer to home would be a better prep rather than running in another Group One before the Arc.

“We felt at the time that the King George took a bit more out of her than her other races and that is why we took away any temptation to run at York straight away and decided to wait for this.

“She has had a nice break since Ascot and this is very much a prep race so she will come on for the run, but she seems in great form.”

Kalpana is one of 13 entries for the September Stakes and may not have things entirely her own way, with several talent horses among the potential opposition.

Marco Botti could saddle his Hong Kong Vase-winning stable star Giavellotto, who was last seen finishing third in the Coronation Cup at Epsom in early June, while Charlie Appleby’s Arabian Crown got his career back on track with a Listed win at Windsor recently and could step back up in class.

Other potential runners include John and Thady Gosden’s pair of Military Academy and Palladium and the Willie Mullins-trained Absurde.

American Affair ruled out of Champions Day outing

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Champions Day will come too soon for Royal Ascot winner American Affair, who will have to wait until next season to attempt to add to his Group One tally.

The five-year-old was one of the most popular winners of the week in June, completing his rise from handicapper to Group One performer.

Trainer Jim Goldie had hoped to run American Affair in the Nunthorpe but a problem emerged after Ascot that forced that plan to be abandoned and while Goldie had hoped to get his charge back in time for October, the gelding has now been taken out of the Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes.

“He’s not had a further setback as such, it’s probably just an ongoing thing,” said Goldie.

“We bone scanned him after Ascot and we’ve taken our time.

“Basically he had an MRI and the bone changes are still not improving, so realistically Ascot is going to come too quick.

“America (for the Breeders’ Cup) will need to be next year now. He’s been back cantering but we’re just being guided by the vets.

“It’s all just coming a little quick, bone takes time to mature and it’s a bit of bone bruising.”

Lazzat leads 22 contenders for Sprint Cup gold

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French star Lazzat, July Cup hero No Half Measures and the supplemented Sky Majesty are among 22 potential runners in the Betfair Sprint Cup at Haydock on Saturday.

Jerome Reynier’s Lazzat got the better of Japanese ace Satono Reve when striking Royal Ascot gold in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on his penultimate start.

He suffered a surprise defeat when bidding for back-to-back wins in the Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville last time, but is a 2-1 favourite with Paddy Power to get back on the winning trail in this weekend’s Group One feature on Merseyside.

No Half Measures reduced Richard Hughes to tears when providing the former leading jockey with his first top-level success as a trainer in Newmarket’s July Cup and she will get the opportunity to prove that shock 66-1 victory was no fluke.

Hughes could also saddle Sayidah Dariyan, who was beaten four lengths into seventh place in the Nunthorpe at York a fortnight ago.

Hughes said: “She (No Half Measures) looks really good at the moment and we are really pleased with her. She has had a nice gap, but we always thought this was going to be her Derby.

“When we got started with her in the spring, we said the Sprint Cup at Haydock Park was her race as it is normally slow ground but either way now it doesn’t matter what the ground is really.

“If it is slower ground up there, she will step forward again.”

Of Sayidah Dariyan, the trainer added: “She missed the kick in the Nunthorpe trying her over five furlongs. We were hoping she would be quick enough, but when you miss the kick like that in a sprint you have no chance, however she ran on strongly to the line. I was impressed with her.

“Her only dent is the Nunthorpe, but she has plenty of valid excuses for that effort.

“No Half Measures has been there and done it, but I have high regard for both fillies and I dare not say which is better as they are two good fillies that are going the right way.

“If it is slow ground at Haydock it would hamper her performance a little bit, whereas we know it is fine for No Half Measures, but she is a very good filly.”

William Haggas has supplemented fast-improving filly Sky Majesty to join similarly progressive stablemate Almeraq at a cost of £20,000.

Sky Majesty is one of two supplementary entries along with Eve Johnson Houghton’s Rage Of Bamby.

Other leading contenders include Harry Eustace’s Commonwealth Cup heroine Time For Sandals and the James Fanshawe-trained Kind Of Blue, who won last season’s Qipco British Champions Sprint and bounced back from an underwhelming start to his campaign when third in the Phoenix Sprint at the Curragh.

Aidan O’Brien has left in Whistlejacket, who has not been seen since finishing down the field in the July Cup, but he appears far from certain to make the trip to Haydock.

“Whistlejacket is in at Haydock but he could miss that and wait for the Flying Five at the Curragh the following Saturday,” O’Brien said on Monday.

“He was a very quick two-year-old so we might get him back for that. He could be on his way back.

“He’s quick, it’s just taken a while to get him back, the last day was a bit of a mess as well but he could be back for that.”

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