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Falakeyah enjoying a break before autumn return

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Plans are on ice for Falakeyah, who is currently on a mid-season break before returning for an autumn campaign.

Talked about as a Classic contender after excelling in the Pretty Polly Stakes at Newmarket earlier in the season, Owen Burrows’ ace filly disappointed when next seen after being supplemented for the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

In the aftermath of Ascot, Goodwood’s Nassau Stakes had been mooted as a possible place for the daughter of New Bay to seek redemption, but with her name missing from the entries for that Group One event Burrows revealed she is enjoying some down time at present.

Burrows said: “She’s back at Shadwell having a break at the moment and all being well will be back with me at the beginning of August.

“I wasn’t totally 100 per cent happy with her after Ascot, she was possibly too keen and possibly the ground was too quick. We were sort of clutching at straws a bit but thought a bit of a break would do her good.

“Hopefully we’ll get her back for a bit of an autumn campaign, we’ll see how she is and see what she’s telling me.”

One of Burrows’ string who could be seen a little sooner is the exciting Gethin, who earned quotes for the Derby after downing subsequent London Gold Cup winner Saddadd at Newbury in the spring.

A setback scuppered any Classic ambitions but his trainer is eyeing an eagerly-awaited return in the coming month.

Burrows continued: “He’s going to start half-speed work again next week and (a return at) the end of August time I’ve got planned for him all being well.”

Meanwhile, the wait for the weather to change for Champion Stakes hero Anmaat continues, with the Juddmonte International Stakes the next top-level event the Lambourn handler has on his radar.

Burrows said: “He’s in grand form and hopefully by York we get a proper drop of rain.”

Burrows looking forward to having Gethin back in the mix

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One-time Derby hope Gethin is on track to make a return to the racecourse towards the back end of next month.

The Owen Burrows-trained grey won well on debut in a Nottingham novice on heavy ground before being far too good for Roger Varian’s Saddadd at Newbury to put him on track for the premier Classic.

Saddadd subsequently franked that form in the London Gold Cup and Burrows was frustrated his son of Ghaiyyath suffered a setback that has sidelined him since April.

The Lambourn handler said: “He’ll be back towards the back end of August. He’s back doing plenty of cantering, but I’m not going to rush him so we’ll be looking for the second half of August, I would have thought.”

Burrows was impressed by Gethin’s Newbury victory and is confident he now has the three-year-old back on the right track after a three-month absence.

He added: “That was a pretty smart performance, I know Roger thinks a lot of his horse that won the race at Newbury (London Gold Cup), that sort of three-year-old handicap which notoriously throws up Group horses.

“It was a bit annoying that he had a little setback after that, but as I say he’s doing plenty of cantering now so touch wood we can keep kicking with him.”