Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted June 10, 2019 Journalists Share Posted June 10, 2019 G1 Dubai Sheema Classic winner Old Persian (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) will probably skip Royal Ascot this year and will most likely point towards the GI Arlington Million in August. The Godolphin colt won the G2 King Edward VII S. at Ascot last year but his British debut this year proved underwhelming when he finished a well beaten seventh behind Defoe (Ire) (Dalakhani {Ire}) in the G1 Investec Coronation Cup at Epsom ten days ago. “He was entitled to come forward for his run in the Coronation Cup at Epsom, but he did disappoint us the way he shut down in the last furlong,” his trainer Charlie Appleby said on Monday. “He came back out of the race okay – but I just think a more conventional track will suit him, so we might look at the Arlington Million and drop him back to a mile and a quarter on that flat track there. I know he has won around Ascot – and because he was a winner at the meeting last year, you can’t completely rule it out, but I think we will end up missing Ascot,” he added. The post Old Persian Doubtful For Ascot appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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