Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted December 12, 2019 Journalists Share Posted December 12, 2019 Prince Of Arran (GB) (Shirocco {Ger}), a MGSW in Australia, is likely to head to Saudi Arabia for the inaugural Saudi Cup meeting on Feb. 29. The globetrotting 6-year-old could only finish 11th of 14 in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Vase on Sunday, a run that came after he went close in the G1 Melbourne Cup for a second time. Trainer Charlie Fellowes feels his stable star just lacks a change of gear against the best over a mile and a half, but he will be more at home in the Red Sea Turf H. over a mile and seven furlongs, with $2.5 million up for grabs. Fellowes said, “He’s taken the trip home really well. He’ll probably have an easy time up until Christmas and then come January we’ll start to pick things up. At the moment the plan is to head to Saudi Arabia for the new meeting out there at the end of February. I think he’s best over two miles, or certainly further than a mile and a half. Although they are very decent horses, he gets away with it in Australia, but the race on Sunday was a proper Group 1. “We had a Derby winner [Anthony Van Dyck (Ire) (Galileo {Ire})] behind us, amongst others, and there were no hiding places. Over 12 furlongs he’s probably just not quite sharp enough or good enough. I’ve watched a video of the winner [Glory Vase (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn})] who carried a helmet cam and the turn of foot he showed to sweep past us shows the difference between Prince Of Arran and the genuine Group 1 12-furlong horses.” The post Prince of Arran Pointing to Saudi Cup Meeting 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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