Bletchingly Next For Vega Magic

[Wandering Eyes]

Co-trainer Tom Dabernig has mapped out a plan of action for his dual Group 1 winner Vega Magic (Aus) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) that will hopefully see the 5-year-old line up for a second tilt at The Everest at Randwick in October. Vega Magic was second in the inaugural running of that race to Redzel (Aus) (Snitzel {Aus}) last year but has been a bit disappointing in three efforts since then including when finishing mid division in the G1 Darley Goodwood at Morphettvile last time out in May. Dabernig trains Vega Magic along with David and Ben Hayes and the team have chosen the G3 Bletchingly S. at Caulfield at the end of July as a stepping stone back into Group 1 company with a potential repeat win in the G1 Memsie S. also on the radar. “The plan is to run him on the 28th of July in the Bletchingly,” Dabernig told Racing And Sports. “Then we’ll probably go to the Memsie again and The Everest hopefully. I think he’s the right horse for it and I think we saw that last year. His last couple of runs haven’t quite been what we know he can do but certainly we haven’t lost any faith,” he added. Vega Magic has been lightly raced this year and is entitled to improve on his first and only 2018 start when beaten four lengths in the Goodwood and while Dabernig would like to see the gelding get his head in front in Caulfield, further improvement from his next start should also be forthcoming. “We gave him three weeks complete paddock rest after The Goodwood and then he’s been going in the paddock during the day but he’s back doing a little bit of fast work this week. He won’t need a big showy trial but he’ll just cruise into the Bletchingly and use the race to bring him on,” he said.

 

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