Bin Suroor Reveals Plans for Star Trio

[Wandering Eyes]

Godolphin’s Best Solution (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}) is set to return to Group 1 company in the G1 Grosser Preis Von Berlin on Aug. 12. Having made a successful return to Britain in last month’s G2 Princess of Wales’s S. at Newmarket, the Saeed bin Suroor-trained 4-year-old will go in search of a top-level success.

“He will go to Germany on Aug. 12 for the Grosser Preis Von Berlin, which is a Group 1 over a mile and a half,” said bin Suroor. We will see about the Irish St Leger, but I think I’m thinking more about going to Australia with him. So far the horse is going well.”

Stablemate Benbatl (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}) could bid for his first top-level success on British soil in the G1 Juddmonte International at York on Aug. 22. Following a dominant success in the G1 Dubai Turf at Meydan in March, the ‘TDN Rising Star’ was favourite for the curtain-raising G1 Queen Anne S. at Royal Ascot, but was ultimately disappointing. He bounced back to form to claim his second Group 1 victory in Germany last weekend in the Grosser Dallmayr Preis and an appearance on the Knavesmire could be next.

“He ran well in Germany,” said bin Suroor. “We will keep [his] options open. It could be he goes for the Juddmonte, but I will talk to Sheikh Mohammed. Closer to the race we will make a decision, but it is good to see all the horses in the stable going well. Going back to a mile and a quarter in Germany helped him 100%.”

G1 Dubai World Cup hero Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) has the GI Breeders’ Cup Classic as his long-term objective and is likely to journey to America for another race beforehand.

Bin Suroor added, “He worked well on Friday and he is coming along nicely. The plan with him is to take him to the [GI] Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont Park at the end of September, then after that the Breeders’ Cup Classic. It is difficult to find a mile-and-a-quarter race in Europe for him. There is not much left apart from the [G1] Irish Champion [S. at Leopardstown on Sept. 15] or the Juddmonte.”

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