John Gosden has said that a winner in the Queen’s shirt at Royal Ascot in Platinum Year would be “quite amazing” for the royal candidate Reaching for the Moon being prepared for Hampton Court Stakes (G3).
The former Cazoo Derby (G1) player was forced to miss a dream appointment at Epsom last Saturday due to a slow recovery from an injury he sustained last fall, but is now available. in group 3 June 16.
Reach For The Moon passed a pre-race for the 10-point Coral Heron Stakes listed over a mile at Sandown last month when he finished second at St James’s Palace (G1) -bound My Prospero .
Gosden, who was the general coach of Sea The Stars colt with son Thady, said: “If Reach For the Moon can win Royal Ascot in Platinum Jubilee that’s pretty amazing, it really will.
“When you’ve got injuries like his, you have to take things very lightly and the Derby won’t happen in time for him.
“It’s disappointing to miss Epsom but the Queen is keen to make things right with the horse, which makes it simple so we can meet him at Sandown and then onto Royal Ascot. The plan was to run him in Hampton Equity Court.”
Team Clarehaven will have a runner-up in most of the group 1 competitions next week, including in the Coronation Round (G1) on June 17, which will add interest as it is set to organizes the much-anticipated return of first-class minors. Inspire .
As well as being forced to ignore One Thousand Guineas (G1), the undefeated daughter of Frankel she’s missed commitments in recent weeks because she’s taken time to work out, but appears to have come close to culminating in a workout on June 9.
“Inspiral did a good job on the second batch under the lead of Frankie (Dettori) and the plan is to bring her back to the Coronation Stock. This looks to be a hot race with Homeless song there and she’s very slow,” Gosden added.
“It may happen to some who are hormonally prolific in spring, but she’s on the right track. Mr. Weld will be favorites for the race I imagine and we’ll be for them. lots of respect.”
The team is considering strengthening its already strong Ascot team with the addition of last week’s unlucky runner-up Cazoo Oaks (G1) Emily Upjohn who are the possible candidates for Ribblesdale Stakes (G2).
The daughter of Sea The Stars looked fresh as she clad in revealing clothes for the press at a media event in Warren Hill on Thursday morning and could be given an early chance to atone for the unfortunate defeat at the hands of her husband. Tuesday .
A 6-4 favorite that day to support her impressive test success in the Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (G3) in York in May, Emily Upjohn played catch-up after stumbling and losing time in the section. head.
Despite being the last to go home, Emily Upjohn had come a long way in the stands but was overtaken by the winner, coached by Aidan O’Brien.
“Things exactly aren’t going well for Emily Upjohn at Epsom and we’re looking at Ribblesdale for her because she seems to have come out of the race well,” said Gosden.
“It was a tight rotation but it was done before and Seville’s Star won the Prix de Diane Longines (French Oaks, G1) just nine days after running at Epsom, so we’ll see. “
He added: “Ribblesdale is a very important race. Other options mean you have to wait until the end of July for races like the Irish Oaks (G1) then wait until the Yorkshire Oaks (G1).
“She’s fine, looking healthy and eating well and you’ve just seen her eating and sleeping there so we’ll leave options open. We’ll let her stay for the five-day period and take it from her. there.”
Others on the formidable Gosden team include Stradivarius (Gold Cup, G1), Lord North (Shares of Prince of Wales, G1), and My Ulysses (St James’s Palace Stakes).
