Mishriff returned to John and Thady Gosden’s pitch in Newmarket on March 3 and there seemed to be no physical reason for his poor performance in the $20 million Saudi Cup (G1) Feb. .
The 5-year-old boy drew the most at stall 14 when he tried to win consecutive races but had to work his way back home and be allowed to go home in his own time, after a race long distances compared to local athletes. Icon line.
Along with the rest of the England squad, Mishriff returned from Saudi Arabia on Monday and has since been tested, but one factor against him in last Saturday’s race could be an early pace harder than a year ago.
John Gosden said: “They went so hard early in the race on Saturday, that I think some of the riders thought the victory column was in the back.
“It doesn’t help that Mishriff has to go home and the game is over for him. He looked fresh and healthy this morning and will be back fighting another day.”
A year ago, Mishriff used the Saudi Cup as a springboard to continue his glory in the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) at Meydan on World Cup night, but Gosden reports that his son Make-believe will miss out on this year’s $6 million competition. Following his victory in Dubai, Mishriff ended his 2021 campaign in Europe with a victory in the Juddmonte International Shares (G1) and wins in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Shares QIPCO (G1) and Coral Eclipse Shares (G1).
Gosden said: “I have little desire to bring Mishriff back to Dubai for a few weeks after his performance at the weekend and it might be better to wait for him.”
Also present in Riyadh last weekend was Ted Voute, the track manager for Mishriff’s owner, Prince Faisal.
He said of the Saudi Cup defeat: “Mishriff just didn’t run his race but the dirty surface has looked different this year.
“Last year, a lot of European horses did well on that track, but not a single one of them ran well on that track this year.
“It certainly looked different and the backspin sure was different. I don’t know if there was more sand in there, but the horses went back to plaster in there, which I don’t remember happened on that day. last year.”
